Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
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The Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) is a Civil service department of the Scottish Executive. SEERAD is responsible for the following areas in Scotland: agriculture, rural development, food, the environment and fisheries. SEERAD is directly responsible for various agencies of the Scottish Executive and other public bodies relating to these areas of responsibility. Since early 2005 the Department has been headed by Richard Wakeford. The Minister for Environment and Rural Development is Ross Finnie and he is assisted by the Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development, Rhona Brankin.
A Concordat sets out agreed frameworks for co-operation between it and the United Kingdom government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs[1]
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The department has three executive agencies:
- Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, which is responsible for scientific research into agriculture
- Fisheries Research Services, which carries out scientific research into the fisheries and aquaculture areas
- Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency, responsible for enforcing fisheries regulations in Scottish waters, and monitoring compliance
The department sponsors several Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) including:
- Crofters Commission
- Deer Commission for Scotland
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority
- The Macaulay Institute
The department also works with Scottish Water.
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