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Question reference: S6W-41292

  • Date lodged: 13 October 2025

  • Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 4 November 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the 46 listed recommendations in the report, An Investigative Review into the process of establishing, managing and supporting Independent Reviews in Scotland, which of the recommendations it (a) accepted and (b) rejected.

Answer

The Scottish Government accepted the vast majority of the report’s recommendations, but after due consideration the Government did not accept the following:

  • Dedicated administrative support unit within the Scottish Government to support all commissioned reviews (recommendations 3 and 40)
  • The chair should draft the remit and terms of reference (recommendation 6)
  • Appointment of chair to be open and transparent (recommendation 18)
  • Template which standardises what is presented at the end of a review (recommendation 42)

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