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We must also recognise that the commission is accountable to the Scottish Parliament and has a role in supporting Parliament in holding the Scottish ministers to account.
Indeed, all ministers are held accountable for their actions, and we are collectively responsible for delivering on the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
Is it the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing? In this case, the accountable officer is the accountable officer for health, sport and related matters, Kevin Woods.
In our view, the board’s being drawn from the pool of assessors would not really deliver the democratic accountability that we envisaged for the commission.