* Health
Education and training
:: Local governments
* Social work
:: Housing
* Planning
:: Financial support for tourism, economic development and enterprises
* Some transportation fields, such as Scottish highway system, public transport policy, port management, etc.
Judicial and domestic affairs, including most areas of criminal law and civil law, procuratorial system and courts.
:: Police and fire protection systems
* Environment
:: Natural and human heritage
:: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
:: Sports and the arts
:: Statistics, election registration and recording
The Scottish Executive Yuan is the highest institution of local government in Scotland. Mainly responsible for dealing with daily issues of concern to local residents in Scotland, such as health, education, justice, transportation and rural issues. The budget of the Scottish Executive Yuan in 2005/06 exceeded 27 billion pounds, and it will exceed 30 billion pounds in 2007/08. Founded in 1999, it came into being with the first election of the Scottish Parliament.
There are two political parties in the Executive Yuan, the Scottish Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats. The President of the Executive Yuan is the President of the Scottish Executive Yuan, who is nominated by Parliament and is responsible for appointing other cabinet ministers. All civil servants in Scotland report to cabinet ministers, who are under the jurisdiction of the Scottish Parliament. Scottish ministers are responsible to cabinet ministers, who are the real decision makers in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament * * * has 129 members, referred to as MSP. Members of Parliament are elected by a Scottish referendum. Scotland, like other parts of Britain, pursues a democratic system and respects different beliefs and political opinions.
Scotland has its own judicial system. Local laws and regulations are divided into civil law and criminal law. The legal profession is divided into junior lawyers and defense lawyers. Lawyers are responsible for handling general legal affairs, such as appearing in court, buying and selling real estate, and handling inheritance. Defense lawyers must represent individuals in civil or criminal cases in court. Citizens can pay for lawyers, but they can also enjoy legal services with the help of the legal help system without money.