Dover House, the historic Whitehall base of the Scotland Office in London | |
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Preceding Department | |
Type | Ministerial department |
Jurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom |
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Employees | 85 FTE (2023)[1] |
Annual budget | £8 million for 2011–12[2] |
Secretary of State responsible | |
Website | gov |
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The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, often referred to as the Scotland Office (Scottish Gaelic: An Oifis Albannach), is a department of His Majesty's Government headed by the secretary of state for Scotland and responsible for Scottish affairs that lie within HM Government's responsibility.
The department evolved from the Scottish Office which was formed in 1885. It was renamed the Scotland Office in 1999 following devolution in Scotland, where the majority of its responsibilities were transferred to the Scottish Executive (since renamed the Scottish Government).