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Portfolio in the Scottish Government

Minister for Victims and Community Safety
Scottish Gaelic:Ministear airson Luchd-fulaing agus Sàbhailteachd Coimhearsnachd

Incumbent Siobhian Brown since 29 March 2023
Style	Minister (within parliament) Community Safety Minister (informal) Scottish Community Safety Minister (outwith Scotland)
Member of	Scottish Parliament Scottish Government
Reports to	Scottish Parliament
Seat	Edinburgh
Appointer	First Minister
Inaugural holder	Angus MacKay Deputy Minister for Justice
Formation	19 May 1999
Salary	£106,185 per annum(2024)^[1] (including £72,196MSP salary)
Website	www.gov.scot

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TheMinister for Victims and Community Safety is aJunior ministerial post in theScottish Government. As a result, the minister does not attend theScottish Cabinet.^[2] The post was created in May 1999 during the1st Scottish Parliament as theDeputy Minister for Justice. Deputy ministers were renamed ministers after the election of theScottish National Party in 2007. The minister reports to theCabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, who has overall responsibility for the portfolio, and is a member of cabinet.^[3]

Overview

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The Minister for Community Safety has specific responsibility for:^[3]

Community safety
Access to justice
Anti-sectarianism
Anti-social behaviour
Civil law
fire and rescue services
Liquor licensing
Legal profession

History

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From 1999 to 2007 responsibility for Community Safety rested with theMinister for Justice and theDeputy Minister for Justice. TheSalmond government, elected following the2007 Scottish Parliament election created the junior post of theMinister for Community Safety who assists theCabinet Secretary for Justice, in theScottish Justice Department. After the2011 Scottish Parliament election the post was renamedMinister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs and was given additional responsibilities for tackling sectarianism. It was renamed again to simplyMinister for Community Safety in June 2018.^[3]

List of office holders

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The incumbent Minister for Victims and Community Safety isSiobhian Brown MSP who was appointed by First MinisterHumza Yousaf to the role on 29 March 2023.

Name		Entered office	Left office	Party	First Minister
Deputy Minister for Justice [edit]
	Angus MacKay	19 May 1999	2 November 2000	Labour	Donald Dewar
	Iain Gray	2 November 2000	28 November 2001	Labour	Henry McLeish
	Richard Simpson	28 November 2001	26 November 2002	Labour	Jack McConnell
	Hugh Henry	28 November 2002	14 November 2006	Labour
	Johann Lamont	16 November 2006	17 May 2007	Labour
Minister for Community Safety [edit]
	Fergus Ewing	17 May 2007	20 May 2011	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond
Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs [edit]
	Roseanna Cunningham	20 May 2011	21 November 2014	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond
	Paul Wheelhouse	21 November 2014	18 May 2016	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon
	Annabelle Ewing	18 May 2016	26 June 2018	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon
Minister for Community Safety [edit]
	Ash Regan	27 June 2018	27 October 2022	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon
	Elena Whitham	3 November 2022	28 March 2023	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon
Minister for Victims and Community Safety [edit]
	Siobhian Brown	29 March 2023	Incumbent	Scottish National Party	Humza Yousaf
	Siobhian Brown	29 March 2023	Incumbent	Scottish National Party	John Swinney

References

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^"MSP salaries".parliament.scot.The Scottish Parliament. 10 May 2024.
^Scotland Act (1998),Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".
^^a ^b ^c"Minister for Community Safety". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved27 June 2018.

External links

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The Scottish Cabinet on Scottish Government website
Minister for Community Safety on Scottish Government website

v t e Scottish junior ministers
Swinney government
Tom Arthur (Social Care and Mental Wellbeing) Siobhian Brown (Victims and Community Safety) Ben Macpherson (Higher and Further Education) Natalie Don (Children, Young People and The Promise) Jim Fairlie (Agriculture and Connectivity) Graeme Dey (Parliamentary Business; andVeterans) Richard Lochhead (Business and Employment) Ivan McKee (Public Finance) Jenni Minto (Public Health and Women's Health) Kaukab Stewart (Equalities) Maree Todd (Drugs & Alcohol Policy and Sport)
Category Politics of Scotland

v t e Criminal justice system ofScotland
Administration	Scottish Government Justice Directorate Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs Minister for Victims and Community Safety
Investigation	Police Scotland Scottish Police Authority Police Investigations and Review Commissioner HM Inspectorate of Constabulary Specialist reporting agency National Crime Agency
Prosecution	Crown Office Lord Advocate Solicitor General for Scotland Advocate Depute Procurator Fiscal Precognition Criminal law
Criminal courts	Courts of Scotland Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Scottish Sentencing Council High Court of Justiciary Lord Justice General Lord Justice Clerk Lords Commissioners of Justiciary Act of Adjournal Lord Advocate's Reference Sheriff Court Sheriff Appeal Court Justice of the Peace Courts
Punishment	Scottish Prison Service HM Inspectorate of Prisons Order for Lifelong Restriction Parole Board for Scotland Risk Management Authority Fiscal fine Admonition