Deputy First Minister John Swinney today announced the appointment of the chair and members of the Revenue Scotland board ahead of it becoming a non-ministerial department on 1 January 2015. He said:
“The appointment of the board and Revenue Scotland’s new status as a non-ministerial department are important milestones as it prepares to administer Scotland’s devolved taxes, and builds on the substantial work taking place as Revenue Scotland prepares to go live on 1st April.
The appointment of Dr Nicholson and the rest of the board enhances the significant expertise of those working at Revenue Scotland, and I am confident they are on track to administer Scotland’s devolved taxes from 1st April.”
Dr Nicholson said:
“It is a huge privilege to chair Revenue Scotland as it prepares to administer the first taxes devolved to Scotland in more than 300 years. This is a challenging and exciting time and I look forward to work with the Chief Executive and staff to ensure the new body performs strongly and provides excellent tax services to the people of Scotland.”
Details on the new board members are available on the Revenue Scotland Board page