Figure 1: Accountability relationships of civil servants working for the Scottish Government, UK Government and Welsh Government.Scottish Parliament Information CentreThere are other bodies which have a role in civil service governance and these include:
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), which considers applications under the business appointment rules about new jobs for former ministers, senior civil servants and other Crown servants;
The People Board, which is a formal sub-board of CSB and oversees strategic people-related issues across the Civil Service;
The Civil Service Shadow Board (CSSB) which comprises of civil servants from the departments represented at the CSB and whose membership is drawn from grades below the Senior Civil Service.