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Directorates and offices

Parliamentary offices, parties, contractors, and SPCB structures, arranged under the directorates they sit beneath.

129

Current MSPs

415

MSPs ever elected

Parties on record

Directorates

143

Offices

The plumbing

Directorates and the offices under them

Current directorates

Previous directorates

Unique offices

124

Directorate data coverage: 01 May 1999 to 09 Apr 2024.

Directorate types

By type

Type	Directorates	Current	Offices
SPCB	18	18	105
Party	10	10	17
Contractor	8	8	10

What's a directorate?

Why this isn't just a list of departments

"Directorate" covers parliamentary offices, the political parties, contractors, and the SPCB's own structures. Underneath each one sit the day-to-day offices — and the same office name (like "MSP") shows up under more than one parent.

143 offices total 124 distinct office names

Directorate	Type	Start	Status (desc)	Offices
Alba Party Directorate ID 76	Party	13 Dec 2023	Current	2 2 unique
APS Directorate ID 2	SPCB	01 Jan 2004	Current	1 1 unique
BBC Directorate ID 36	Contractor	01 Jan 2004	Current	3 3 unique
Bray Leino Directorate ID 37	Contractor	01 Feb 2010	Current	1 1 unique
Business Assurance Group Directorate ID 64	SPCB	07 Apr 2020	Current	5 5 unique
Camerons Directorate ID 38	Contractor	01 Jan 2004	Current	1 1 unique
Chief Executive Group Directorate ID 82	SPCB	09 Apr 2024	Current	0 0 unique
Clerk/Chief Executive Directorate ID 7	SPCB	05 Jan 2011	Current	7 7 unique
Commissioners and Ombudsmen Directorate ID 8	SPCB	26 Mar 2009	Current	3 3 unique
Deputy Chief Executive Directorate ID 71	SPCB	22 Jun 2020	Current	2 2 unique
Digital Services Group Directorate ID 52	SPCB	01 Apr 2016	Current	16 16 unique
Engagement and Communications Directorate ID 73	SPCB	24 Sep 2020	Current	11 11 unique
Finance and Resilience Directorate Directorate ID 79	SPCB	09 Apr 2024	Current	1 1 unique
Financial Governance Group Directorate ID 67	SPCB	07 Apr 2020	Current	5 5 unique
Independent Directorate ID 25	Party	01 Aug 2004	Current	2 2 unique
Kelly Care Directorate ID 41	Contractor	01 Jan 2004	Current	1 1 unique
Legislation and Parliamentary Business Group Directorate ID 65	SPCB	07 Apr 2020	Current	12 12 unique
Mitie Olscot Directorate ID 43	Contractor	01 Jan 2004	Current	1 1 unique
No Party Affiliation Directorate ID 31	Party	01 May 1999	Current	1 1 unique
Operations and Digital Directorate Directorate ID 80	SPCB	09 Apr 2024	Current	2 2 unique
Parliamentary Business Directorate Directorate ID 81	SPCB	09 Apr 2024	Current	0 0 unique
People and Culture Group Directorate ID 75	SPCB	11 Nov 2021	Current	3 3 unique
People, Communications and Inclusion Directorate Directorate ID 83	SPCB	09 Apr 2024	Current	0 0 unique
Police Unit Directorate ID 45	Contractor	01 Jan 2004	Current	1 1 unique
Post Office Directorate ID 46	Contractor	01 Jan 2004	Current	1 1 unique
Reform UK Directorate ID 74	Party	11 Jan 2021	Current	1 1 unique
Resilience and Sustainability Group Directorate ID 66	SPCB	07 Apr 2020	Current	10 10 unique
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Directorate ID 26	Party	01 Aug 2004	Current	2 2 unique
Scottish Green Party Directorate ID 27	Party	01 Aug 2004	Current	2 2 unique
Scottish Labour Directorate ID 28	Party	01 Aug 2004	Current	2 2 unique
Scottish Liberal Democrats Directorate ID 29	Party	01 Jan 2004	Current	2 2 unique
Scottish National Party Directorate ID 30	Party	01 Jan 2004	Current	2 2 unique
Scottish Socialist Party Directorate ID 32	Party	01 May 1999	Current	1 1 unique
Scrutiny Directorate ID 72	SPCB	03 Aug 2020	Current	26 26 unique
Sodexo Directorate ID 49	Contractor	01 Jan 2004	Current	1 1 unique
Test Directorate Directorate ID 77	SPCB	22 Mar 2024	Current	1 1 unique

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Contractor

Police Unit

Status

Current

Linked office rows

Active from

01 Jan 2004

Active until

Unknown

Offices under this directorate

Police Unit

Department ID 114