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However, I think that the suggestion is that committees of politicians should hold the commissioners to account. In what way does the accountability model work, and is it reasonable to assume that we will get better outcomes if commissioners hold politicians to account and politicians hold commissioners to account?
S5W-08365 Jamie Greene: To ask the Scottish Government who is accountable for its IT (a) investment, (b) infrastructure, (c) tender processes, (d) procurement and (e) project management, and who audits this.
At that point, it seemed unbelievable how many base functions of lawyers and accountants were going to be taken over, although we know that to be true now.
Michael Marra: To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Auditor General’s report, 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts, which indicates a £1 billion underspend by the Scottish Government.
This will help improve the flow of funding, provide greater clarity on the return from public investment, strengthen accountability and deliver better value for money across the system.
(a) make it publicly available, and (b) lay a copy of it before the Scottish Parliament. (5) A copy of the first version of the document must be laid before the Scottish Parliament within 6 months of the Bill for the Management of Offenders 5 (Scotland) Act 2019 receiving Royal Assent.”. 43AC Parole Board recommendations: publication of test (1) The 1993 Ac...
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Manchester) Bill LCM-S6-15 Lodged on 7 February 2022 th Report – Lead committee (Net Zero, Energy and Transport) (9 Report, 2022) th Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (27 Report, 2022) Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill LCM-S6-40 Lodged on 15 December 2023 Meeting of the Parliament, 14 March 2024 st Report – Lead committee (Criminal Justice) (1 Report, 2024) th Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (13 Report, 2024) Tobacco and Vapes Bill LCM-S6-44 Lodged on 2 April 2024 Lead committee – Health, Social Care and Sport Wednesday 24 April 2024 42 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Progress of Legislation | Adhartas Reachdais Subordinate Legislation (date of laying...