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The distinction relates in part to the fact that agency chief executives are directly accountable to ministers but, in contrast, NDPB chief executives are accountable to their boards, which in turn are accountable to ministers.
I noted that the FRAB report would be sent to the Public Accounts Committee and the Treasury Committee at Westminster, but not to the Scottish Parliament Audit Committee or Finance Committee.
What would be the main effects of that? The main effect would be on accountability. It is difficult for us to be accountable for only some of the people in our area.
Has the minister read the article in the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland to the effect that lay members of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland are a bunch of numpties who have recommended appointments of judges and sheriffs that could "devalue judicial office"?