Chapter
Institutions
413 live entities on this register. NPBD directory as at 17 August 2026. Owned and controlled companies are carded on Owned. Inclusion is not an allegation. Directory funding is an envelope, not outturn. Council ALEOs live on My street and that seed is PARTIAL.
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- Core Scottish GovernmentDirectorates and ministerial portfolios.75
- Owned and controlledMinister-owned companies and NPBD public corporations. Not the NDPB sample.18 · open
- National public bodiesAgencies, NDPBs, commissioners, tribunals. Directory envelopes are not outturn.86
- NHS and careTerritorial and special boards, IJBs. Baseline funding is an envelope.52
- Justice and emergencySPA, Police Scotland, SFRS, SPS, COPFS, courts.12
- 32 councilsLocal authority corporate bodies. Desks live on My street.32 · My street
- CollegesFunded, not owned — unless the accounts say otherwise.26
- Investment and grant machinesSNIB, SE, HIE, SFC. Portfolio companies are payees, not SG entities.4
- Council ALEOsLocal family companies. Cards live on My street, not this national census.108 · My street
Core Scottish Government
Not a complete census. ALEOs are not listed here.
- sg directorateAgriculture and Rural Economy DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateBusiness and Better Regulation DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateChief Economist DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateChief Medical Officer DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateChief Nursing Officer DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateChief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateChildren and Families DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateCladding Remediation DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateCommunications and Ministerial Support DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateConstitution DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateCorporate Operations DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateCovid Inquiries Response DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateCulture and External Affairs DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateDigital DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateDigital Health and Care DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateEU DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateEarly Learning and Childcare DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateEconomic Development DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateEducation Reform DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateEnergy and Climate Change DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateEnvironment and Forestry DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateEquality, Inclusion and Human Rights DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateExchequer Strategy DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateFinancial Management DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateHealth Workforce DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateHealth and Social Care Finance DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateInternal Audit and Assurance DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateInternational Trade and Investment DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateJobs and Wellbeing Economy DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateJustice DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateLearning DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateLegal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)Scottish Government
- sg directorateLifelong Learning and Skills DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateLocal Government and Housing DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateMarine DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateMental Health DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateOffshore Wind DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateParliamentary Counsel OfficeScottish Government
- sg directoratePeople DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directoratePerformance, Delivery and Resilience DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directoratePlanning DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directoratePopulation Health DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directoratePrimary Care DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directoratePropriety and Ethics DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directoratePublic Service Reform DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directoratePublic Spending DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateSafer Communities DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateScottish Procurement and Property DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateSocial Care and National Care Service DevelopmentScottish Government
- sg directorateSocial Security DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateStrategy DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateTackling Child Poverty and Social Justice DirectorateScottish Government
- sg directorateTax DirectorateScottish Government
- ministerial portfolioFirst MinisterScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioDeputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local GovernmentScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioCabinet Secretary for Health and CareScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioCabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and TransportScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioCabinet Secretary for JusticeScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioCabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural AffairsScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioCabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and GaelicScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioCabinet Secretary for Public Service ReformScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioCabinet Secretary for Social Justice and HousingScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Business and Fair WorkScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Children, Young People and The PromiseScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Agriculture, Marine and the IslandsScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Europe, External Affairs and EnergyScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Public FinanceScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Parliamentary Business and VeteransScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Equalities and International DevelopmentScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary EducationScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Victims and Community SafetyScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Community CareScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioMinister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and DrugsScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioLord AdvocateScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
- ministerial portfolioSolicitor GeneralScottish Government / Scottish Ministers
Missing is not zero. Do not mix pots. Method.