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Joint Committee publishes report on draft Constitutional Renewal Bill

mojuser — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:09:59 +0000

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill recently published its report on the Bill. You can read this and also access notes on past oral and written evidence sessions here.

Governance of Britain one year on

mojuser — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:46:33 +0000

Today the Justice Secretary Jack Straw marked the anniversary of the Governance of Britain with a statement to the House of Commons in which he set out the progress made in meeting the objectives of the programme.

He said that in July last year the Prime Minister outlined steps toward further constitutional reform to renew our democracy, building a new relationship between citizens and government and ensuring that the rights of individuals are respected.

You can read the minister’s statement and access the report here

Justice Committee Report on role of Attorney General

mojuser — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:57:24 +0000

The Justice Select Committee has published a report on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill focusing on the role of the Attorney General. You can access the report here

Justice Committee announces session on Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill

mojuser — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:55:10 +0000

The Justice Committee of the House of Commons have announced that they will hold an evidence session on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill on 10 June at 4.15 pm in the Grimond Room in Portcullis House. Witnesses include Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, Attorney General. More information can be found here.

Constitutional Renewal White Paper and Draft Bill

mojuser — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:34:02 +0000

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced new proposals to give Parliament more power to hold the government to account and strengthen its relationship with the people. A White Paper, draft Constitutional Renewal Bill and analysis of consultation responses were published today following a statement in the House of Commons. The documents can be found here.

Any comments on the Draft Bill or White Paper should be submitted by 18 July to governance@justice.gsi.gov.uk or to the address on our Contacts page.

Consultation on the role of the Attorney General

mojuser — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:38:42 +0000

The Attorney General’s Office launches a consultation on the Role of the Attorney General.