Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young Peole is an independent public official, appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the nomination of the Scottish Parliament. This means that he carries out his functions without being directed or controlled by the Scottish Government or Parliament.
The Commissioner is answerable for how he uses the public money which he is provided with, in order to carry out these functions. This section of the website explains how this works, and describes the arrangements that are in place to scrutinise the Commissioner's management of public resources.