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The Scottish Government Justice and Communities Directorates were a group of Directorates within the Scottish Government 2007–2010.^[1]

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In 2007, the first Salmond government undertook a large reorganisation of the civil service to match a new ministerial structure. ^[2] The Scottish Executive Justice Department (SEJD) became part of the directorate. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice was Kenny MacAskill, and he has responsibility for criminal justice, police, fire and rescue, courts and civil law in Scotland. MacAskill was supported by the Minister for Community Safety, Fergus Ewing.

In December 2010 there was a further reorganisation and these functions were transferred to the Governance and Communities Directorates and the Learning and Justice Directorates.

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Structure

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It was responsible for the following Executive agencies:

References

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^ "Scottish Executive Senior Management Structure" (PDF). Scottish Government. June 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^ "All change up on Calton Hill". The Scotsman. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

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-The '''Scottish Executive Justice Department''' is the [[UK civil service|civil service]] [[Ministry (government department)|department]] of the [[Scottish Executive]] with responsibility for [[criminal justice]], [[police]] and [[fire services]] in [[Scotland]].
+The '''Scottish Government Justice and Communities Directorates''' were a group of [[Ministry (government department)|Directorates]] within the [[Scottish Government]] 2007–2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/1124/0061496.pdf |title=Scottish Executive Senior Management Structure |publisher=Scottish Government |date=June 2008 |accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref>
+==History==
-The Department is headed by Robert Gordon. The [[Minister for Justice (Scotland)|Minister for Justice]] is [[Cathy Jamieson]], and her deputy is [[Johann Lamont]].
+In 2007, the [[first Salmond government]] undertook a large reorganisation of the civil service to match a new ministerial structure. <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/all-change-up-on-calton-hill-1-747934 |title=All change up on Calton Hill |work=The Scotsman |date=18 May 2007 |accessdate=7 January 2018}}</ref> The Scottish Executive Justice Department (SEJD) became part of the directorate. The [[Cabinet Secretary for Justice]] was [[Kenny MacAskill]], and he has responsibility for [[criminal justice]], [[police]], [[Fire Service in the UK#Scotland|fire and rescue]], [[Courts in Scotland|courts]] and [[Scots Law|civil law]] in [[Scotland]].  MacAskill was supported by the [[Minister for Community Safety]], [[Fergus Ewing]].
+In December 2010 there was a further reorganisation and these functions were transferred to the [[Scottish Government Governance and Communities Directorates|Governance and Communities Directorates]] and the [[Scottish Government Learning and Justice Directorates|Learning and Justice Directorates]].
+== Ministers ==
+*[[Cabinet Secretary for Justice]] &mdash; [[Kenny MacAskill]]
+*[[Minister for Community Safety]] &mdash; [[Fergus Ewing]]
 ==Structure==
-The Department is responsible for the following [[Scottish Executive agencies]]:
+It was responsible for the following [[Executive agencies of the Scottish Government|Executive agencies]]:
 * [[Accountant in Bankruptcy]];
 * [[Scottish Court Service]];
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 *[[Scots law]]
 *[[Home Office]]
+*[[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Justice]]
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+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
-[http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Departments/JD Official website]
 {{Scottish Executive Departments}}
+{{CriminalJusticeScotland}}
-[[Category:Departments of the Scottish Executive|Justice]]
+[[Category:Defunct departments of the Scottish Government|Justice]]
-[[Category:Justice ministries]]
 [[Category:Organisations based in Edinburgh]]
+[[Category:Subnational justice ministries|Scotland]]
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