What worries me even more, however, is that the wording is something of an open book.
The open book would be the key to ensuring accountability.
Such practices may fall short of criminal behaviour, but they are not an open book.
We have social security schemes and all the facts are known; the whole position is an open book, and we have 30 years' experience.
A proposal that has much merit and should at least be piloted is open book procurement.
They are intended to enforce open book accounting procedures on the agency management company.
It is quite possible to have a completely open book and give information which is of great use to overseas competitors and others.
What follows is an open book: we have no idea what the detail of the devolution legislation will entail.