House of Commons - Report - House of Commons Governance - House of Commons Governance Committee

House of Commons Governance Committee - First Report
Report - House of Commons Governance

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 16 December 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

Background

Approach to the inquiry

2 What is good governance?

Structures

People

Culture

3 How does the House match up?

The role of the Speaker

House of Commons Commission

Finance and Services Committee

Administration Committee

Liaison Committee

Management Board

The Clerk of the House

The 2014 recruitment process

The Clerk as Chief Executive

People

A Procedural Service?

Staff Development and Diversity

Culture

4 What challenges does the House face?

Political and constitutional change

Public Engagement

Efficient use of resources

Restoration and Renewal

Overall

5 Our proposals

In the longer term

Restoration and Renewal

6 A Modern Governance Structure

Actions to be taken now

The Deputy Speakers

House of Commons Commission

Members' Estimate Committee

Management Board

Executive committee

The roles of Clerk and Chief Executive

Our proposals as a package

Delegations

People

Culture

7 Implementation

Timetable

The current appointment process

Transition and Timing

The House of Commons Commission

Member committees

The new Clerk of the House and Head of Service appointment process

The new Director General of the House of Commons appointment process

An implementation team

Costs

8 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex A-Draft Job Descriptions

Annex B-Draft instructions on amendment of the 1978 Act

Annex C-Draft Motion

Annex D-House Resources

Annex E-Organogram of proposed House governance structures

Annex F-Organogram of existing House governance structure

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence