Download or read book Parliamentary Scrutiny of Government Bills written by John Aneurin Grey Griffith and published by London : G. Allen & Unwin [for] PEP and the Study of Parliament Group. This book was released on 1974 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parliament and Congress written by William McKay and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The constitutional background of both legislatures and their procedures are described and where possible compared. Currently unsolved problems often have much in common, in vexed areas such as ethics requirements or how procedural rules permit minorities fair access to legislative time before majorities prevail. British successes include the enhanced authority and effectiveness of select committees and the acquisition of more debating time by the creation of a parallel Chamber. Unsolved problems at Westminster begin with the powers and status of the Lords, and go on through the search for more effective review of EU activities, adapting parliamentary scrutiny to more sophisticated government financial information, and making better use of legislative time without diminishing back-bench rights. The accelerated pace and extent of procedural changes in Congress is problematic. Constant pursuit of campaign funds, increased party exploitation of Members' ethical shortcomings, and partisan reapportionments, have diminished collegiality and compromise. Business is conducted with greater predictability, with fewer quorum calls, postponement and clustering of votes, and by utilization of ad hoc special orders, often in derogation of openness and minority rights in the House. Minority complaints have been frequent and occasionally extreme. Conversely constant filibuster threats in the Senate have enhanced minority party power there. An 'inverse ratio' between the greater complexity, importance, and urgency of pending legislation on the one hand, and diminution of deliberative capacity, fairness. and transparency on the other, has been repeatedly demonstrated, especially at the stage of final compromises between the Houses.
Download or read book Parliament and the Legislative Process written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Constitution and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Committees report examines parliamentary scrutiny of legislation, focusing on the process for dealing with primary legislation (i.e. the scrutiny of parliamentary bills). This examination is carried out in the light of the Rippon Commission report on the topic (Making the Law produced by the Hansard Society Commission on the Legislative Process) which was published in 1992. Topics discussed include the mechanisms for pre-legislative and post-legislative scrutiny, the growth of legislation, the dissemination of information and ways of gauging public opinion through consultation. Conclusions drawn by the Committee include concern over the growth in the number and complexity of bills being presented to Parliament without adequate expansion in the capacity to deliver effective scrutiny. The report contains a number of proposals designed to help engender a culture shift away from this unsustainable volume of legislation, towards a culture of justification which encourages government to adopt a more disciplined approach to the introduction of bills based on the objective of effectiveness rather than quantity.
Download or read book Exploring Parliament written by Cristina Leston-Bandeira and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh perspective on an ancient institution; Exploring Parliament offers an engaging and real-life insight into the inner workings, impact, and relevance of twenty-first century Parliament. Short academic and practitioner chapters are combined with highly relevant and practical case studies, to provide a new and accessible introduction to Parliament's structures, people, and practices. As well as covering the broader structure of UK Parliament, this text explains the role of small parties in law making, the design and space of Parliament, and offers illuminating case studies on highly topical areas such as the Backbench Business Committee, the Hillsborough Inquiry and recent pieces of legislation such as the Assisted Dying Bill. This text is complemented by the following online resources for students and lecturers: - Video tours of Parliament - Podcasts to explain and explore the work of Parliament - Web links to help students to explore Parliament even further
Download or read book Parliamentary Scrutiny of Government Bills written by Political and Economic Planning and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Growth of Parliamentary Scrutiny by Committee written by Alfred Morris and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Growth of Parliamentary Scrutiny by Committee
Download or read book Bicameral Parliamentary Scrutiny of Government Bills written by Meg Russell and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parliaments and Post Legislative Scrutiny written by Franklin de Vrieze and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To what extent have parliaments a responsibility to monitor how laws are implemented as intended and have the expected impact? Is the practice of Post-Legislative Scrutiny emerging as a new dimension within the oversight role of parliament? What approach do parliaments apply in assessing the implementation and impact of legislation? These are the fascinating questions guiding this book. Case studies offer an in-depth look at how particular countries and the European Union conduct Post-Legislative Scrutiny. The analysis puts Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the context of parliamentary oversight and parliaments’ engagement in the legislative cycle. The purpose of this book is to demonstrate the value of Post-Legislative Scrutiny as a public good, benefiting the executive, legislature and the people in ensuring that law delivers what is expected of it, as well as to respond to the need for greater clarity as to what is meant by the term. In this way, the publication can assist legislatures to think more clearly as to what precisely they understand, and seek to achieve, by Post-Legislative Scrutiny. This book is the result of the co-operation between the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of The Journal of Legislative Studies.
Download or read book Legislative scrutiny written by Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-01-18 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill was re-introduced in the House of Commons on 19 November 2009 and the Committee welcomes a number of aspects of the Bill which is implementing some of the commitments made by the Prime Minister in his Governance of Britain statement in July 2007. But the Committee considers there are a number of significant omissions from the Bill including in relation to judicial appointments, parliamentary scrutiny of security and intelligence matters, and the restrictive judicial interpretation of the meaning of public function in the Human Rights Act. They recommend amendments relating to the latter two points. They also look at Protest around Parliament, Ratification of Treaties and Right to a fair hearing and access to a court in the determination of civil rights.The Video Recordings Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 15 December 2009 and is a fast track piece of legislation which repeals and revives the provisions of the Video Recordings Act 1984 in order to enable them to be notified to the European Commission under the Technical Standards Directive and so secure its enforceability. The Committee considers the human rights issues raised by this Bill should be subjected to parliamentary scrutiny. However as the 1984 Act, serves as an important child protection purpose, that are currently unenforceable, the Committee accepts the need for fast tracking this legislation and does not propose to further scrutinise this Bill.
Download or read book Parliaments and Post Legislative Scrutiny written by Franklin de Vrieze and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To what extent have parliaments a responsibility to monitor how laws are implemented as intended and have the expected impact? Is the practice of Post-Legislative Scrutiny emerging as a new dimension within the oversight role of parliament? What approach do parliaments apply in assessing the implementation and impact of legislation? These are the fascinating questions guiding this book. Case studies offer an in-depth look at how particular countries and the European Union conduct Post-Legislative Scrutiny. The analysis puts Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the context of parliamentary oversight and parliaments’ engagement in the legislative cycle. The purpose of this book is to demonstrate the value of Post-Legislative Scrutiny as a public good, benefiting the executive, legislature and the people in ensuring that law delivers what is expected of it, as well as to respond to the need for greater clarity as to what is meant by the term. In this way, the publication can assist legislatures to think more clearly as to what precisely they understand, and seek to achieve, by Post-Legislative Scrutiny. This book is the result of the co-operation between the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of The Journal of Legislative Studies.
Download or read book Strengthening Parliament s Powers of Scrutiny written by Jessica Levy and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parliament and the Executive written by Western Australia. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Intergovernmental Agreements and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Post legislative Scrutiny the Government s Approach written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Command Paper from the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons sets out a process for post-legislative scrutiny by the Government. The main proposal is that after 3 years any law that has been passed will undergo a review by the relevant Government Department and then Parliament to see how effective the law has been. The publication also includes an appendix with a detailed response to the Law Commission's report on Post-legislative scrutiny (Cm. 6945, ISBN 9780101694520).
Download or read book Programming of Bills written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since they were first introduced in 1887, the allocation of time orders have been used to impose a timetable on proceedings on public bills, and in recent years, it has been suggested that timetabling procedures should be used more routinely. The Committee's report reviews the history of debate about this issue, examines some of the problems with the way in which programming operates and suggests solutions. The Committee concludes that the purpose of programming is to enhance Parliamentary scrutiny of bills, not to curtail legitimate debate; and that the legislative process should meet four key criteria: that the Government can be certain of getting its legislation, subject to approval of the House, through in a reasonable time; the Opposition and MPs in general have full opportunity to debate the bill and make amendments; all parts of a bill must be properly considered; and properly prepared so as not to require lots of new Government amendments. The Committee states its intention to keep the issue under review, and concludes that programming alone will not achieve better scrutiny of bills, and measures to improve pre-legislative scrutiny are also essential.
Download or read book Parliament and Congress written by William McKay and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-03 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Parliament and Congress the constitutional background and the procedures are described and where possible compared in an entirely fresh look at the two legislatures. Though their constitutional positions and development are quite distinct, they nevertheless have much in common historically and face many of the same contemporary problems.
Download or read book Improving the effectiveness of parliamentary scrutiny a Select committee amendments b Explanatory statements on amendments c Written parliamentary questions written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Procedure Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-03-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report builds on work undertaken in the previous Parliament. It contains three sets of recommendations which share a common aim of improving the effectiveness of parliamentary scrutiny. Firstly the Committee recommends that select committees be allowed to table in their own amendments to bills and motions on the floor of the House. Secondly it is recommended that during this Parliament Members and opposition spokespeople be encouraged to table explanatory statements on amendments to bills and that the Government use this facility to provide explanatory statements to clarify the origin of amendments and new clauses proposed on report. Thirdly the Committee recognises that whilst written parliamentary questions are a vital part of parliamentary scrutiny, there is a danger that their value is being eroded by the record numbers being tabled which also imposes significant costs on the public purse. The Committee therefore proposes a three month trial of applying a daily quota of five and an earlier deadline of 6.30 pm from Monday to Thursday and 2.30 pm on sitting Fridays to questions for written answer submitted electronically. They also recommend that, to assist Members, the Government deliver all answers to parliamentary questions to the Member concerned by email at the same time as the answer is delivered to the House
Download or read book Parliament written by Alexander Horne and published by Hart Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword / Lord Lisvane -- Introduction / Alexander Horne and Andrew Le Sueur -- What is the parliamentary scrutiny of legislation for? / Sir Stephen Laws -- Pre-legislative scrutiny / Jessica Mulley and Helen Kinghorn -- Parliament's constitutional standards / Jack Simson Caird and Dawn Oliver -- European scrutiny / Paul Hardy -- Legislative scrutiny in the House of Lords / Philip Norton (Lord Norton of Louth) -- Parliamentary reform and the accountability of government to the house of commons / Richard Kelly and Lucinda Maer -- The regulation of lobbyists / Oonagh Gay -- Robot government : automated decision-making and its implications for parliament / Andrew Le Sueur -- Parliament and national security / Alexander Horne and Clive Walker -- Parliament and international treaties / Arabella Lang -- Sovereignty, privilege and the european convention on human rights / Alexander Horne and Hélène Tyrrell -- Euroscepticism and parliamentary sovereignty : the lingering shadows of Factortame and Thoburn / Gavin Drewry
