10 Facts About Scottish Government

The Scottish Government is accountable to the Scottish Parliament, which was created by the Scotland Act 1998 with the first minister appointed by the monarch following a proposal by the Parliament.

The responsibilities of the Scottish Government Parliament fall over matters that are not reserved in law to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Collectively the Scottish Ministers and the Civil Service staff that support the Scottish Government are formally referred to as the Scottish Administration.

Scottish Government is led by the First Minister of Scotland and consists of additional Scottish Ministers and the law officers.

Scottish Government is divided into 49 directorates which execute government policy in specified areas.

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Scottish Government is responsible for a large number of non-departmental public bodies.

Scottish Government is responsible for some other public bodies that are not classed as non-departmental public bodies, such as NHS Boards, Visiting Committees for Scottish Penal Establishments or HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland.

Headquarters building of the Scottish Government is St Andrew's House, which is located on Calton Hill in Edinburgh.

Scottish Government has a European Union representative office, located at Rond-Point Robert Schuman in Brussels, Belgium, which forms a part of the United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the European Union.

The Scottish Government maintains offices within the British Embassy in Washington, DC, as well as the British Embassy in Berlin and has accredited representatives within the British Embassy in Beijing.