Liaison - First Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 3 March 2005.
Contents
Terms of Reference
Report
1 Introduction
2 Review of committees' work
Task 1: Scrutiny of policy proposals
Task 2: Identification and examination of
areas of emerging or deficient policy
Task 3: Scrutinising draft bills
Task 4: Examination of departmental decisions,
circulars, guidance etc
Task 5: Scrutiny of expenditure plans and
outturns
Task 6: Scrutinising Public Service Agreements
and targets
Task 7: Monitoring the work of agencies and
others
Task 8: Scrutiny of major appointments
Task 9: Implementation of legislation
Task 10: Debates in Westminster Hall and
the Chamber
3 Working practices
Innovations in committee practices
Connecting with the devolved assemblies
Information gathering
Co-operation between committees
Sources of advice
Co-operation between committees and government
departments
4 New developments
Secondary legislation
Freedom of Information
Term limits for Chairmen
5 Engaging with the public and the media
Report of the Modernisation Committee
Media advice
Webcasting
Other work by committees to engage with the
public
Public perception of Parliament
6 Committee activity and resources
Select committee activity
Costs of select committee work
7 Accountability of Government: revision
of the guidance to officials
Conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Annual Reports of Select
Committees for 2004
Appendix 2: Letter from the Chairman of the
Environmental Audit Committee
Appendix 3: Letter from the Chairman of the
Joint Committee on Human Rights
Appendix 4: Memorandum on the Work of the
Scrutiny Unit
Formal minutes
Reports from the Liaison Committee since
1996
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