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Social Security Scotland
Tèarainteachd Shòisealta Alba
Executive Agency overview
Formed2018
Preceding agencies
  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
JurisdictionScotland
HeadquartersDundee
Glasgow
MottoDignity, fairness, respect.
Minister responsible
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Executive Agency executive
  • David Wallace, Chief Executive
WebsiteSocial Security Scotland

Social Security Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Tèarainteachd Shòisealta Alba) is an executive agency of the Scottish Government with responsibility for social security provision.[1]

  1. ^ BBC (24 April 2018). "Holyrood approves social security bill". BBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

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