Quakers in Scotland has national responsibilities on behalf of Britain Yearly Meeting, to represent and advance the life and witness of Quakers in Scotland. It meets at least quarterly. Former members of General Meeting for Scotland became members of Quakers in Scotland on confirming their individual wish to do so. Membership of the Society continues to be overseen by the area meetings within Scotland until they are laid down, in which case membership will be held by Quakers in Scotland subject to individual consent having been given. Provision is made for members of other meetings and attenders to be present at meetings as in 4.08. The responsibilities of Quakers in Scotland include:

1. promoting spiritual life and witness, facilitating contact between Friends of all ages, and providing opportunities for training and mutual support for those with special responsibilities, in conjunction with the associated area meetings and Quaker bodies;
2. encouraging communication from Scottish area, local and other Quaker meetings on matters which in their judgement merit interchange of views (see 4.18), including testimonies to the life and service of deceased Friends, discerning whether the latter be forwarded to Yearly Meeting for the benefit of the Society as a whole (see 4.27–4.30);
3. representing Britain Yearly Meeting in Scotland, including: acting on behalf of Britain Yearly Meeting in relation to the Scottish Christian Forum) (see 9.09–9.12) and other church and faith groups; acting on behalf of Britain Yearly Meeting and of Friends in Scotland in dealings with the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Government and the Scotland Office, and on such procedures as may be required by the Scottish legal system;
4. encouraging communication from Scottish area, local and other Quaker meetings on matters which in their judgement merit interchange of views (see 4.18), including testimonies to the life and service of deceased Friends, discerning whether the latter be forwarded to Yearly Meeting for the benefit of the Society as a whole (see 4.27–4.30);
5. representing Scotland to Britain Yearly Meeting, liaising with yearly meeting committees and departments where appropriate.

Quakers in Scotland will provide information and nominations or appointed representatives to Quaker and other bodies when required. The meeting may communicate by minute with Yearly Meeting through its Agenda Planning Committee (6.08) as well as with remaining area meetings in Scotland. It also has the obligation to receive minutes from these bodies.

Where area meetings in Scotland have been laid down, Quakers in Scotland will exercise all the functions of an area meeting in relation to local meetings within those areas (see chapter 4). Some functions may be delegated by Quakers in Scotland to a grouping of local meetings.