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
Justice and emergency
Not a complete census. ALEOs are not listed here.
- executive agencyScottish Prison ServiceScottish Government
- non ministerial officeScottish Courts and Tribunals ServiceScottish Government
- executive ndpbCommunity Justice ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbPolice Investigations & Review CommissionerScottish Government
- other significant national bodyHM Inspector of Constabulary in ScotlandScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyHM Chief Inspector of Prosecution in ScotlandScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyPolice Negotiating Board for ScotlandScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyScottish Fire and Rescue ServiceScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyScottish Police AuthorityScottish Government / other national arrangement
- police forcePolice ScotlandScottish Police Authority / Scottish Ministers
- prosecutorCrown Office and Procurator Fiscal ServiceLord Advocate
- parliamentary bodyScottish Parliamentary Corporate BodyScottish Parliament
Missing is not zero. Do not mix pots. Method.