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Accordingly, they do not comply with the requirement that at least 28 days should elapse between the laying of an instrument that is subject to the negative procedure and the coming into force of the instrument.
Does the committee wish to welcome the Government’s undertaking to lay a further instrument to correct the errors in time for the regulations to come into force on 28 June?
If there are no comments on the regulations, are members content for the Scottish Government to give its consent to UK ministers to lay the regulations in the UK Parliament?
I have been asking about the role of the Scottish accounting officer, which is not a statutory post and so does not quite equate to what we know as an accountable officer.
The 202223 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts Follow up June 2024.
The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts, follow up by Convener to Gregor Irwin, Director-General Economy, Scottish Government, 5 June 2024.
Under Section 15(8) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (the Act), an Accountable Officer can obtain Written Authority from Scottish Ministers if they consider that an action they are required to take is “inconsistent with the proper performance of the functions”1Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000. (2000).