Swinney is expected to reject super-inspectorate plan suggested by recent Crerar report

From: The Scotsman | Date: October 5, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

A RADICAL proposal to replace Scotland's growing number of inspectors, auditors, regulators and "tsars" with a single scrutiny organisation has been ruled out by ministers.

John Swinney, the cabinet secretary for finance, has decided against merging the 43 regulators in Scotland into one body, The Scotsman has learned.

Swinney's decision, which has yet to be confirmed in public, came after a Holyrood debate on the plans put forward by Professor Lorne Crerar's report into regulation, audit, inspection and complaints- handling in public services.

The debate in the Scottish Parliament on ...

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