Cabinet_Secretary_for_Justice_and_Veterans

Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs

Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs

Scottish government cabinet minister

The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Ceartas agus Cùisean na Dùthcha), commonly referred to as the Justice Secretary (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Cheartais), is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has overall responsibility for law and order in Scotland. The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Community Safety.

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The current Cabinet Secretary for Justice is Angela Constance, who was appointed in March 2023.

History

The position was created in 1999 as the Minister for Justice, with the advent of devolution and the institution of the Scottish Parliament, taking over some of the roles and functions of the former Scottish Office Minister of State for Home Affairs that existed prior to 1999.

As with the UK Secretary of State for Justice, but unlike some other justice ministers, the Cabinet Secretary does not have any oversight of prosecutions - in Scotland these are handled by the Lord Advocate.

Overview

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice include:[2]

  • Policing
  • Fire and rescue services
  • Courts & sentencing
  • The justice system and criminal law procedure
  • Violence reduction
  • Prison reform and prisoner policy
  • Reducing reoffending
  • Security
  • Youth justice
  • Access to justice
  • Civil law
  • Victim/witness support
  • Criminal injuries compensation
  • Legal aid fund
  • Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
  • Bairn's Hoose
  • Justice reform
  • National Community Justice Strategy
  • Veterans

Public bodies

The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice:

Salary

The Cabinet Secretary for Justice is paid a total salary of £112,919, which is made up of £64,470 for being a MSP, and an additional allowance of £48,449 for the responsibility of being a Cabinet Secretary.[3]

List of office holders

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 5 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Cabinet Secretary for Justice". Scottish Government. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "MSP and Office Holders Salaries" (PDF). parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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