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The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills accepted that there is a perception that the merger of HMIe into Education Scotland in 2011 was "not good for independence or accountability." She added—
Separating the role and legislating for the post gives it objectivity and clarifies roles and accountability for impr...
Mr Kellet argued that creating a third category of spending, namely preventative spending, would increase transparency and accountability in relation to budget decision-making on the extent to which preventative spending was or was not being prioritised:
I think that the suggestion is primarily about accountability.
Those shifts will improve transparency and enable the Government to be held to account. I know that the Parliament is always keen to hold the Government to account.