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The Scottish Executive Justice Department is the civil service department of the Scottish Executive with responsibility for criminal justice, police and fire services in Scotland.

The Department is headed by Robert Gordon. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice is Kenny MacAskill, and his deputy (Minister for Community Safety) is Fergus Ewing.

Structure

The Department is responsible for the following Scottish Executive agencies:

External link

Official website

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 The '''Scottish Executive Justice Department''' is the [[UK civil service|civil service]] [[Ministry (government department)|department]] of the [[Scottish Executive]] with responsibility for [[criminal justice]], [[police]] and [[fire services]] in [[Scotland]].
-The Department is headed by Robert Gordon. The [[Minister for Justice (Scotland)|Minister for Justice]] is [[Cathy Jamieson]], and her deputy is [[Johann Lamont]].
+The Department is headed by Robert Gordon. The [[Cabinet Secretary for Justice]] is [[Kenny MacAskill]], and his deputy (Minister for Community Safety) is [[Fergus Ewing]].
 ==Structure==
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 *[[Scots law]]
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+*[[Ministry for Justice (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Justice]]
 ==External link==

Scottish Government Justice and Communities Directorates: Difference between revisions

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Structure

See also

External link