Select Committee on Constitutional Affairs Second Report

 

3  ANNEX

Table 1: Subjects covered by the Constitutional Affairs Committee, 2005-06

Subject	Evidence sessions in 2004	Outcome
First Report - The Courts: small claims	2	Report, 6 December 2005
Second Report - The Office of the Judge Advocate General	1	Report, 12 December 2005
Third Report - Compensation Culture	5	Report, 1 March 2006
Fourth Report - Legal Services Commission: removal of Specialist Support Services	1	Report, 14 March 2006
Fifth Report - Compensation culture: NHS Redress Bill [Lords]	0 (Written evidence only)	Report, 28 March 2006
First Special Report - Legal Services Commission's response to the Fourth Report of removal of Specialist Support Services	0 (Written evidence only)	Special Report, 18 April 2006
Sixth Report - Family Justice: the operation of the family courts revisited	1	Report, 11 June 2006
Seventh Report - Freedom of Information: one year on	3	Report, 28 June 2006
Eighth Report - Reform of the coroners' system and death certification	5	Report, 1 August 2006
Party Funding	5	Report, 19 December 2006
Electoral administration	2	Evidence published
Asylum and Administration Tribunal: the Appeals Process	1	Evidence published
Judicial Appointments Commission	1	Evidence published
Human Rights legislation	2 with Home Affairs Committee	Evidence published
Department for Constitutional Affairs: Key Policies & Priorities	3	Evidence published
Department for Constitutional Affairs: DCA Departmental Report 2005	1	Evidence published

Table 2: Visits by the Constitutional Affairs Committee in 2005-06

Location	Purpose of visit
Cambridge, Romford, Wandsworth	Inquiry into Small Claims
Medico-Legal Centre, Sheffield	Inquiry into Draft Coroners Bill
Westminster Coroner's Court	Inquiry into Draft Coroners Bill
Wilmslow	Inquiry into Freedom of Information
Edinburgh and St Andrews	Inquiry into Draft Coroners Bill and other matters

Table 3: Liaison Committee criteria relevant to 2005-06 inquiries

	Government and Commission policy proposals	Examination of deficiencies	Departmental actions	Associated public bodies	Major appointments	Implementation of legislation and major policy issues	Draft legislation	Expenditure	Evidence from Minister	Public Service Agreements
First Report: The Courts-Small Claims		√		√		√			√
Second Report The Office of the Judge Advocate General	√	√		√		√
Third Report Compensation Culture	√					√			√
Fourth Report Legal Services Commission: removal of Specialist Support Services	√	√	√	√				√
Fifth Report Compensation culture: NHS Redress Bill [Lords]	√	√	√	√		√			√
First Special Report Legal Services Commission's response to the Fourth Report of removal of Specialist Support Services	√	√	√	√				√
Sixth Report Family Justice: the operation of the family courts revisited	√	√	√	√		√			√
Seventh Report Freedom of Information - one year on		√	√	√		√			√
Eighth Report Reform of the coroners' system and death certification	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√
Party Funding	√	√		√		√		√	√
Electoral administration		√		√		√		√
Asylum and Administration Tribunal: the Appeals Process		√	√	√		√
Judicial Appointments Commission	√		√	√	√	√
Human Rights legislation	√	√	√			√			√
Department for Constitutional Affairs: Key Policies & Priorities	√		√	√		√		√	√	√
Department for Constitutional Affairs: DCA Departmental Report 2005	√	√	√	√		√		√		√

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Prepared 8 March 2007