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The policy memorandum states that “civil engineering (i.e. the digging of trenches and the laying of pipes) accounts for roughly 40% of a [heat] network’s capital costs”, the memorandum goes on to explain that costs can be reduced through granting greater utility rights to heat network developers.
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“We are doing all that we can to ensure that those senior posts have the right amount of power, authority, accountability and responsibility, consistent with what we are asking them to do.”iHealth and Sport Committee.
To improve transparency and accountability, and in line with advice from the CCC, the Bill alters elements of the emissions accounting arrangements under the 2009 Act.
The main areas of responsibility of the Commission are to: • examine Audit Scotland's proposals for the use of resources and expenditure and report on them to the Parliament; • appoint a qualified person to audit the accounts of Audit Scotland; • lay before the Parliament and publish a copy of Audit Scotland’s accounts and the auditor's report on them; • appoint three of the five members of Audit Scotland on such terms and conditions as the SCPA determines; • appoint one of these three members to preside at meetings of Audit Scotland.
During this consultation period, no representations were made to the Scottish Ministers regarding the draft report, and the Scottish Ministers also lay before the Parliament a document confirming that they have received no comments as required under section 11(5) of the Act.
Paragraph 15 of schedule 6 (duties under the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000) allows for amendment of the statutory deadlines for annual accounts as set by the Public Finance and Accountability Act 2000.
The bill seeks to balance and deliver the key priorities of all stakeholders by improving the transparency and accountability of legal services regulation and the legal complaints system and increasing the transparency and accountability of legal regulation.
Moreover, as soon as practicable after laying draft regulations under inserted section A4 before the Parliament for approval, Ministers will also be required to lay before the Parliament a statement setting out the extent to which the proposed budgets take account of the advic...