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Organisations

To understand the scope of mygov.scot browse our list of organisations either by A-Z or sector. 

  • Scottish Local Authority

    Scottish Local Government consists of 32 elected councils which provide a range of services to the people of Scotland - such as education, care, waste management, cultural services and planning.

    32

  • Scottish Government & Executive Agencies

    The devolved government for Scotland and Executive Agencies have a range of responsibilities which include: health, education, justice, rural affairs, housing and the environment.

    10

  • Non Departmental Public Body (NDPB)

    Executive NDPBs have a national remit and carry out functions at arm's length from Government. Advisory NDPBs carry out advisory functions and give advice to Ministers and others.

    48

  • Tribunals

    Are responsible for tasks and advice relating to specialist areas of the law, they carry out judicial functions yet are separate from the formal court system.

    7

  • Public Corporation

    Industrial or commercial enterprises under direct control of Ministers.

    4

  • Health & Care

    Organisations that aim to safeguard, maintain and improve the quality of care provision in Scotland, including regional NHS Boards.

    23

  • Commissioners and Ombudsmen

    Have a range of roles including: safeguarding the rights of particular groups and reporting on, monitoring and handling complaints about the activity of public organisations.

    7

  • Other

    Other significant agencies, organisations and public bodies that provide services to the people of Scotland. Including, organisations from the third and voluntary sectors and Non-Ministerial departments.

    23

  1. A

    1. Aberdeen City Council
    2. Aberdeenshire Council
    3. Accountant in Bankruptcy
    4. Accounts Commission for Scotland
    5. Angus Council
    6. Architecture and Design Scotland
    7. Argyll and Bute Council
    8. Audit Scotland

  2. B

    1. Business Gateway
    2. Bòrd na Gàidhlig
    3. Boundaries Scotland

  3. C

    1. Cairngorms National Park Authority
    2. Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd
    3. Care Inspectorate
    4. Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
    5. Children's Hearings Scotland
    6. City of Edinburgh Council
    7. Clackmannanshire Council
    8. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
    9. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
    10. Community Justice Scotland
    11. Court of Lord Lyon
    12. Creative Scotland
    13. Crofting Commission
    14. Crown Estate Scotland
    15. Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

  4. D

    1. David MacBrayne Ltd
    2. Disclosure Scotland
    3. Drinking Water Quality Regulator
    4. Dumfries and Galloway Council
    5. Dundee City Council

  5. E

    1. East Ayrshire Council
    2. East Dunbartonshire Council
    3. East Lothian Council
    4. East Renfrewshire Council
    5. Education Scotland

  6. F

    1. Falkirk Council
    2. Fife Council
    3. Food Standards Scotland

  7. G

    1. Glasgow City Council

  8. H

    1. Healthcare Improvement Scotland
    2. Heat and Energy Efficiency Scotland
    3. His Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate
    4. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland
    5. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland
    6. Highlands and Islands Airports
    7. Highlands and Islands Enterprise
    8. Historic Environment Scotland

  9. I

    1. Independent Living Fund Scotland
    2. Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland
    3. Inverclyde Council

  10. J

    1. Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
    2. Justices of the Peace Advisory Committees

  11. L

    1. Lands Tribunal for Scotland
    2. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority

  12. M

    1. Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
    2. Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
    3. Midlothian Council
    4. Mobility and Access Committee Scotland

  13. N

    1. NHS 24
    2. NHS Ayrshire and Arran
    3. NHS Borders
    4. NHS Dumfries and Galloway
    5. NHS Education for Scotland
    6. NHS Fife
    7. NHS Forth Valley
    8. NHS Grampian
    9. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
    10. NHS Highland
    11. NHS Lanarkshire
    12. NHS Lothian
    13. NHS National Services Scotland
    14. NHS Orkney
    15. NHS Shetland
    16. NHS Tayside
    17. NHS Western Isles
    18. NHS inform
    19. National Galleries of Scotland
    20. National Library of Scotland
    21. National Museums Scotland
    22. National Records of Scotland
    23. North Ayrshire Council
    24. North Lanarkshire Council
    25. NatureScot

  14. O

    1. Office of the King's Printer
    2. Orkney Islands Council

  15. P

    1. Parole Board for Scotland
    2. Perth and Kinross Council
    3. Police Investigations & Review Commissioner
    4. Police Negotiating Board for Scotland
    5. Police Scotland
    6. Public Health Scotland

  16. Q

    1. Quality Meat Scotland

  17. R

    1. Registers of Scotland
    2. Renfrewshire Council
    3. Revenue Scotland
    4. Risk Management Authority
    5. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

  18. S

    1. School Closure Review Panels
    2. Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards
    3. Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
    4. Scottish Ambulance Service
    5. Scottish Borders Council
    6. Scottish Canals
    7. Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
    8. Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
    9. Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
    10. Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
    11. Scottish Enterprise
    12. Scottish Environment Protection Agency
    13. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
    14. Scottish Fiscal Commission
    15. Scottish Funding Council
    16. Scottish Futures Trust
    17. Scottish Government
    18. Scottish Housing Regulator
    19. Scottish Human Rights Commission
    20. Scottish Information Commissioner
    21. Scottish Land Commission
    22. Scottish Law Commission
    23. Scottish Legal Aid Board
    24. Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
    25. Scottish Police Authority
    26. Scottish Prison Service
    27. Scottish Public Pensions Agency
    28. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
    29. Scottish Qualification Authority
    30. Scottish Road Works Commissioner
    31. Scottish Sentencing Council
    32. Scottish Social Services Council
    33. Scottish Veterans Commissioner
    34. Scottish Water
    35. Shetland Islands Council
    36. Skills Development Scotland
    37. Social Security Scotland
    38. South Ayrshire Council
    39. South Lanarkshire Council
    40. South of Scotland Enterprise
    41. Standards Commission for Scotland
    42. Stirling Council
    43. Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS)
    44. sportscotland

  19. T

    1. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber
    2. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Health and Education Chamber
    3. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber
    4. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Tax Chamber
    5. The Highland Council
    6. The Moray Council
    7. The State Hospitals Board for Scotland
    8. Transport Scotland

  20. V

    1. VisitScotland

  21. W

    1. Water Industry Commission for Scotland
    2. West Dunbartonshire Council
    3. West Lothian Council
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