scottish government
41Scottish Law Commission — The Scottish Law Commission is Scottish advisory public body established by Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1965 to keep the law of Scotland under review and recommend necessary reforms to improve, simplify and update Scots law. It plays a… …
42Scottish Funding Council — The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, more commonly known as the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), is the body in Scotland that distributes funding from the Scottish Government to the country s colleges and universities. It was …
43Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department — The Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) was a civil service department of the Scottish Executive. SEERAD was responsible for the following areas in Scotland: agriculture, rural development, food, the environment… …
44Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 — The Scottish referendum of 1997 was a pre legislative referendum held in Scotland, over whether there was support for the creation of a parliament for Scotland and whether there was support for a parliament with tax varying powers. The referendum …
45Scottish Prison Service — The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) (Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheisean nam prìosan Albanach ) an executive agency of the Scottish Government tasked with managing Scotland s prisons. Currently the prospect of criminals starting prison at a younger age… …
46Scottish Agricultural Science Agency — The Scottish Agricultural Science Agency (SASA) Was a executive agency of the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department. In 2008 after a review of the public sector in Scotland the agency was reabsorbed into the Scottish… …
47Scottish Islands Federation — The Scottish Islands Federation, founded in November 2007, claims that it aims to promote, publicise and advance the interests of Scotland s islands. It grew out of the informal Scottish Islands Network, which had existed since 2001. [… …
48Scottish Police Services Authority — The Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA) is a Scottish public body of the Scottish Government responsible for certain central services for police forces in Scotland. [About the Scottish Police Services Authority: cite web|title=ABOUT US |url …
49Scottish National Party — (SNP) Formed in 1934, the SNP originally supported a romantic form of nationalism which was strong in rural, Gaelic speaking areas. For years, the SNP was cursed by internal division and feuding. But since its take off of the late 1960s when… …
50Scottish Maritime Museum — The Scottish Maritime Museum has three sites in the West of Scotland, all with strong maritime connections. The museums located in Irvine, Dumbarton and Braehead portray a different aspect of Scotland’s maritime heritage. [… …
