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Parliamentary Accountability

A Study of Parliament and Executive Agencies

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Philip Giddings

    1. University of Reading, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Context of the Initiative

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Origins of the Next Steps Programme

      • Gavin Drewry, Philip Giddings
      Pages 3-17

    3. Ministerial Responsibility and Next Steps Agencies

      • Robert Pyper
      Pages 19-32

    4. Next Steps and Parliamentary Scrutiny

      • Barry Winetrobe
      Pages 33-51

  3. The Process of Scrutiny

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. The Treasury Committee and Next Steps Agencies

      • Philip Giddings
      Pages 55-70

    3. Departmental Select Committees and the Next Steps Programme

      • David Natzler, Paul Silk
      Pages 71-94

    4. Financial Accountability: Agencies and Audit

      • Priscilla Baines
      Pages 95-117

    5. Members of Parliament and Agencies: Parliamentary Questions

      • Paul Evans
      Pages 119-137

    6. Agencies and the Ombudsman

      • Philip Giddings
      Pages 139-152

  4. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. The Environment Agencies

      • George Jones, June Burnham, Robert Elgie
      Pages 155-190

    3. The Department of Social Security and its Agencies

      • Patricia Greer
      Pages 191-202

    4. Accountability and the Employment Service Agency

      • Norman Lewis
      Pages 203-217

  5. Review and Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
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    2. Next Steps to Where?

      • Philip Giddings
      Pages 221-241

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 243-260
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Written by members of the Study of Parliament Group, this book assesses Parliament's response to the reorganisation of much of the civil service into 'executive agencies'. Chief executives have been given freedom to take operational decisions. Yet Ministers insist that they themselves remain constitutionally responsible for the work of the agencies. After reviewing Parliament's mechanisms and considering several case-studies, the authors conclude that Parliament has yet to exploit fully the opportunities for greater accountability which the new arrangements provide.

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  • University of Reading, UK

    Philip Giddings

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