Public bodies of the Scottish Government are organisations that are funded by the Scottish Government. They form a tightly meshed network of executive and advisory non-departmental public bodies ("quangoes"); tribunals; and nationalised industries. Such public bodies are distinct from executive agencies of the Scottish Government, as unlike them they are not considered to be part of the Government and staff of public bodies are not civil servants, although executive agencies are listed in the Scottish Government's directory of national public bodies alongside other public bodies. Governance The Scottish Government is responsible for appointing a board of directors to run public bodies. The Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland is responsible for regulating the process. Public bodies are assigned "sponsoring departments" who provide funding in the form of grant-in-aid to assist with running costs and capital investment. Most public bodies also have other sources of income (for example the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh receives income from charging the public to visit the greenhouses in its gardens). List of public bodies Non-ministerial offices Non-ministerial offices are staffed by civil servants, but do not form part of the Scottish Government. They are accountable to, and funded by the Scottish Parliament, and publish their own annual reports and accounts. Each office is headed by a board or statutory officeholder(s) appointed by the Scottish Government. Consumer Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland Food Standards Scotland National Records of Scotland Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Registers of Scotland Revenue Scotland Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Scottish Fiscal Commission Scottish Housing Regulator Executive non-departmental public bodies Executive NDPBs carry out work on behalf of government but do not form part of it, nor are they directly accountable to parliament. They operate within a framework of governance and accountability set by Ministers; often this is defined in specific legislation setting up each body. They employ their own staff, who are not civil servants. Accounts Commission for Scotland Architecture and Design Scotland Bòrd na Gàidhlig Cairngorms National Park Authority Care Inspectorate Children's Hearings Scotland Community Justice Scotland Creative Scotland Crofting Commission David MacBrayne Ltd Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd Highlands and Islands Enterprise Historic Environment Scotland Independent Living Fund Scotland The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority National Galleries of Scotland National Library of Scotland National Museums Scotland NatureScot Police Investigations and Review Commissioner Quality Meat Scotland Redress Scotland Risk