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Justice and Communities is a portfolio withing the Scottish Government^[1]. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice is Kenny MacAskill, and has responsibility for criminal justice, police, fire and resilience, and civil law in Scotland.

From 1999—2007 it was called the Scottish Executive Justice Department Department was headed by Robert Gordon in 2007 the Departments within the Scottish Executive were abolished.

Ministers

Structure

It is responsible for the following Executive agencies:

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-The '''Scottish Executive Justice Department''' was from 1999-2007 the [[UK civil service|civil service]] [[Ministry (government department)|department]] of the [[Scottish Executive]] with responsibility for [[criminal justice]], [[police]], [[Fire Service in the UK#Scotland|fire and resilience]], and [[civil law]] in [[Scotland]].
+'''Justice and Communities''' is a [[Ministry (government department)|portfolio]] withing the [[Scottish Government]]<ref>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/14944/Scottish-Cabinet</ref>. The [[Cabinet Secretary for Justice]] is [[Kenny MacAskill]], and has responsibility for [[criminal justice]], [[police]], [[Fire Service in the UK#Scotland|fire and resilience]], and [[civil law]] in [[Scotland]].
-The Department was headed by Robert Gordon. From 2007, the Departments within the Scottish Executive were abolished. Business is now dealt with by Directorates.
+From 1999—2007 it was called the Scottish Executive Justice Department Department was headed by Robert Gordon in 2007 the Departments within the Scottish Executive were abolished.
+== Ministers ==
-The [[Cabinet Secretary for Justice]] is [[Kenny MacAskill]], and his deputy (Minister for Community Safety) is [[Fergus Ewing]].
+*[[Cabinet Secretary for Justice]] &mdash; [[Kenny MacAskill]]
+*[[Minister for Community Safety]] &mdash; [[Fergus Ewing]]
 ==Structure==
-The Department was responsible for the following [[Scottish Executive agencies]]:
+It is responsible for the following [[Executive agencies of the Scottish Government|Executive agencies]]:
 * [[Accountant in Bankruptcy]];
 * [[Scottish Court Service]];
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 *[[Home Office]]
 *[[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Justice]]
+== Notes ==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Scottish Executive Departments}}

Scottish Government Justice and Communities Directorates: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:49, 28 September 2007

Ministers

Structure

See also

Notes