Parliamentary Accountability A Study of Parliament and Executive Agencies
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
1995, 1995
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | XI, 260 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781349136827 |