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Audit and accountability of public funding provided to member clubs by the Scottish Football Association
Point 2 of the petition called for the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to investigate the audit process and accountability of all public funds distributed by the Scottish Football Associations to its m...
The Policy Memorandum explained the Scottish Government's thinking—
“Permitting wards with two or five members allows special local circumstances and geographical considerations to be taken into account. Local circumstances, historical factors and geographical considerations, such as coastal or mountainous terrain could be taken into account by allowing flexibility for the LGBCS to look at each case on its merits.”iiScottish Elections (Reform) Bill.
The Committee continues to see evidence of a lack of data on key policy implementation; confusion over intended outcomes and board members struggling to hold to account senior management in relation to key budgetary decisions.
While the degree to which this data is used to price insurance will vary between product lines and insurers, losing the ability to take it into account could have an inflationary effect on some insurance premiums.1Association of British Insurers. (2018).
Introduction
Section 11(9) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 requires that Audit Scotland prepares proposals for its use of resources and expenditure and sends these proposals to the Scottish Commission for Public Audit (“the Commission”).
The way that grants are recorded within income can vary - general grants are recorded as a single figure in the accounts and LFRs but grants for a specific purpose are recorded within service income.