A NEW inquiry into effective decision making by the Scottish Government has been launched by a Holyrood committee.
The Finance and Public Administration Committee will consider the overall processes and key skills that are used by the Scottish civil service and others within the Scottish Government administration to make decisions.
The committee’s inquiry will examine what constitutes effective decision making and how this is supported within and across the Scottish Government.
Convener Kenneth Gibson said: “Public Administration is a key part of our committee’s remit and is best described as how the functions and systems of the Scottish Government work.
“Our committee has agreed to undertake an inquiry to better understand the current policy decision-making processes used by the Scottish Government.
“It will be the first time a Holyrood committee has looked at the inner workings of the Government in this way.
“We’ll seek to identify the skills and key principles necessary to support an effective government decision-making process.”
The committee’s main focus will apparently be on decision making within the "core" Scottish Government - its directorates, ministers, and special advisers.
It will not be considering specific decisions by the Scottish Government or individual cases, nor will it specifically be considering matters currently the subject of scrutiny by other parliamentary committees.
The committee will be looking to hear from academics, trade unions, former ministers and civil servants and public bodies to inform its inquiry.
Ten questions have been set out on the inquiry web page to inform written submissions with a deadline for responses of February 7, 2023.
You can find out more here.
