National public bodies: directory

Advisory non-departmental public bodies

Boundaries Scotland

Thistle House
91 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 5HD
Established: 1973
Total SG funding 2023-24: £437,000
Staff Q2 2024: 7  Chair: Ailsa Henderson
Email: boundaries.scot@scottishboundaries.gov.uk
Web: Scottish Boundary Commission   Tel: 0131 244 2001

Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland

Thistle House
91 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 5HE
Established: 2009
Total SG funding 2023-24: N/A
Staff Q2 2024: N/A
Chief Executive: Paula Stevenson
Email: mailbox@jabs.gov.scot
Web: https://www.judicialappointments.scot/
Tel: 0131 528 5101

Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland

Secretariat
Area 2D - North
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
Established: 1 April 2002
Total SG funding 2023-24: N/A
Staff Q2 2024: N/A
Convener: Linda Bamford
Email: macs@gov.scot
Web: www.macs-mobility.org
Tel: 0131 244 0923

National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board (NSTAB)

Transport Scotland
George House
2nd Floor
36 North Hanover Street
Glasgow
G1 2AD
Established: 2023
Total SG Funding 2023-2024: None (no budget held by NSTAB)
Staff Q2 2024: N/A
Chief Executive: N/A
Email: info@transport.gov.scot
Web: National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board | Transport Scotland
Tel.: 0141 272 7100

Poverty and Inequality Commission

c/o 7th Floor Atlantic Quay
150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LU
Established: 2019
Total SG budget for 2023-24: N/A
(The body does not receive SG funding per se as the budget is held by SG).
Staff Q2 2024: N/A
Chief Executive: Prof. Stephen Sinclair, Chair
Email: info@povertyinequality.scot
Web: www.povertyinequality.scot
Tel: 0300 244 1376

Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards

Secretariat
National Committee Services
Gyle Square
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh EH12 9EB
Established: 1998
Total SG funding 2023-24: N/A
Staff Q2 2024: N/A
Chief Executive: Ken Thomson, Chair
Email: nss.committee@nhs.net
Web: TBD
Tel: 0131 275 6000

Scottish Commission on Social Security 

Secretariat 
Area 2C South (Mail Point 6)
Victoria Quay
The Shore
Edinburgh
EH 6 6QQ
Established: 2019
Total SG funding 2023-24: £450,000
Staff Q2 2024: N/A
Chief Executive: N/A
Accountable Officer: Ian Davidson 
Email: info@socialsecuritycommission.scot
Web: https://www.gov.scot/groups/scottish-commission-on-social-security/
For more information, please visit: Social Security Commission webpage. 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSCoSS 
Tel: 0131 244 2629

Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel 

c/o 7th Floor Atlantic Quay
150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LU
Established Year: 2022
Total SG funding 2023-24: N/A
Staff Q2 2024: N/A
Chief Executive: TBD
Chair: Matthew Cole
Email: enquiries@fuelpovertypanel.scot
Web: Home - Fuel Poverty Scotland (fuelpovertypanel.scot)

Scottish Law Commission

Parliament House, 11 Parliament Square                                                      Edinburgh EH1 1RQ
Established: 1965
Total SG funding 2023-24: £1,181,000
Staff Q2 2024: 14
Chief Executive: Rachel Rayner
Email: info@scotlawcom.gov.uk
Web: http://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk
Tel:  0131 244 6605

Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (stood down 2024)

Secretariat
Public Service Reform Directorate
Local Government Division
Local Governance Team
Area 3J North
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
Total SG funding 2023-24: N/A
Staff Q2 2024: N/A
Email: Information not available
Web: https://www.gov.scot/publications/recommendations-councillors-remuneration-expenses/
Tel: 0131 244 0801