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Publication - Factsheet

National public bodies: directory

Last updated
2 October 2026 - see all updates
Directorate
Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Directory providing a summary of key information on Scotland's national devolved public bodies.

Part of

Additional notes

  • Public Bodies and Commissioners who are accountable to Parliament are normally funded from the Parliament's budget. The funding information relating to each will be updated annually.
  • the person named as Chief Executive against each public body is the current postholder.

  • Chief Executive salary information (except for NHS Health Boards and Special Health Boards) reflects the salary paid in the stated financial year and includes any relevant bonus, performance or back pay paid at that time. Bonus/performance awards may relate to previous financial years and in some cases may cover more than one previous financial year. Where the current Chief Executive was not in place during the stated financial year, this has been identified. The information will be updated annually.

  • from October 2010 the Scottish Government asked NDPBs and Public Corporations to list on their respective websites the name and annual salary of members of their senior leadership team. The public sector pay policy webpages provide links to the salary information on public body's respective websites. 

 

Contact

Email: PublicBodiesUnitMailbox@gov.scot

First published
1 July 2018
Last updated
2 October 2026 - show all updates

  1. Updating the name of the CEO for The Scottish Funding Council

  2. Change Scottish Funding Council CEO name

  3. Removal of two paragraphs relating to staffing figures on the additional notes section.

  4. Update CEO details for Student Awards Agency.

  5. Added Scottish Food Commission information.

  6. Removal of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and Upper Tribunal for Scotland entries. To update Chief Executive details held for Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.

  7. Updated addresses for Forestry and Land Scotland and Social Security Scotland.

  8. Update to headcount information on Introduction page and removed staff Q4 and Q3 2025 data.

  9. Update the name of the Chief Executive for Drinking Water Quality Regulator

  10. Removal of text referring to Scottish Government directorates - general on the page "Public sector organisations outwith Ministerial or Parliamentary responsibility". Move the text referring to "Other Scottish bodies" to the section which follows NHS Eileanan Siar

  11. Update CEO details for Education Scotland

  12. Update interim CEO details for Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and the Scottish Prison Service. Updating records to include Public Services Delivery Scotland and remove entries for NHS National Services Scotland and NHS Education for Scotland

  13. To input staffing data for public bodies for Q4 2025

  14. To input details for the newly established National Social Work Agency

  15. Removal of Accountable Officer for Scottish Commission on Social Security

  16. Input details for His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland which is now live

  17. Update CEO details for Zero Waste Scotland

  18. Addition of an email address for Qualifications Scotland

  19. Add Qualifications Scotland as a new Public Body which now replaces Scottish Qualifications Authority

  20. Include reference to Qualifications Scotland and removal of reference to SQA

  21. Update address details for Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

  22. Update CEO details for Scottish National Investment Bank

  23. To provide PB Headcount Staffing Data for Q3 2025

  24. To update Chief Executive details for NHS Orkney

  25. To update Chief Executive details for NHS Ayrshire and Arran

  26. To update Chief Executive details for HM Chief Inspectorate of Prosecution

  27. To update Q2 Staffing figures for David MacBrayne Ltd

  28. To update Q2 2025 staffing headcount data

  29. Removal of Local Authorities Remuneration Committee as it has been previously stood down

  30. Inputting Details for Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator

  31. Amending contact details for public bodies

  32. Updating details of Chief Executives of NHS Health Boards

  33. Patient Safety Commissioner live as at 1st September

  34. To update details of funding provided to public bodies

  35. Update made to the CEO details for National Records of Scotland to Alison Byrne OBE.

  36. Update made to CEO details for VisitScotland to Vicki Miller.

  37. Update made to CE details for NHS Borders to Peter Moore.

  38. Update made to the list of organisations outwith Ministerial or Parliamentary control - removal of Remarkable Ltd.

  39. Amended the address for Scottish Water.

  40. Amended email address for Accounts Commission.

  41. To update financial figures for Scottish Futures Trust.

  42. To amend Queen's Lord Treasurer Remembrancer.

  43. To amend the Biometrics Commissioner entry as number of staff entered in error.

  44. Update to the headcount figures for Public Bodies as provided by ONS.

  45. Update to the headcount figures for Public Bodies as provided by ONS.

  46. Updated the number of Other Scottish Bodies due to error in total.

  47. Updated the list of Scottish Government Directorates and added Research Data Scotland under Other Scottish Bodies.

  48. Update to Scottish Biometrics Commissioner information.

  49. Updated headings of Public Bodies in this category in line with accessibility requirements.

  50. Updated headings of Public Bodies in this category in line with accessibility requirements.

  51. Updated contact details for Scottish Biometrics Commissioner.

  52. Updated contact details for Children's Hearings Scotland.

  53. Updated SFRS Chief Executive details.

  54. Removed Waste Scotland from public sector organisation not on the directory as it is now registered as NDPB.

  55. To add new NDPB to directory - Zero Waste Scotland..=

  56. Updates made to staffing figures.

  57. Updates made to alignment and details.

  58. update alignment.

  59. Notes update to Directory.

  60. Further updates to Notes page under PB Directory.

  61. To update Notes page under PB Directory.

  62. to update contact details of public body.

  63. Update details of public bodies.

  64. to update contact details of public bodies.

  65. To update contact details of public bodies

  66. To update contact details of public bodies

  67. to update public body details

  68. Updates to contact details and website addresses

  69. Update CEO for Public Body

  70. to update address and telephone number of HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland

  71. to update telephone and email address for public body

  72. to update information for some NDPBs

  73. To amend Headings from Bold to Heading 3

  74. Updating Q1 2024 staffing figures for all public bodies

  75. Updated contact information for Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.

  76. Removed Zero Waste Scotland from Public sector organisations not recorded on the directory section.

  77. CEO of Scottish Human Rights Commission updated.

  78. Updated Other significant national bodies.

  79. Minor update to National Museums Scotland.

  80. Added Redress Scotland and Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel.

  81. CE of Scottish Roadworks Commissioner updated.

  82. Updated contact details on three pages.

  83. Quarter 4 information added for many organisations.

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