Book Description
... Government plans to increase scrutiny of public bodies ... which will involve strengthening the powers of Select Committees to scrutinise major public appointments.
Author : Lucinda Maer
Publisher :
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 26,6 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Legislative bodies
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... Government plans to increase scrutiny of public bodies ... which will involve strengthening the powers of Select Committees to scrutinise major public appointments.
Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Parliament and Constitutions Centre
Publisher :
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 49,92 MB
Release : 2011
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Library
Publisher :
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 17,89 MB
Release : 2008
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Author : Akash Paun
Publisher :
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Government executives
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Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 15,70 MB
Release : 2008-01-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780215038043
This Report welcomes and responds to the Government's proposal to involve select committees in public appointments by inviting committees to hold non-binding pre-appointment hearings with nominees for key positions. The Report clarifies the purpose of these hearings: to expose nominees to parliamentary and public scrutiny before the final ministerial decision on the appointment, to increase the likelihood that those appointed will be effective in their accountability to Parliament and the public. The Report also establishes criteria to determine which posts should be subject to these hearings, and identifies major auditors, ombudsmen, regulators and inspectors, as well as those responsible for the appointments system itself; along with appointments normally made on merit but where Ministers have chosen not to follow the usual processes. Finally, the Report responds to concerns about involving select committees in public appointments, including several raised by the Commissioner for Public Appointments, and proposes ways of managing the risks identified, largely through a framework of clear protocols to be agreed between the Government and the Liaison Committee, and also by monitoring and reviewing the effect of the hearings on public appointments over time.
Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 45,71 MB
Release : 2011-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780215561244
This report considers the experience of some three years of holding 'pre-appointment' hearings by select committees to examine the 'preferred candidate' for certain public appointments before that appointment is confirmed. Whilst the committee considers the experiment a success they do recommend a number of changes. They propose a three tier list: Posts in the first tier are those considered to be of sufficient constitutional significance as to require a process which is effectively a joint appointment by Government and the House of Commons. Posts in the second tier are those which the committee proposes should be subject to an enhanced an improved version of the current process, and which should be subject to an 'effective veto' by the House of Commons or its committees. For posts in the third tier, pre-appointment hearings should be at the discretion of committees.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 14,80 MB
Release : 2014-09-15
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ISBN : 9264183639
There is growing recognition of the need for new approaches to the ways in which donors support accountability, but no broad agreement on what changed practice looks like. This publication aims to provide more clarity on the emerging practice.
Author : Public Administration Select Committee
Publisher :
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 18,25 MB
Release : 2003
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ISBN : 9780215009098
Public Appointments and Patronage
Author : Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee
Publisher :
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 22,65 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : 9780215011664
This report is the first major Parliamentary examination of the new appointments procedures for public bodies. The Committee finds the Government is genuinely committed to opening up the appointments system to a wider range of people, especially to increasing the proportions of women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities on the boards of public bodies. Real progress has been made since 1997, but much more needs to be done. Recommendations to raise public confidence in the system and expand participation include: that Parliamentary Select Committees should have a role in appointments in key public posts; the establishment of a Public Appointments Commission to promote transparency and eradicate any element of patronage; the need for a Single Equality Bill to provide a statutory framework for equality and diversity, as well as to satisfy international and EU commitments to promote equal treatment rights for all; a high-profile national strategy to increase diversity and lay representation on public bodies, including appropriate remuneration, more flexible hours and mentoring schemes to tackle socio-economic barriers; and experimental schemes for appointments by a form of lot, using the National Lottery Community Fund's regional committees as a model, and the use of elections in some circumstances, especially at local level.
Author : Marc van der Hulst
Publisher : Inter-Parliamentary Union
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 38,3 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Legislators
ISBN : 9291420565
Undersøgelse af parlamentsmandatet baseret på svar på IPU-spørgeskema fra 134 parlamenter. Svarene er sammenlignet systematisk med de respektive forfatninger, lovgivning og parlamentsforretningsordener.