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Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Commission Publisher : ISBN 13 :9781786402578 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (25 download)
Book Synopsis External Members of the House of Commons Commission by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Commission
Download or read book External Members of the House of Commons Commission written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Commission and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Commission Publisher : ISBN 13 :9781801393850 Total Pages :5 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (938 download)
Book Synopsis External Members of the House of Commons Commission by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Commission
Download or read book External Members of the House of Commons Commission written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Commission and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Review of management and services of the House of Commons by : Kevin Sir Tebbit
Download or read book Review of management and services of the House of Commons written by Kevin Sir Tebbit and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-06-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from previous reports published in 1990 and 1999, this publication examines how the services to support the institution of the House of Commons and MPs are governed, managed and delivered. The objective of the report has been to respect the status and character of the House and to preserve the special qualities of the House Service, while seeking to build organisational and executive capacity and to promote effectiveness, accountability and value for money. Amongst the 56 conclusions and recommendations made, the report seeks to highlight the importance of an independent audit facility, including placing the chairmanship of the Audit Committee in the hands of an external Committee member and instituting a rolling programme of NAO value-for-money audits. It also recommends a revamped role for the Office for the Chief Executive, with responsibility for strategic planning; strengthening the position of the Finance and Services Committee to improve scrutiny of spending proposals and to support the governing role of the Commission; a centralised and professional human resources team to develop the House staff as a collective resource and to overcome the inefficiencies of the present personnel structure; and the creation of further joint Departments between the two Houses in the interests of reducing overhead costs and general efficiency.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on Standards Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215064677 Total Pages :120 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (646 download)
Book Synopsis House of Commons - Committee on Standards: All-Party Parliamentary Groups - HC357 by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on Standards
Download or read book House of Commons - Committee on Standards: All-Party Parliamentary Groups - HC357 written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on Standards and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-11-29 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are groups of Members, from both Houses, who may or may not be supported by outside organisations, and are established for a wide range of purposes. There is a Register of such groups, overseen by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. There has been increasing concern that APPGs pose a reputational risk to the House in several ways: they may provide access for lobbyists; they put pressure on resources; and their output is confused with that of official select committees. But APPGs also provide: forums for cross-party interaction which is not controlled by the whips, interaction between the Members of the Commons and the Lords; and a forum for parliamentarians, academics, business people, the third sector and other interested parties; time and space for policy discussion and debate; and a means for back bench parliamentarians to set the policy agenda. There is a longstanding dilemma about the regulation of APPGs: they are essentially informal groupings, established by individual Members, yet the more restrictions and requirements that are placed on them, the more they appear to be endorsed by the House. The House of Commons Commission has already decided to withdraw the passes of APPG staff. The Committee proposes a package of reforms: ensure that Members' responsibility for APPG activity is clear and accountable; ensure transparency not only about external support, but also about the activities funded by such support; and far greater clarity about the status of the various types of informal work that Members carry out.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Commission Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :0215086120 Total Pages :68 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (15 download)
Book Synopsis HC 341 - House of Commoons Commission - Thirty-seventh Report of the Commission and Annual report of the Audit Committee by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Commission
Download or read book HC 341 - House of Commoons Commission - Thirty-seventh Report of the Commission and Annual report of the Audit Committee written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Commission and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2015 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis How Parliament Works by : Nicolas Besly
Download or read book How Parliament Works written by Nicolas Besly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-14 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parliament is constantly in the news and televised daily, but much of its work remains a mystery to outsiders and is sometimes perplexing even to its own members. Written by expert insiders, How Parliament Works is a straightforward and readable analysis of one of the country’s most complex – and often misunderstood – institutions. Covering every aspect of the work, membership and structures of both Houses, this key text provides a unique insight into the work and daily life of Parliament. It explains not only what happens but why and analyses the institution’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities for Parliament to be more effective. The eighth edition has been substantially revised to take account of recent changes in both Houses, and to cover all the key issues affecting Parliament and politics, such as: Parliament, Brexit and Europe – the impact of the referendum vote on Parliament to date, Parliament’s role in implementing Brexit and its role thereafter; Questions about how much Parliament is a genuinely representative body of the population at large in its diversity; The latest developments in the legislative process, party discipline and rebellion; The ‘English votes for English laws’ procedures; The effects of a minority government; Changes to the Budget cycle; Updates on the arrangements for the internal management of both Houses, reflecting governance reviews, with all statistics and examples fully updated throughout. How Parliament Works is essential reading for anyone who has anything to do with the Westminster Parliament: journalists, civil servants, lawyers, lobbyists, business and trade associations, diplomats, overseas parliaments and international bodies – and indeed members of both Houses. How Parliament Works is also an invaluable companion to the study of politics at AS, A2 and university level, and provides a wealth of source material for teachers.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on Standards Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :0215081447 Total Pages :114 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (15 download)
Book Synopsis HC 383 - The Standards System in the House of Commons by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on Standards
Download or read book HC 383 - The Standards System in the House of Commons written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on Standards and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2015 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 2013 three lay members became part of a new Committee on Standards. As a result of the lay members' reflections on the experience of their first year in office the Committee on Standards decided to undertake a comprehensive review of the standards system in the House of Commons. There has been a decline in public trust, not just in politics but in other institutions. The expenses scandal played a significant part in reducing public trust, and the Committee do not underestimate its impact. It still has an immense effect on how MPs' activities are seen and reported. The majority of MPs carry out their tasks without any questions raised about the propriety of their actions. The growth in constituency case work suggests that while the public may distrust MPs in general, in practice they are willing to bring individual MPs their problems. MPs have a complex and multi-faceted role, and one of the lessons of the last year has been that there is little understanding of what MPs do, the rules governing their conduct, and the ways in which those rules are enforced. This Report is intended to increase that understanding, as well as to propose improvements. This report sets out the range of functions that an MP undertakes. It describes the various aspects of MPs' work and the limitations of their role. It acknowledges MPs need the freedom to decide their priorities within a potentially infinite workload. The Committee believes self-regulation, with external input, is the appropriate system.
Book Synopsis Parliament: A Question of Management by : V M (Val) Barrett
Download or read book Parliament: A Question of Management written by V M (Val) Barrett and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2022-10-28 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries scholars and practitioners have studied parliament and its potential reform from an institutional perspective. Until now, few authors have addressed in depth the internal relationships among parliamentary actors, their competing beliefs and their influence on parliament’s effectiveness. Parliament is overwhelmingly an agonistic institution, and competition for status, resources, influence and control has pervaded its administration and impeded reform. Parliaments appear to struggle with the concept of institutional management. The doctrine of exclusive cognisance or sole jurisdiction implies that parliament, and only parliament, should retain control of its internal business and processes. But why is parliament considered to be unique among public institutions, and why do parliaments appear to resist or even defy attempts to manage them more effectively? At a time when the public is losing confidence in governments, politics and political institutions, parliament’s role as a broker of ideas and a forum for deliberative policymaking is under threat. In an institution where no one has overall authority and direction, staying relevant and managing public expectations present major challenges for its members and administrators. This book examines parliamentary management in the national parliaments of Australia and the United Kingdom. Without claiming to be a ‘how to’ book, it attempts to provide a relatable account of how parliamentary officials and members of parliament carry out their inherently complex roles and how they might be assisted by contemporary public management approaches.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215064493 Total Pages :48 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (644 download)
Book Synopsis House of Commons - Committee on Standards: Nadine Dorries - HC 806 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards
Download or read book House of Commons - Committee on Standards: Nadine Dorries - HC 806 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Report arises from a memorandum from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards dealing with the conduct of Nadine Dorries in respect of the registration of fees relating to her appearance in "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!", an ITV television programme. Ms Dorries contended that such payments (if any) were made to a company, Averbrook Ltd, of which she is a director, and that she was not required to register income received by the company, but only any remuneration she drew from it. Ms Dorries further contends that as she was not required to register the company's income, she did not have to respond to the Commissioner's requests for information about payments for her media work. The Committee concluded that Ms Dorries must register the details required by the rules. That leaves her initial failure to abide by the Registrar's advice, and her attitude toward the Commissioner's inquiry. It was recommended that Ms Dorries: register all payments in respect of her employment, whether or not they have been channelled through Averbrook Ltd or any other third party; and apologise to the House by way of a Personal Statement. The Committee expects Ms Dorries to consult the Registrar in person about the detail of her Register entry within 21 days of publication of this Report. They will monitor Ms Dorries's compliance and will recommend further action if necessary
Book Synopsis Exploring Parliament by : Cristina Leston-Bandeira
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
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215064608 Total Pages :36 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (646 download)
Book Synopsis House of Commons - Committee on Standards: Mr Tim Yeo - HC 849 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards
Download or read book House of Commons - Committee on Standards: Mr Tim Yeo - HC 849 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case arises from two articles published by the Sunday Times on 9 June 2013, which detailed the results of a "sting" conducted by two reporters, Ms Heidi Blake and Mr Jonathan Calvert, who posed as representatives of a strategic consultancy recruiting a group of expert consultants to launch a solar technology developer. In their article the reporters alleged that Mr Tim Yeo, the Member for South Suffolk, had "told the reporters he could advocate for their company behind the scenes, introduce them to Ministers and guide them on submitting evidence to his own Committee". Mr Yeo referred himself to the Commissioner, who decided to investigate whether he had breached the rules in that he had: offered to make approaches to Ministers and/or servants of the Crown on behalf of a company in which he expected to have a financial interest; and told the managing director of a company which was a subsidiary of a company in which he had a financial interest what to say when giving evidence to the Select Committee of which he was chair. The Commissioner did not uphold either complaint. The Committee agrees with the Commissioner. Mr Yeo made no improper commitments, despite the tone of the Sunday Times articles, and the energetic attempts of the journalists concerned to draw him into doing so. Media investigations can have a role to play in ensuring high standards of public conduct but in this case Mr Yeo has broken no rules and the only misrepresentation has been that of the journalists themselves
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215063519 Total Pages :56 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (635 download)
Book Synopsis House of Commons - Committee on Standards: Simon Hughes - HC 805 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards
Download or read book House of Commons - Committee on Standards: Simon Hughes - HC 805 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Report deals with the investigation into the conduct of Mr Simon Hughes: that he failed to register six donations to his local party received from four named companies over six years despite the links he had with the donors; that he failed to declare two of these financial interests, in the House and in the Public Bill Committee on the Scrap Metal Dealers Bill; that he failed to declare two of these financial interests when approaching another Member and local councillors; and that he arranged one meeting which amounted to lobbying for reward or consideration, contrary to the rules of the House. The Committee agrees that the meeting Mr Hughes arranged to discuss a local development did not constitute a breach of the lobbying rules. There was no attempt to conceal the donations to Mr Hughes's local party, which were reported to the Electoral Commission, although there was a failure to include them in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, and a failure to declare interests. The publication of the Commissioner's memorandum sets on record Mr Hughes's failures to declare appropriately. Mr Hughes apologised at the outset. The Committee recommends that he now registers any outstanding interests; late registrations will appear in bold italics. Nonetheless there is concern that a Member of Mr Hughes's seniority and experience should have failed to observe The Code of Conduct over such a long period and failed to seek advice from the Registrar. Mr Hughes should apologise by way of a Personal Statement to the House.
Book Synopsis OECD Public Governance Reviews Public Integrity in Malta Improving the Integrity and Transparency Framework for Elected and Appointed Officials by : OECD
Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Public Integrity in Malta Improving the Integrity and Transparency Framework for Elected and Appointed Officials written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-27 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides concrete recommendations for strengthening the legislative and institutional framework for elected and appointed officials in Malta. It reviews the institutional and procedural set-up of the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life and analyses the omissions, inconsistencies and overlaps in the Standards in Public Life Act.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Members Estimate Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215521316 Total Pages :100 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (213 download)
Book Synopsis Review of Allowances by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Members Estimate Committee
Download or read book Review of Allowances written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Members Estimate Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report starts with the Committee's top priority - improving public confidence in the House of Commons by better systems of financial assurance. The House must introduce a robust system of scrutiny for parliamentary allowances. It then sets out the six main categories in which Members' work is supported by the taxpayer: employment of staff; office costs; communicating with constituents and the public; travel; overnight costs; redundancy. In each section, the report describes the current system, proposals for change, experience elsewhere, and the views and advice received. Each section ends with the opinion of the Committee and recommendations for the House to decide. Recommendations include: members should no longer be able to claim reimbursement for furniture and household goods or for capital improvements; the Additional Cost Allowance would be replaced by an overnight expenses allowance of £19,600 a year for accommodation; £30 a day subsistence allowance without receipts, up to a maximum of £4,600 every year; MPs would have to provide receipts for all other expenses from 1 April next year (at the moment they can claim for items up to £25 without receipts).
Book Synopsis An Extraordinary Scandal by : Emma Crewe
Download or read book An Extraordinary Scandal written by Emma Crewe and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A parliamentary scandal that dominates the headlines. The resignation of major party figures. Commentators and citizens wondering if the British government—and the people’s faith in it—will survive. Before Brexit, another major crisis rocked the foundation of government in the country: the expenses scandal of 2009. Featuring interviews with the members of parliament, journalists, and officials close to the center of the turmoil, An Extraordinary Scandal tells the story of what really happened. Andrew Walker, the tax expert who oversaw the parliamentary expenses system, and Emma Crewe, a social scientist specializing in the institutions of parliament, bring fascinating perspectives—from both inside and outside parliament—to this account. Far from attempting provide a defense of any the parties involved, An Extraordinary Scandal explains how the parliament fell out of step with the electorate and became a victim of its own remote institutional logic, growing to become at odds with an increasingly open, meritocratic society. Charting the crisis from its 1990s origins—when Westminster began, too slowly, to respond to wider societal changes—to its aftermath in 2010, the authors examine how the scandal aggravated the developing crisis of trust between the British electorate and Westminster politicians that continues to this day. Their in-depth research reveals new insight into how the expenses scandal acted as a glimpse of what was to come, and they reveal where the scandal’s legacy can be traced in the new age of mistrust and outrage, in which politicians are often unfairly vulnerable to being charged in the court of public opinion by those they represent.
Book Synopsis Gendering the Everyday in the UK House of Commons by : Cherry M. Miller
Download or read book Gendering the Everyday in the UK House of Commons written by Cherry M. Miller and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the reproduction of gender ‘beneath the spectacle’ – that is, beneath ceremonial displays of power, in the UK House of Commons. Contributing to a fascinating literature on gender and parliaments, the book conceives of the House of Commons as a workplace, as well as a representative arena. It explores the everyday consequences for gendered power relations that this unique environment entails, as parliamentary actors perform their careers, citizenship, and public service. The book firstly explores ways to conceive of and to study gender in parliaments. Parliamentary ethnography – that is, spending time observing and engaging with parliamentary actors, is presented as an unparalleled methodology to better understand gender, power, and agency. The chapters that follow provide in-depth portrayals of gender and the parliamentary workplace. The book connects multiple actors in the House of Commons: MPs, officials, parliamentary researchers, and the (in)formal rules that structure the relationships between them.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Administration Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215559371 Total Pages :178 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (593 download)
Book Synopsis Catering and retail services in the House of Commons by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Administration Committee
Download or read book Catering and retail services in the House of Commons written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Administration Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this report the Administration Committee makes proposals to cut catering costs in the House of Commons by £1.25 million by 2014 - 15, and to widen access to cafes and restaurants. Recommendations include: further proposals for future cost savings; opening restaurants and the Terrace to the public for meals or afternoon teas on days when Parliament is not sitting; a staff discount scheme; generating more income through merchandising, including a new high street shop; looking at the possibility of merging Commons and Lords catering services to save on shared costs; widening access to dining rooms, and giving journalists in the Press Gallery access to a restaurant in Portcullis House instead of their own dining room.
