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There is a challenge in that, over time, the number of outstanding internal audit recommended actions has grown and grown. Some have gone past the due date and the audit committee has been slow to hold the executive team to account for delivery of actions.
A schedule to the Crown Entities Act 2004 would also be amended to reflect their existence. To date, the criteria have been applied when considering the creation of an officer of Parliament—if there is a desire to create the role at all.
In addition, when I last spoke to the committee, in November, I outlined my plans to carry out one-to-one engagements with my ministerial colleagues. To date, I have held nine meetings, with more happening in the coming weeks.
We refreshed that data prior to making our decision to commence consultation. But you brought forward the date from what was originally planned, which is on the public record.
In its response, the Scottish Government indicated that people should tell the Department for Work and Pensions the date on which their benefit is being reinstated so that the relevant reserved benefit could be reassessed and any additions reinstated.
I am more than happy to discuss and negotiate with the Government what it thinks the best date for commencement is, and whether it would prefer to commence the bill by regulations and leave it entirely within its gift to choose the date.