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 15 March 2007.
Contents
Terms of Reference
Summary
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: Scrutiny of 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 other public bodies
Task 8: Scrutiny of major appointments
Task 9: Implementation of legislation
Task 10: Debates in Westminster Hall and the Chamber
3 Working practices
Relations with the devolved assemblies
Relations with the Judiciary
Cooperation between committees
Cooperation at the EU level
Information gathering
Engaging with the public and the media
Working with government departments
4 New developments
Post-legislative scrutiny
5 Activity and resources
Select committee activity
Costs of select committees
Resources for select committees
Conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Annual Reports of Select Committees for 2005-06
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
Appendix 5: National Audit Office Support for House of Commons Select Committees in 2006: note by the NAO
Formal Minutes
Reports from the Liaison Committee since 2005
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