Often, when people want a project to go forward, our members can be seen as barriers, as sticks in people's wheels, as if finance and accountants are not conducive; they're not helping. They ask how they can bypass them and say, “We know what we want to do, so let's get the results.” Then, instead of going to an accountant, they outsource and go to a firm that will deliver exactly the results they're getting.
I've seen members who do costing reports or financial forecasts being told, “We don't like that number.” Members will say, “Well, the number is what it is. I'm not here to give you the result you're looking for. I'm telling you that this is what the number is.” The shadow public service could be used to say, “If we want to bypass the internal controls, let's outsource the work. Let's go to people who will give us what we want.”