St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh, headquarters of the Scottish Government, photographed from the air in April 2025. Credit: 瑞丽江的河水

The Great Consolidation of Scotland’s Public Bodies

Scotland’s public administration is entering a five-year reorganisation affecting health boards, environmental agencies, transport bodies, regulators, public records, corporate services and digital systems. Modern Scot maps the organisations that exist now, the changes the Scottish Government has actually announced, and what remains unknown about