Recommendation 4

Specifically, the Committee urges its successor committee to hold the Scottish Government to account on:
Meeting the recommendations of the Equality and Human Rights Budget Advisory Group
Improving data collection to inform policy making and budget allocation, and to understand the outcomes of spending decisions.
Improving transparency in budget documents with an emphasis on a more joined up approach between the budget, the Programme for Government and the National Performance Framework.
Ensuring meaningful public engagement by the Scottish Government in the development and evaluation of policy.