Guide to Public Bodies in Scotland
Abridged from A Guide to Public Bodies in Scotland Scottish Executive (2002), information contained in this document is of a historical nature, for up-to-date information on the number, location and status of public bodies please see the Scottish Public Bodies Directory page. Current addresses of organisations are shown on the Links page and the Contacts page.
What have public bodies ever done for you? The answer may surprise you!
If you enjoy holidays and day visits in Scotland, playing or watching sport, the arts, walking the hills, visiting museums and galleries, going to the pictures or watching television…
If you care for the environment, want it protected from pollution, our wildlife to prosper, safe and reliable water and sewerage services…
If you have visited your doctor, been to hospital or have had a baby…
If you work in a job directly or indirectly created by the efforts of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise…
If you have travelled on a ferry or a plane to one of Scotland's islands…
If you have been to school in Scotland, taken a further or higher education course, or participated in a community learning scheme…
If you have been awarded legal aid…
…then you will have benefited from the services provided by Scotland's public bodies.
There are few areas of life in Scotland, which do not depend to a degree on public bodies. Jobs, health, education, recreation, the environment, travel, health, the law - public bodies make a contribution in all these areas, working in partnership with central government, local authorities, voluntary and community organisations, businesses and individuals.
This section contains a guide to these public bodies including:
Key information on each public body can be found in the Scottish Public Bodies Directory.