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Dec 18, 2023 · The Liaison Committee is the ‘super committee’ which oversees the select committee system in the House of Commons. It was first established in 1980 following the 1979 reforms which led to the creation of the modern departmental select committee system.
The Liaison Committee is made up of Select Committee Chairs. It considers the overall work of select committees, promotes effective scrutiny of Government and chooses committee reports for debates. It questions the Prime Minister about policy, usually three times a year.
First, impact on government in the form of persuading government to enact or withdraw legislation is not the only role of select committees. Second, it is not necessarily possible to establish the causal relationship. For example, committees may make recommendations to do things that the government always planned to do. 5.2.
section looks at the UK central response framework for responding to an emergency. It outlines the high level strategic objectives and framework for the UK central response including the concept of...
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Dec 15, 2017 · The Liaison Committee must track how government is interacting with select committees to drive up standards of engagement. This should include tracking the timeliness and quality of government responses to committee reports, and the responsiveness of ministers to requests to give oral evidence.
Sep 9, 2019 · Bills and Delegated Legislation: Assist the House in its consideration of bills and statutory instruments, including draft orders under the Public Bodies Act. Post-Legislative Scrutiny: Examine the implementation of legislation and scrutinise the department’s post-legislative assessments.
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The 1979 Procedure Committee report which recommended our current departmental select committee system recommended that the task of liaison between committees, and associated tasks, required the creation of a formal committee and that it should be called “the Liaison Committee”.
