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The Executive's view is: "civil servants are accountable to Scottish Ministers, who in turn are accountable to the Scottish Parliament".The Executive believes firmly that civil servants should not be accountable directly to us.
Jamie Stone mentioned the 5-mile rule, which is one of a number of anomalies in Scotland that do not take account of the needs of rural areas. Perhaps we should speak to the Accounts Commission about how its information is interpreted.