Public Administration - Fourth Report

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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 6 July 2006.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1  Introduction

2  Honours and Propriety - a short history

3  Recent Developments

4  Current Controversies

5  The Police Investigation

6  Are Political Honours Appropriate?

An honourable profession?

Political accountability

Enhanced scrutiny

Peerages  

Higher honours

7  Resignation and Dissolution Honours

Resignation honours

Dissolution honours

8  The House of Lords Appointments Commission

9  The Appointments Process

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of Written Evidence

Reports from the Public Administration Select Committee

Oral and Written Evidence

Monday 15 May 2006

Tuesday 16 May 2006

Written Evidence

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Prepared 13 July 2006