To facilitate the managerial independence of public sector bodies

The current model is centralised and rigid, based on mistrust and uniform criteria in differing sectors. There is a need to review and simplify the functioning of the instrumental administration (organisations, agencies, centres, etc.), providing it with greater independence for actual management, particularly when it comes to management of persons and expenditure. Along these lines, it is proposed that the procedure of the preliminary inspection should be withdrawn, reserving it solely for steps that are significant owing to the financial sum involved, such as harmonised contracts or major subsidy lines. The withdrawal of this formality would reduce the bureaucratic burden, speed up timeframes and strengthen the independence of management that can be exerted by public managers. At the same time, in line with the figure of the controller within the private sector, it has been proposed that the ex-post control be redefined by setting up an in-house monitoring body. This figure would report directly to the governing bodies and it would be incumbent on it to follow up on the risks of organisations. This task would go beyond a simple financial check and would also study the fulfilment of processes within the organisation and the achievement of the targets set. On a regular basis, this in-house monitoring body would submit a report on the identification of risks to the core controller agency. It has similarly been proposed that middle managers can decide at their own discretion what volume of human resources is required and which recruitment system is best suited to the specific sphere.