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Data on how ADP funding is distributed is not held centrally. Financial accounts are published annually by Health Boards and Alcohol and Drugs Partnerships (ADPs) and accessible via each area's website.
The regulations appear to be defectively drafted, in that they appear not to deliver the intended policy of transferring certain moneys from a general account held by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to the Scottish legal aid fund.
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With regard to other concerns raised, particularly around a lack of focus, measurable goals, timelines and accountability, the DFM noted that “a plan is only as strong as its implementation.”
Comparative research has shown that when more decisions are taken through intergovernmental forums, as in some federal systems, accountability and parliamentary scrutiny can suffer.9McEwen, N., Petersohn, B., & Brown Swan, C. (2015, September).
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2016 to 2017. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a>.
I think that Governments need the flexibility to be able to act quickly in some circumstances but, in doing so, we are accountable to Parliament, and we are absolutely sure that we will be held to account.
Of course, our universities should uphold the highest standards of accountability, transparency and inclusion in their governance, which at all times should be “modern, inclusive and accountable”.