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Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 11 January 2017, the Committee expects to take evidence on the Scottish Housing Regulator's annual report and accounts and on the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman annual report and accounts.
The code will not be subject to any formal scrutiny process beyond the 40-day laying requirement and the requirement to take account of any comments that are expressed by the Parliament in that period.
The committee is leading a cross-committee effort to scrutinise the draft plan, and the Scottish Government has said that it will lay the final plan by the end of March.
The theme of the conference was ‘ Inclusive, Accessible, Accountable and Strong Parliaments: The Cornerstone of Democracy and Essential for Development’. 2.
It is fair to say that, as it is an executive agency, there is a well-defined structure of accountability in Transport Scotland. The Scottish public finance manual and the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 set out what that responsibility is for an accountable officer.
At the same time, does the committee wish to note that it is satisfied with the explanation that the Scottish Government has provided for the failure to comply with the laying requirements? No member has indicated that they are not content or that they wish to speak, so that is agreed.