ICO Data Protection Register
Registration Status: Active

Scottish Ministers

Registration Number: Z4857137

Organisation Information

Address The Scottish Government, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD
Trading Names Director General Constitution and External Affairs, Scottish Prison Service, Social Security Scotland, Director General Scottish Exchequer, Forestry and Land Scotland, Scottish Forestry, Director General Director General Education and Justice, DG Communities, Director General Corporate, Director General Net Zero, Scottish Government Director – General Economy, EDUCATION SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT MINISTERIAL PRIVATE OFFICES, SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR - GENERAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, STUDENT AWARDS AGENCY FOR SCOTLAND, DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH PUBLIC PENSIONS AGENCY, TRANSPORT SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT, SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT PERMANENT SECRETARY
Public Authority Yes
Registration Dates Registered from 2000-06-22 until 2027-06-21
Payment Tier Tier 3

Data Protection Officer

Name / Role
Findlay
DPO Address
3D North
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ

Domain Email Security Checks

Security evaluation for the official domain gov.scot:

check_circle MX Records

Determines if the domain is configured to receive emails.

check_circle SPF Record

Lists authorized mail servers allowed to send emails from this domain.

check_circle DMARC Policy

Specifies how receiving servers handle emails failing SPF/DKIM checks.

SPF Record Value
v=spf1 include:_u.gov.scot._spf.smart.ondmarc.com ~all
DMARC Record Value
v=DMARC1; p=reject; pct=100; sp=none; rua=mailto:[email protected],mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected],mailto:[email protected]; adkim=r; aspf=r; fo=1; rf=afrf; ri=3600
Last evaluated: 2026-06-24 14:19:58 (Cloudflare DoH API)

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