Digital Government (Scottish Bodies) Regulations 2022: Fairer Scotland Duty Summary
Fairer Scotland Duty Summary for the Digital Government (Scottish Bodies) Regulations 2022
Annex: Scottish Bodies listed in the Regulations
| Scottish Public Body | Schedule 7 (debt) | Schedule 8 (fraud) |
|---|---|---|
| Accountant in Bankruptcy | √ | √ |
| Audit Scotland | √ | |
| The Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service | √ | √ |
| A council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 | √ | √ |
| Creative Scotland | √ | |
| Food Standards Scotland |
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| Highlands and Islands Enterprise | √ | √ |
| Independent Living Fund | √ | √ |
| Revenue Scotland | √ | √ |
| Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service | √ | |
| Scottish Enterprise | √ | √ |
| Scottish Environment Protection Agency | √ | √ |
| Scottish Legal Aid Board | √ | √ |
| Scottish Legal Complaints Commission | √ | √ |
| Scottish Qualifications Authority | √ | √ |
| Skills Development Scotland | √ | |
| South of Scotland Enterprise | √ | √ |
| The Scottish Ministers | √ | √ |
| A person providing services to a specified person listed in Schedule 7 and is a public authority, in respect of the taking of action in connection with debt owed to a public authority | √ | |
| A person providing services to a specified person listed in Schedule 8 and is a public authority, in respect of the taking of action in connection with fraud against a public authority or to the Crown | √ |
Executive Agencies
"The Scottish Ministers" includes Executive Agencies[5]. Accordingly, Executive Agencies will be specified persons in relation to the debt and fraud powers, even though they are not listed by name in the schedules. At the time of the consultations, the Scottish Public Pensions Agency, the Student Awards Agency for Scotland and the Scottish Social Security Agency wished to make use of these powers.
A person providing services to a specified person
In recognition of the fact that public services are also delivered by third parties who may hold key information which public authorities need, or who may need to access key information held by public authorities, bodies that provide services to a public authority that is specified in the schedules are covered by the addition of a general description to the schedules. Such bodies will not need to be listed individually by name. They can only use the data sharing powers in connection with the functions they exercise when providing services to a specified public authority.
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