Overall responsibility for health and safety in Scotland remains
a reserved issue and has not been devolved to the Scottish
Parliament. The Health and Safety Executive is a non departmental
public body of the Department for Work and Pensions. The Health and
Safety Executive operates nationally and thus does not have
specific home nation targets and performance measures. In enforcing
health and safety compliance, the Health and Safety Executive
shares its role with local authorities. The 32 local authorities in
Scotland carry out inspections and investigations upon 45 per cent
of Scotland’s workforce..March 2011