Communities Directorates

Scottish group of civil service Directorates

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The Communities Directorates (Scottish Gaelic: Buidheann-stiùiridh nan Coimhearsnachdan) are a group of civil service Directorates in the Scottish Government. The individual Directorates within the overarching Communities Directorates report to the Director-General, Louise MacDonald.

## History

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The Governance and Communities Directorates were created by a December 2010 re-organisation, with Paul Gray appointed as the Director-General.[1] In June 2014, Sarah Davidson was appointed as Director-General, with the group of Directorates now simply referred to as "Communities".[2]

## Ministers

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There is no direct relationship between Ministers and the Directorates. However, in general, the activities of the Directorates include those under the purview of the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP. She is assisted in this work by the Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees, the Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning and the Minister for Housing.

## Directorates

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The overarching Scottish Government Directorates were preceded by similar structures called "Departments" that no longer exist (although the word is still sometimes used in this context).[3] As an overarching unit, the Communities Directorates incorporate a number of individual Directorates entitled:

* Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights - Director: Alison Byrne
* Local Government and Housing - Director: Sean Neill
* Public Service Reform - Director: Mary McAllan
* Social Security - Director: Stephen Kerr
* Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice - Director: Shirley Laing
* Ukraine Resettlement - Interim Director: Miriam Craven

The individual Directorates are headed by Directors who are assisted by Deputy Directors.

## References

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1. ^ "New Director General Health". Scottish Government (Press release). 31 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
2. ^ "About: People: Strategic Board: Communities". Scottish Government. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|url=` (help)
3. ^ "Reporting on 100 Days: Moving Scotland forward" Scottish Government. Retrieved 15 August 2009. "A new structure for Scotland's Government has been put in place, transforming the Departmental structure, moving from 9 Heads of Department, to a Strategic Board with the Permanent Secretary and five Directors General (DG), with each DG having responsibility for driving one of the Government's strategic objectives. Directors-General focus on the performance of the whole organisation against the Cabinet's agenda. The new structure means that the old Scottish Executive Departments no longer exist. Instead, each DG supports and manages a number of Directors, with these Directorates leading, presenting and developing policy for Ministers."

## External links

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* Directorates on Scottish Government website

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Directorates of the Scottish Government

Communities|

Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate * Local Government and Housing * Public Service Reform * Social Security * Tackling Child Poverty and Social Jusitce * Ukraine Resettlement

Corporate|

Communications and Ministerial Support * Corporate Transformation and Workplace * COVID Inquries Response * Digital * Financial Management * Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government) * People * Propriety and Ethics * Scottish Procurement and Property

Economy|

Chief Economist * Culture and Major Events (*) * Economic Development * International Trade and Investment * Jobs and Wellbeing Economy

Education and Justice|

Children and Families * Early Learning and Childcare * Education Reform * Justice * Learning * Lifelong Learning and Skills * Safer Communities

Exchequer|

Budget and Public Spending * Fiscal Sustainability and Exchequer Development * Internal Audit and Assurance * Tax and Revenues

Health and Social Care|

Chief Medical Officer * Chief Nursing Officer * Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland * Digital Health and Care * Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance * Health Workforce * Healthcare Quality and Improvement * Mental Health * People, Appointments and Governance * Population Health * Primary Care * Social Care and National Care Service Development

Net Zero|

Agriculture and Rural Economy * Energy and Climate Change * Environment and Forestry * Marine * Offshore Wind

Strategy and External Affairs|

Constitution * Culture and Major Events (*) * EU * External Affairs * Parliamentary Counsel Office * Performance, Delivery and Resilience * Strategy

Notes|

(*) = Culture and Major Events is shared between two Director-Generals.
References: The Scottish Government webpage, Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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