Why did you apply for the Accounts Commission video transcript: 
Ruth MacLeod, Andrew Burns, Jennifer Henderson
Ruth MacLeod: Because I’m passionate about local public services and how they’re delivered. These are services that we all rely on and the work of the Accounts Commission is looking at auditing how councils are delivering these services, making sure that they’re delivering effectively for citizens and providing value for money as well. So that really was what attracted me to working for the Accounts Commission. 
Andrew Burns: I was a politician on the City of Edinburgh Council for 18 years and whilst I was looking, voluntarily I hasten to add, to move away from being employed by local authorities I didn’t want to lose my local authority experience and not be able to give it back in some way, so I was really delighted when I saw an advert for a place on the Commission. I applied, got accepted and I’m pleased now to have spent eight years on the Commission and be able to give some of my expertise back.
Jennifer Henderson: I’m a Chief Executive of a public sector organisation, that’s an almost full-time job and I was at a stage in my career where I was thinking, I wonder if there’s something else I can do to contribute to public life. I was wondering about non-executive roles on a board and then I saw the Accounts Commission job and I just thought, this is it. This is an opportunity to get involved in what local government does and hopefully transfer some of what I’ve learnt about being a public sector leader and understand how that could be relevant in another context.
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