Summary
An independent monitoring body created to review political and campaign finance should have security of funding and be free from political pressure.
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- Furthermore, there should be no budgetary strings attached which curtail the powers and restrict the scope of activities of the controlling commission should it criticize the government or major political parties. The auditing commission should be free from political pressure in carrying out its activities, and should be free from party intervention when appointing its staff.
- Regulatory agencies must be independent in terms of appointments, security of tenure and funding, and should themselves be independently supervised.
- Appointments to the regulator should be independent from political pressure, and should include checks to increase its impartiality, neutrality and financial independence.
- The designated institution or institutions should be given the necessary financial, human and operational resources to fulfil its mandate, as well as sufficient time to undertake its duties comprehensively and effectively.
- Appointments to the regulator should be independent from political pressure, and should include checks to increase its impartiality, neutrality and financial independence.
- The designated institution or institutions should be given the necessary financial, human and operational resources to fulfil its mandate, as well as sufficient time to undertake its duties comprehensively and effectively.
- An independent oversight agency must be free from political pressure. To achieve this, governments can make the agency directly accountable to parliament, create a competitive and meritocratic system of public appointments, and empower it to receive, investigate and report on complaints received from members of the public. To enforce compliance effectively, the agency needs the resources to operate at speed and scale.