Does government seek to influence the bodys financial or staffing decisions or policies?
Government’s financial influence is more tangible. Both HOLAC and the CSC state that their budgets are set by the Cabinet Office and ‘there is always a possibility that [it] may attempt to reduce the budget[s] because of financial pressures’. The CPA, CSPL, and ACoBA work similarly under Cabinet Office restraints of staff and resources. The IC requires approval for the number of staff, remuneration and conditions of service from the DCA. The EC and NAO both receive their budgets from Parliament. For the EC there are government ministers on the Speaker’s Committee who may comment on the budget and corporate plan, which the Treasury is also obliged to comment on. While the NAO’s budget is based on an estimate that has been approved by the Public Accounts Commission which, in discharging its functions, has regard to any advice given by the Public Accounts and the Treasury. The AC is not influenced by the government in its finances or staffing, but it does consult government on the fees it
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