The Crerar Review: the report of the independent review of regulation, audit, inspection and complaints handling of public services in Scotland

Footnotes

1 Finance Committee Inquiry into Accountability and Governance ( SP paper 631) 7th report, Scottish Parliament 2006

2 Both reports are available in full on the CD of evidence, together with a summary of the main issues raised.

3 Role of External Review in Improving Performance, Public Services Productivity Panel, 2001

4 Bridging the gap - Participation in Social Care Regulation, Better Regulation Task Force, 2004.

5 Finance Committee Inquiry into Accountability and Governance ( SP paper 631) 7th report, Scottish Parliament 2006

6 The cost of external scrutiny of public services in Scotland, Audit Scotland

7 Brodies LLP (2007)

8 "Decisive Moment" - The independent review of Best Value Audit Process, Centre for Local and Government Research, Cardiff University, and the University of Edinburgh, May 2007

9 Risk, and Responsibility, Regulation - Whose Risk is it Anyway?, Better Regulation Commission, October 2006.

10 Paragraph 19 of Risk-based and proportionate scrutiny, Audit Scotland, July 2007

11 Health Committee Inquiry into Care ( SP paper 594), 10th Report, Scottish Parliament 2006

12 Complaints in Education, Scottish Consumer Council, December 2006