Communities Directorates
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Communities Directorates are a group of civil service Directorates in the Scottish Government. The individual Directorates within the overarching Communities Directorates report to the Director-General, Sarah Davidson.
History
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 in May 2014, with the cluster of Directorates now simply referred to as "Communities".[2]
Ministers
There is no direct relationship between Ministers and the Directorates. However, the activities of the Directorates include those under the purview of the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment, Alex Neil MSP.
Directorates
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:
- Digital - Director: Mike Neilson
- Local Government & Communities - Director: Kenneth Hogg
- Housing, Regeneration & Welfare - Director: Lesley Fraser
The individual Directorates are headed by Directors who are assisted by Deputy Directors.
References
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- ↑ "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
- Directorates on Scottish Government website
- Directorates of the Scottish Government
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- Town and country planning in Scotland
- Science and technology in Scotland
- Foreign relations of Scotland
- Constitution of the United Kingdom
- Local government in Scotland
- Housing in Scotland
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- 2010 establishments in Scotland
- Government agencies established in 2010
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