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1The Scottish Ministers
2A local authority
3The National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland
4Children’s Hearings Scotland
5The Principal Reporter
6The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
7A health board
8A board constituted under section 2(1)(b) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978
9Healthcare Improvement Scotland
10The Scottish Qualifications Authority
11Skills Development Scotland Co. Ltd (registered number SC 202659)
12Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland
13The Scottish Social Services Council
14The Scottish Sports Council
15The chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland
16The Scottish Police Authority
17The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
18The Scottish Legal Aid Board
19The Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland
20The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
21The Scottish Housing Regulator
22Bòrd na Gàidhlig
23Creative Scotland
24A body which is a “post-16 education body” for the purposes of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005
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