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Auditing the process

Public Appointments Assessors don’t watch over every aspect of the Scottish Government’s public appointment activities. For example, the assessors don’t review the records of ministers' appointment decisions. We use audits to find out if the Code is complied with when assessors aren’t involved.

The first audit of the public appointments process under the 2006 Code was conducted by a firm of auditors. The report by those auditors led us to conclude that we could achieve the same levels of regulatory oversight at a lower cost by taking this work in-house.

The reviews we carry out are now therefore managed by our Compliance Manager and members of our team of Assessors.

The most recent reviews have resulted in reports on:

• application of the principle of proportionality

• reappointments made by the Scottish Government

• miscellaneous findings of poor practice and of non-compliance with the Code

The reports we produce after reviews are intended to assist the Scottish Government to comply with the Commissioner’s Code and to improve on its appointment practices.

Please go to the Publications section for more audit reports.