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I think that our public appointments system is designed to pick the best people who apply, and the real challenge is to get the best people to put their names forward in the first place.
Can you expand on the phrase, “in the best interests of the depositors”? Under the 1819 act, the obligation of the trustees in relation to governance is to act in the best interests of the depositors.
It is anticipated that the guidance will be similar in many respects to existing best practice guidance around producing business cases in the public sector. 174.
How can they make any decisions or relevant contributions when decisions have been made elsewhere? That question is best put to the Scottish Government, if I may say so.
We might get a report from the clerks in due course and consider whether that is the best way in which to deal with re-registration, given that it seems to cause some groups a problem.