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
National public bodies
Not a complete census. ALEOs are not listed here.
- executive agencyAccountant in BankruptcyScottish Government
- executive agencyDisclosure ScotlandScottish Government
- executive agencyForestry and Land ScotlandScottish Government
- executive agencyNational Social Work AgencyScottish Government
- executive agencyScottish ForestryScottish Government
- executive agencyScottish Public Pensions AgencyScottish Government
- executive agencySocial Security ScotlandScottish Government
- non ministerial officeConsumer ScotlandScottish Government
- non ministerial officeEnvironmental Standards ScotlandScottish Government
- non ministerial officeFood Standards ScotlandScottish Government
- non ministerial officeNational Records of ScotlandScottish Government
- non ministerial officeOffice of the Scottish Charity RegulatorScottish Government
- non ministerial officeRegisters of ScotlandScottish Government
- non ministerial officeRevenue ScotlandScottish Government
- non ministerial officeScottish Fiscal CommissionScottish Government
- non ministerial officeScottish Housing RegulatorScottish Government
- executive ndpbAccounts Commission for ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbArchitecture and Design ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbBòrd na GàidhligScottish Government
- executive ndpbCairngorms National Park AuthorityScottish Government
- executive ndpbCare InspectorateScottish Government
- executive ndpbChildren's Hearings ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbCreative ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbCrofting CommissionScottish Government
- executive ndpbHistoric Environment ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbIndependent Living Fund ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbLoch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park AuthorityScottish Government
- executive ndpbNational Galleries of ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbNational Library of ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbNational Museums ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbNatureScotScottish Government
- executive ndpbQuality Meat ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbRedress ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbRisk Management AuthorityScottish Government
- executive ndpbRoyal Botanic Garden EdinburghScottish Government
- executive ndpbScottish Agricultural Wages BoardScottish Government
- executive ndpbScottish CanalsScottish Government
- executive ndpbScottish Children's Reporter AdministrationScottish Government
- executive ndpbScottish Criminal Cases Review CommissionScottish Government
- executive ndpbScottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)Scottish Government
- executive ndpbScottish Land CommissionScottish Government
- executive ndpbScottish Legal Aid BoardScottish Government
- executive ndpbScottish Legal Complaints CommissionScottish Government
- executive ndpbScottish National Investment BankScottish Government
- executive ndpbScottish Social Services CouncilScottish Government
- executive ndpbsportscotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbVisitScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbWater Industry Commission for ScotlandScottish Government
- executive ndpbZero Waste ScotlandScottish Government
- advisory ndpbBoundaries ScotlandScottish Government
- advisory ndpbJudicial Appointments Board for ScotlandScottish Government
- advisory ndpbMobility and Access Committee for ScotlandScottish Government
- advisory ndpbNational Smart Ticketing Advisory Board (NSTAB)Scottish Government
- advisory ndpbPoverty and Inequality CommissionScottish Government
- advisory ndpbScottish Advisory Committee on Distinction AwardsScottish Government
- advisory ndpbScottish Commission on Social SecurityScottish Government
- advisory ndpbScottish Fuel Poverty Advisory PanelScottish Government
- advisory ndpbScottish Law CommissionScottish Government
- tribunal ndpbFirst-tier Tribunal for ScotlandScottish Government
- tribunal ndpbParole Board for ScotlandScottish Government
- tribunal ndpbUpper Tribunal for ScotlandScottish Government
- commissioner ombudsmanEthical Standards CommissionerScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body / Scottish Parliament
- commissioner ombudsmanPatient Safety CommissionerScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body / Scottish Parliament
- commissioner ombudsmanScottish Biometrics CommissionerScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body / Scottish Parliament
- commissioner ombudsmanScotland's Commissioner For Children and Young PeopleScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body / Scottish Parliament
- commissioner ombudsmanScottish Human Rights CommissionScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body / Scottish Parliament
- commissioner ombudsmanScottish Information CommissionerScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body / Scottish Parliament
- commissioner ombudsmanScottish Public Services OmbudsmanScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body / Scottish Parliament
- commissioner ombudsmanStandards Commission for ScotlandScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body / Scottish Parliament
- other significant national bodyAudit ScotlandScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyConvener of School Closure Review PanelsScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyCourt of Lord LyonScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyDrinking Water Quality RegulatorScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyHM Chief Inspector of Prisons in ScotlandScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyHM Fire Service Inspectorate in ScotlandScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyJustices of the Peace Advisory Committee (x6)Scottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyKing's Printer for ScotlandScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyScottish Pubs Code AdjudicatorScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other significant national bodyScottish Road Works CommissionerScottish Government / other national arrangement
- other scottish bodyConvention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)Various (outwith Ministerial/Parliamentary responsibility)
- other scottish bodyGeneral Teaching Council Scotland (as a regulator)Various (outwith Ministerial/Parliamentary responsibility)
- other scottish bodyImprovement ServiceVarious (outwith Ministerial/Parliamentary responsibility)
- other scottish bodyMG AlbaVarious (outwith Ministerial/Parliamentary responsibility)
- other scottish bodyOrkney Research and Innovation Campus (JV between HIE and Orkney Council)Various (outwith Ministerial/Parliamentary responsibility)
- other scottish bodyKing's and Lord Treasurer's RemembrancerVarious (outwith Ministerial/Parliamentary responsibility)
- other scottish bodyResearch Data Scotland (RDA)Various (outwith Ministerial/Parliamentary responsibility)
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