Communities Directorates
The Communities Directorates are a group of civil service Directorates in the Scottish Government. The individual Directorates within the overarching Communities Directorates report to the Director-General, Paul Johnston. History. The Governance and Communities Directorates were created by a December 2010 re-organisation, with Paul Gray appointed as the Director-General. In June 2014, Sarah Davidson was appointed as Director-General, with the group of Directorates now simply referred to as "Communities". Ministers. There is no direct relationship between Ministers and the Directorates. However, in general, the activities of the Directorates include those under the purview of the  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, Shona Robison MSP. She is assisted in this work by the Minister for Equalities and Older People and the Minister for Social Security and Local Government. Directorates. The overarching Scottish Government Directorates were preceded by similar structures called "Departments" that no longer exist (although the word is still sometimes used in this context). As an overarching unit, the Communities Directorates incorporate a number of individual Directorates entitled: The individual Directorates are headed by Directors who are assisted by Deputy Directors.