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The issue is around the combination of advice, guidance and investigatory powers, on top of a public sector duty. I would like to hear comments from the witnesses about the benefits that could be delivered by implementing the bill alongside the national performance framework.
In the past few weeks alone, we have seen increases at or above the top-level predictions, despite there having been no obvious change within the justice system.
The fact that it is a biennial process means that there is not a direct comparison with the previous year’s budget. On top of that, we are also not comparing like for like, because there is a change in the number of bodies that we are auditing.