Scotland
Entities
Our standard dataset contains 368 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 334 entities identified as PEPs connected with Scotland.
National government positions | Number of known occupants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| National executive branches | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Minister for Children and Young People | - | 5 | - |
| Minister for Communities | - | 2 | - |
| Minister for Drugs Policy | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Education and Young People | - | 2 | - |
| Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | - | 2 | - |
| Minister for Environment and Rural Development | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Health and Community Care | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Justice | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Older People and Equalities | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Parliament | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Transport | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Transport and Telecommunications | - | 2 | - |
| Minister for Transport and the Islands | - | 1 | - |
| Minister for Youth Employment | - | 1 | - |
| National legislative branch | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament | - | 220 | 48 |
Subnational government positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No positions for this category | |||
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...
