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I have been round the block on community safety and community planning more times than I care to remember, and I share some of the frustration that has been expressed. There can be a rather subjective approach to leadership.
That is apt in the Parliament’s 25th year, but those of us on the committee, as well as members in the chamber today, have expressed regret that we are in this situation.
Does Audit Scotland have any thoughts as to whether the structures in place after regionalisation are—I would not use the expression “fit for purpose”—appropriate in the current environment?
I have no reason to suppose that it is other than adequate, but I have not received very many complaints about that over the years for which I have been in post. The concern that is being expressed is very similar to the concern that we have expressed previously about the internal audit process.