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Tag Archives: accountability
Feb 12 2013
Select Committees are becoming the ugly face of Parliament: it’s time to rein them in
10 CommentsTweet Adam Lent argues that Select Committees are increasingly characterised by an extremely aggressive style of questioning, becoming ‘public courts’ where individuals are tried on the strength of their performance rather than on the evidence. This has gone hand-in-hand with a … Continue reading
Posted by: February 12, 2013
Tagged with: accountability, select committees
Jan 30 2013
Accountability and transparency demand that Freedom of Information requirements should be an essential corollary of receiving public funding, throughout the whole of the NHS
1 CommentTweet Changing patterns of provision for public services can have serious implications for existing standards of public accountability, converting large swathes of previously open and published information into ‘commercially confidential’ material kept secret by for-profit companies. Grahame Morris MP argues … Continue reading
Posted by: January 30, 2013
Tagged with: accountability, Department of Health, Freedom of Information, NHS, public services, Virgin Care
Oct 30 2012
Flexibility is central to delivering innovation but it needs to be matched by accountability
Leave a commentTweet Jane Mansour argues that the weaker than expected performance of US charter schools raises important questions about the opening up of public sector provision in the UK. While flexibility is central to delivering innovation, it must be matched by accountability. Removing contracts … Continue reading
Posted by: October 30, 2012
Tagged with: accountability, Charter Schools, Chris Grayling, Jane Mansour, outsourcing, Public Service Provision, Tendering
Jul 27 2012
The controversy over Civil Service accountability is symptomatic of an unstable constitution
1 CommentTweet Andrew Blick relates the recently completed Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom to the issue Civil Service accountability. While there have been substantial changes, the problematic constitutional principle that civil servants are only indirectly accountable to Parliament remains. The manner in which … Continue reading
Posted by: July 27, 2012
Tagged with: accountability, civil service, Democratic Audit, devolution
May 30 2012
Freedom of information being difficult, inconvenient or expensive is not a reason to seek to limit its role
4 CommentsTweet Ed Hammond argues that changes to the existing Freedom of Information regime could fatally flaw the openness and transparency of public authorities in the UK. The House of Commons Justice Select Committee’s post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act … Continue reading
Posted by: May 30, 2012
Tagged with: accountability, democracy, Freedom of Information, transparency
Mar 1 2012
Localism may actually reduce citizen voice because information on citizen redress is either not collected or ignored
Leave a commentTweet Citizen redress is essential for any government committed to administering accountable and efficient public sector services. However, as Jane Tinkler argues, the introduction of more complex provider networks in the Big Society threatens the already unrecognised potential of citizen … Continue reading
Posted by: March 1, 2012
Tagged with: accountability, citizen redress, Localism and the Big Society, uk government, uk politics
Oct 7 2011
Electing mayors for more English cities would increase local democratic accountability and widen political participation. But the government must grant them real power and freedom
Leave a commentTweet England’s biggest cities will soon vote on whether or not they want to be run by directly elected mayors. The Institute for Government’s Sam Sims argues that mayoral governance offers significant benefits, but the centre must give mayors real … Continue reading
Posted by: October 7, 2011
Tagged with: accountability, cities, decentralisation, elected mayors, localism, soft power
Sep 23 2011
The select committee system is more effective than ever before. Now, a thorough review of their core tasks and resources is needed, to avoid them being bogged down under the weight of increasing workload and expectations.
1 CommentTweet Select committees in government are not new, but they have recently had a boost to their status and reputation – in July, millions watched the Culture, Media and Sport select committee question Rupert and James Murdoch over phone hacking. … Continue reading
Posted by: September 23, 2011
Tagged with: accountability, government, parliament, politics, scrutiny, select committees, uk government, uk politics
