A clean-up operation is underway after a number of windows and glass doors were smashed at the Scotland Office's HQ in Edinburgh.
Police have made one arrest following the incident at Queen Elizabeth House, which is being treated as vandalism.
The building is the flagship UK Government Hub in Scotland, and was opened in 2020 by then-secretary of state David Mundell.
The hub, located near Waverley Station in the heart of Edinburgh, is a seven storey, 190,000 square feet, ultra-modern office space.
It was designed to bring together nearly 3,000 UK Government civil servants from a range of UK Government departments
As well as the Scotland Office, it houses HMRC, the Competition and Markets Authority, the Office of the Advocate General for Scotland and the Office for Statistics Regulation.
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Other departments which share the building include the Information Commissioner’s Office, the Health and Safety Executive, the Office for Statistics Regulation, the Government Actuary’s Department, the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury.
The building remains open.
The incident happened on Friday, 30 May. Officials have said they are working with police, and that the individual arrested was not an HMRC employee.
A spokesperson said: "On Friday night, several windows and glazed doors along the front façade were vandalised by an individual.
"However, all panels remain safely in place and we are working with the police, who are investigating further.
“The building is fully secure and remains open.”
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