It is located in Scotland's capital city and seat of power, Edinburgh, at St Andrew's House, the official headquarters of the Scottish Government.

[5] The room supports the response and recovery efforts including the allocation of "scarce Scottish resources" and circulate national advice and information for the public, through means such as media channels.

Ultimately, when in activation, the Scottish Government Resilience Room will determine the Scottish Government's strategy for public communication and will begin to co-ordinate public messages nationally, in consultation with the Resilience Partnerships and other key stakeholders who may be involved in the emergency response.

There is no official membership of SGoRR,[11] however, those who regularly attend are as follows: The meeting room has accommodation to sit up to 40 attendees, however, during the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland, this was reduced to 17 in order to abide by Scottish Government laws and restrictions.

[13] During Covid-19 related SCoRR meetings, officials such as the Chief Medical Officer of Scotland and the National Clinical Director of the Scottish Government, also attended.