Expert review of civil service legislation. The legal basis can be the constitution, a law on civil service, a law on public service, laws on special types of civil service or laws on independent bodies or other public bodies included in the scope of the civil service. The legislation must establish the horizontal scope (i.e. the institutions that apply the legislation) and the vertical scope (i.e. the hierarchy of positions to which the law is applied). The assessment relates to the clarity of provisions and the level of fragmentation and coherency of the public service.