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I and the SCPA are satisfied that the 3 per cent increase will take account of all that work. Do you agree that basing year-on-year funding increases to organisations on inflation is not necessarily the most strategic approach that can be taken?
In fact, that figure has been rounded up from £6.3 million, which is a financial reporting standard 17 figure. I am not an accountant, but I believe that FRS 17 sets out the accountancy rules for companies to follow in reporting on financial matters in their annual reports and accounts.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 December 2004
I endorse everything that has been said so far, particularly the comments on accountability. One of the strongest tools is being able to say to a chief executive that they are personally accountable.
Paragraph 10 of schedule 1 to the bill provides for the appointment of an accountable officer, who will sign accounts of expenditure, ensure the propriety of the finances and ensure that resources are used economically, efficiently and effectively.
They will consider issues on their merits, taking account of the views of others.Members are accountable for their decisions and actions to the Scottish people.
The 1995 Act also says that the views of the child and anyone else with PRRs must be taken into account, so far as practicable, in relation to major decisions by parents about PRRs.iiiChildren (Scotland) Act 1995, section 6(1).
Committee reports
Date published:
26 February 2021
We also ask the Scottish Government to address views that the process does not always take into account the intangible or non-monetary benefits of an asset transfer.