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Terms of Reference
1 Introduction
Overview
Remit
Overall
Working practices
Other committees
Relations with the Department
Witness feedback
E-consultation
Outside Westminster
Petitions
2 Inquiries and core tasks
Activity
Performance against core tasks
Examination of Government and European Commission policy proposals (objective A)
Core Task 1: Scrutiny of policy proposals from the Government and the European Commission.
Core Task 2: Scrutiny of emerging policy, or where existing policy is deficient
Core Task 3: Scrutiny of draft bills
Core Task 4: Scrutiny of policy documents or other decisions
Examination of departmental expenditure and administration (objectives B and C)
Core Tasks 5, 6 and 7: Scrutiny of the department's expenditure plans, public service agreements and associated targets and those of its executive agencies, NDPBs, regulators and other associated public bodies
Core Task 8: Scrutiny of major appointments made by the department
Core Task 9: Scrutiny of the implementation of legislation and major policy initiatives
Assisting the House in debate and decision (objective D)
Core Task 10: production of reports for debate
ANNEX A: Liaison Committee criteria relevant to inquiries
ANNEX B: Sessional Return for 2007-08 (extract)
Formal Minutes
Reports from the Justice (previously Constitutional Affairs) Committee since Session 2006-07