Scottish Government

The Scottish Executive: Draft Budget 2004-05 Summary

Useful Websites and Publications

Public Expenditure
Building a Better Scotland - www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/government/babs-00.asp
Technical notes on the targets in "Building a Better Scotland" - www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/finance/technotes2.pdf
Partnership for a Better Scotland - www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/government/pfbs-00.asp
Scottish Budget Equality Statement - www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/social/mper-00.asp

Executive Policy Publications
A Smart, Successful Scotland - www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/enterprise/sss-00.asp
Closing the Opportunity Gap - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/finance/ctog-00.asp
Building a Sustainable Scotland - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/agri/bass-00.asp

Scottish Legislation
Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) - http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk

Justice
Scottish Legal Aid Board - www.slab.org.uk/console/index.htm
Victim Support Scotland - http://www.victimsupportsco.demon.co.uk/main/intro.html
Scottish Courts Service - http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk
Accountant in Bankruptcy - http://www.aib.gov.uk
The Scottish Prison Service - http://www.sps.gov.uk
Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency - http://www.sdea.org.uk
Police Forces in Scotland - http://www.scottish.police.uk/mainframe.htm
Scottish Fire Services College - http://www.scottish-fireschool.gov.uk
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority - http://www.cica.gov.uk
Law Society Scotland - http://www.lawscot.org.uk
Scottish Legal Ombudsman - http://www.slso.org.uk
Victims of Crime in Scotland - http://www.scottishvictimsofcrime.co.uk

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service - http://www.crownoffice.gov.uk

Education and Young People
Scottish Qualifications Authority - http://www.sqa.org.uk
Anti-Bullying Network - http://www.antibullying.net
HM Inspectorate of Education - http://www.hmie.gov.uk
National Grid for Learning - http://www.ngfl.gov.uk
Youthlink Scotland - www.youthlink.co.uk
ChildLine - http://www.childline.org.uk

Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
Scottish Higher Education Funding Council - www.shefc.ac.uk
Scottish Further Education Funding Council - www.sfefc.ac.uk
Information on Educational Maintenance Allowances - www.emascotland.com
Learndirect Scotland - www.learndirectscotland.com
Scottish University for Industry - www.scottishufi.co.uk
Scottish Energy Efficiency Office - www.energy-efficiency.org
Scottish Qualifications Authority - www.sqa.org.uk
Scottish Enterprise - www.scottish-enterprise.com
Highlands and Islands Enterprise - www.hie.co.uk
Student Awards Agency Scotland - http://www.student-support-saas.gov.uk
Student Loans Company - www.slc.co.uk
Digital Scotland - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/digitalscotland

Health and Community Care
HealthyLiving - http://www.healthylivingscotland.gov.uk
Scotland's Health on the Web - http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk
NHS Health Scotland - http://www.hebs.com
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland - http://www.mwcscot.org.uk
Health Technology Board for Scotland - http://www.htbs.co.uk/home.asp?did=6
NHS Education for Scotland - http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk
Scottish Ambulance Service - http://www.scottishambulance.com
Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council - http://www.spgc.org.uk
Disability Rights Commission - www.drc-gb.org
Improving Health in Scotland - The Challenge - www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/health/ihis-00.asp

Food Standards Agency Scotland
Food Standards Agency - http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/scotland

Communities
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - http://www.scvo.org.uk
Volunteering Development Scotland - http://www.vds.org.uk
Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS Scotland) Local Voluntary Action - http://www.cvsscotland.org.uk
Working with us (Scotland's Voluntary Sector) - http://www.workwithus.org
Communities Scotland (Scottish Homes) - http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk
Scottish Fuel Poverty Statement - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library4/DD/DDSEC/00016444.aspx
Scottish Civic Forum - http://www.civicforum.org.uk
Scottish Refugee Council - http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
Equal Opportunities Commission - http://www.eoc.org.uk/EOCeng/dynpages/EOCScotland.asp
Disability Rights Commission - http://www.drc-gb.org/scotland
Commission for Race Equality - http://www.cre.gov.uk/scotland/index.html

Transport
Caledonian MacBrayne - http://www.calmac.co.uk
ScotRail - http://www.scotrail.co.uk
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd - www.hial.co.uk
British Waterways - www.britishwaterways.co.uk
Traveline - www.travelinescotland.com
Scotland's Transport: Delivering Improvements - www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/transport/stdi-00.asp

Environment and Rural Affairs
Scottish Natural Heritage - http://www.snh.org.uk
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.sepa.org.uk
Scottish Wildlife Trust - http://www.swt.org.uk
Do a little change a lot - http://www.dochange.net
Scottish Water - http://www.scottishwater.co.uk
Scottish Council for National Parks - www.scnp.org.uk
The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh - http://www.rbge.org.uk
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency - http://www.sasa.gov.uk
Crofters Commission - http://www.crofterscommission.org.uk
Scottish Agriculture and Biological Research - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/about/ERAD/ABRG/00015597/page739514754.aspx
A Forward Strategy for Scottish Agriculture - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/agri/agss-00.asp

Forestry Commission
Forestry Commission (Scotland) - http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/HCOU-4U4J33

Tourism, Culture and Sport
Scottish Tourist Board - http://www.travelscotland.co.uk
VisitScotland - http://www.scotexchange.net/TourismOrganisations/tourism-vs.htm
Historic Scotland - http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
The National Trust for Scotland - http://www.nts.org.uk
National Museums for Scotland - http://www.nms.ac.uk
Scottish Arts Council - http://www.scottisharts.org.uk
SportScotland - www.sportscotland.org.uk
Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland - www.rcahms.gov.uk
The National Galleries of Scotland - www.natgalscot.ac.uk
National Library of Scotland - www.nls.ac.uk
The Scottish National Opera - www.scottishopera.org.uk
The Scottish Ballet - www.scottishballet.co.uk
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra - www.rsno.org.uk
Scottish Screen - www.scottishscreen.com
The Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland - www.royfinartcomforsco.gov.uk

Scottish Executive Administration and Associated Departments
General Register Office for Scotland - www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
National Archives of Scotland - www.nas.gov.uk
Registers of Scotland - www.ros.gov.uk

Finance and Central Services
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) - http://www.cosla.gov.uk
Freedom of Information - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/government/foi
Foreign & Commonwealth Office - http://www.fco.gov.uk
Scottish Public Pensions Agency - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/sppa
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman - http://www.ombudsmanscotland.org.uk
Boundary Commission for Scotland - http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/index.html