Constitution - Sixth Report
Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 31 March 2004.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Chapter 1: Introduction and Summary
Who does what and why
Conclusions
Recommendations
Chapter 2: Regulatory Roles and Activities:
Accountability for what?
Three purposes of regulation
A broad definition of regulation
Accountability for effectiveness (regulatory
outcomes)the why and how of regulation
The roles of Parliament, Ministers and independent
regulators
Chapter 3: Accountability to Whom?
The 360o view of accountability
Figure 1: 360o view of accountability
Accountability as a control mechanism
The circle of accountability
Independent consumer bodies
Table 1: Elements of the accountability 'control
system'
Table 2: Effective regulation depends
on:
Figure 2: The circle of accountability through
the regulatory cycle
Chapter 4: Evidence of ConcernsAccountability
in Practice
Exposure to scrutiny
Table 3: Avenues of scrutiny
Independent review
Chapter 5: Factors which can Undermine Effective
Regulation and Accountability
Chapter 6: Improving the Regulatory StructureThe
Development of Boards
Chapter 7: Relationships with MinistersIndependence
and Accountability
Public bodies and independence
Appointments, Nolan principles and re-appointment
Ministerial guidance and independence
Chapter 8: Improving the Framework of Regulation
The 'whole of Government' view
Table 4: OECD regulatory checklist
The Better Regulation Task Force (BRTF) role
and recommendations
A guardian of good regulation at the heart
of Government
Other aspects
Chapter 9: Improving Openness, Information
and Communication
The qualitative characteristics for effective
accountability
Codifying statutory duties relating to accountability
Table 5: Accountability through statutory
duties: duty to explainprovision of information
Chapter 10: Improving Parliamentary Scrutiny
Consistency
Co-ordination
Enhancing parliamentary scrutiny
Consistent access by the National Audit Office
to regulatory bodies
A regulatory forum
Chapter 11: Improving the Appeals Mechanisms
Appendix 1: Select Committee on the Constitution
Appendix 2: Call for Evidence
Appendix 3: List of Witnesses
Appendix 4: The Accountability of Regulators
to Citizens and Parliament
Appendix 5: The Regulatory Framework
Appendix 6: Public Bodies and the Regulatory
State
Appendix 7: Committee Visit
Appendix 8: Summary of Evidence by Type
Appendix 9: Chronological Table of Selected
Regulators
Appendix 10: Summary of Briefing by Professor
Hood, All Souls College, Oxford on 25 February 2003
Note: Evidence received by the Committee is published
in two separate volumes: Vol. II, Oral Evidence (HL 68-II); and
Vol. III, Written Evidence (HL 68-III).
In the text of the report:
Q. refers to a question in the oral evidence;
p. refers to a page in the written evidence;
and
para. refers to a paragraph number in this report.
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 68-II)
WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME III (HC 68-III)
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