Scotland
Entities
Our standard dataset contains 387 entities connected with Scotland. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.
Data sources
We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Scotland. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.
Sanctions programs/policies targeting Scotland
We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Scotland.
Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)
Our database contains 318 entities identified as PEPs connected with Scotland.
Subnational government positions | Number of known occupants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subnational head of state or government | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Deputy First Minister of Scotland | - | 1 | - |
| First Minister of Scotland | - | 2 | 1 |
| Subnational executive branches | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs | - | 2 | - |
| Minister for Mental Health | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Parliamentary Business | - | 2 | - |
| Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Public Health | - | 2 | - |
| Minister for Social Security and Local Government | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe | - | 1 | - |
| Subnational legislative branch | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament | - | 129 | - |
| Member of the 6th Scottish Parliament | - | 4 | 126 |
What do these numbers mean?
We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).
If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.
How can status be unclear?
Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...
