Economy Directorates

The Scottish Government Economy Directorates are a group of civil service Directorates in the Scottish Government. They were rebranded as the Economy Directorates in July 2016, having previously been reorganised in December 2010 and then in June 2014.^[1]

The individual Directorates within the DG (Director-General) Economy family (the Economy Directorates) report to the Director-General, Liz Ditchburn.^[2]

Ministers[]

There is no direct relationship between Ministers and the Directorates. However, the activities of the Directorates include those under the purview of the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery, John Swinney MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Kate Forbes MSP and the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Michael Matheson MSP. They are supported in their work by the Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, the Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work, the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth and the Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform.

Directorates[]

The Directorates were previously the Enterprise, Environment and Innovation Directorates, reorganised in July 2016.

The overarching Scottish Government Directorates were preceded by similar structures called "Departments" that no longer exist (although the word is still sometimes erroneously used in this context).^[3] As an overarching unit, the Economy Directorates incorporate a number of individual Directorates entitled:

Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
COVID Business Resilience and Support
Culture, Tourism and Major Events Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Fair Work, Employability and Skills Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Marine Scotland Directorate
Scottish Development International

Agencies and other bodies[]

The Directorates are responsible for two agencies:

The Directorates also sponsor several non-departmental public bodies including:

Cairngorms National Park Authority
Crofters Commission
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority
James Hutton Institute
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
NatureScot

History[]

Prior to the creation of the Enterprise, Environment and Innovation Directorates in June 2014, the group was known as the Enterprise, Environment and Digital Directorates from December 2010. Prior to 2007, the work had been carried out by the old Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD).

References[]

^ "Paul Gray, Director-General Rural Affairs, Environment and Services". Scottish Government. Retrieved 7 May 2011. This notice refers to the transfer of the DG of the Scottish Government Environment Directorates in December 2010, and thus indirectly to this re-organisation.
^ "Director General Economy". Scottish Government. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ "Reporting on 100 Days: Moving Scotland forward" Scottish Government. Retrieved 15 August 2009. "A new structure for Scotland's Government has been put in place, transforming the Departmental structure, moving from nine Heads of Department to a Strategic Board with the Permanent Secretary and six Directors-General (DGs), with each DG having responsibility for driving one of the Government's strategic objectives. Directors-General focus on the performance of the whole organisation against the Government's purpose. The new structure means that the old Scottish Executive Departments no longer exist. Instead, each DG supports and manages a number of Directorates headed by a Director with these Directorates leading, presenting and developing policy for Ministers."

External links[]

[1] "Paul Gray, Director-General Rural Affairs, Environment and Services". Scottish Government. Retrieved 7 May 2011. This notice refers to the transfer of the DG of the Scottish Government Environment Directorates in December 2010, and thus indirectly to this re-organisation.

[2] "Director General Economy". Scottish Government. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

[3] "Reporting on 100 Days: Moving Scotland forward" Scottish Government. Retrieved 15 August 2009. "A new structure for Scotland's Government has been put in place, transforming the Departmental structure, moving from nine Heads of Department to a Strategic Board with the Permanent Secretary and six Directors-General (DGs), with each DG having responsibility for driving one of the Government's strategic objectives. Directors-General focus on the performance of the whole organisation against the Government's purpose. The new structure means that the old Scottish Executive Departments no longer exist. Instead, each DG supports and manages a number of Directorates headed by a Director with these Directorates leading, presenting and developing policy for Ministers."

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