On 14 May 2008 the Government published the Draft Legislative Programme for 2008-09. The public consultation on the programme concludes on 6 August 2008. The Government will now be considering the responses received during the consultation and will publish a summary of reponses in the autumn, ahead of the Queen’s Speech which will take place on 3 December [...]
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.
On 18 July the Goverment published its response to the consultation ‘Limiting pre-release access to statistics’, and will shortly lay the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008 before Parliament for its approval. To access the document click here
In continuing the process of online engagement, Michael Wills MP introduces the Governance of Britain website. We will run discussions on different aspects of the Governance programme and the outcomes from discussions will be analysed. Some will contribute directly to ongoing discussions and engagement processes, others will help to inform future discussion topics. They will also make [...]
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 [...]
The Governance of Britain Green Paper included a commitment to increase democratic scrutiny of public appointments. The Government has now published a list of key appointments which will be subject to pre-appointment hearings by the Select Committee. The list includes posts which play a key role in protecting the public’s rights and interests and where the post-holder [...]
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 [...]
The Treasury and Cabinet Office have published Limiting pre-release access to statistics: a consultation document.
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