Accountability of Civil Servants: Constitution Committee Report Debate
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Lord Mackay of Clashfern
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Accountability of Civil Servants: Constitution Committee Report
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Thursday 7th February 2013
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Lord Mackay of Clashfern
My Lords, I wish to welcome briefly this report, and to mention the special position of accounting officers in relation to the Public Accounts Committee. They are not required to act under the authority of a Minister, and of course there are a number of accounting officers who are not responsible to Ministers; for example, the accounting officer of the Supreme Court.