Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs

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The Minister for Community Safety is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the minister does not attend^[1] the Scottish Cabinet. The post was created in May 2007 after the appointment of the Scottish National Party minority administration and the minister reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, who has overall responsibility for the portfolio, and is a member of cabinet.

The Minister for Community Safety has specific responsibility for anti-social behaviour, sectarianism, human rights and fire and rescue services.^[2] Community safety, civil contingencies, drugs policy and related matters, liquor licensing, vulnerable witnesses, victim support and civil law, charity law, religious and faith organisations are other matters for which the minister has responsibility.^[2]

History

From 1999 to 2007 responsibility for Community Safety rested with the Minister for Justice and the Deputy Minister for Justice. The Salmond government, elected following the 2007 Scottish Parliament election created the junior post of the Minister for Community Safety who assists the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, in the Scottish Executive Justice Department. After the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the post was renamed Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs and was given additional responsibilities for tackling sectarianism.

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List of office holders

The current Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs is Roseanna Cunningham MSP.

Name		Entered office	Left office	Party	First Minister
Deputy Minister for Justice
	Angus MacKay	19 May 1999	2 November 2000	Labour	Donald Dewar
	Iain Gray	2 November 2000	28 November 2001	Labour	Henry McLeish
	Richard Simpson	28 November 2001	26 November 2002	Labour	Jack McConnell
	Hugh Henry	28 November 2002	14 November 2006	Labour
	Johann Lamont	16 November 2006	17 May 2007	Labour
Minister for Community Safety
	Fergus Ewing	17 May 2007	20 May 2011	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond
Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs
	Roseanna Cunningham	20 May 2011	Incumbent	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

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References

^ Scotland Act (1998), Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".
^ ^a ^b "Scottish Executive - Scottish Cabinet and Ministers". Scottish Executive. Retrieved 2007-07-25.