| Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Ceartas agus Cùisean na Dùthcha | |
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| Justice Directorate Scottish Government Scottish Cabinet | |
| Style | Cabinet Secretary (within parliament) Justice Secretary (informal) Scottish Justice Secretary (outwith Scotland) |
| Member of | Scottish Cabinet |
| Reports to | Scottish Parliament |
| Seat | Edinburgh |
| Appointer | First Minister of Scotland |
| Inaugural holder | Jim Wallace Minister for Justice |
| Formation | 19 May 1999 |
| Deputy | Minister for Victims and Community Safety |
| Salary | £118,511 per annum (2023)[1] (including £67,662 MSP salary) |
| Website | www |
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The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Ceartas agus Cùisean na Dùthcha), commonly referred to as the Justice Secretary (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Cheartais), is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has overall responsibility for law and order in Scotland. The current Cabinet Secretary for Justice is Angela Constance, who was appointed in March 2023.
The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Siobhian Brown.[2]
- ^ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs - gov.scot". gov.scot. Retrieved 10 May 2024.