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I would like to ask you about accountability. The Scottish commissioner for human rights will be funded by, and held accountable to, the Scottish Parliament; I understand that the New Zealand commission is funded by your Government.
Councillors are elected by the public, if by a different system, just as MSPs are. That makes them as accountable as we are. The arrangements must be robust, but sensitive to that difference of accountability.
However, the problem is that most local authorities operate under COSLA's guidance and also under the Accounts Commission's guidance.The covering letter that the committee has received from the Accounts Commission is quite helpful.