21 February 2012
Robert Hazell and Ben Worthy both appeared before the House of Commons
Justice Committee today. They gave expert evidence as part of the post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act (2000).
The Constitution Unit has led a number of groundbreaking research projects on the impact of the FOI Act on central and local government, and conducted surveys into the requester and provider experience.
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:15:41 +0000
Posted on behalf of Peter Waller The Constitution Unit this week held a seminar on the IPPR’s new report on Civil Service reform. Guy Lodge from the IPPR outlined the report and former Permanent Secretary Sir Leigh Lewis made various observations, all pertinent. Numerous good points were made in the question and answer session that […]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:31:36 +0000
Our new report Fitting the Bill: Bringing Commons Legislation Committees into Line with Best Practice has now been published, and is available for download here (see publications tab). The report outlines complaints about the committees that scrutinise government legislation in the Commons, summarises calls for reform in the last two decades, reviews practice in 20 […]
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:30:08 +0000
10th June 2013 Posted on behalf of Ruth Levitt This week’s news about Nick Clegg’s appointment of businessman James Caan to launch the Open Doors awards, an initiative intended to help tackle the barriers facing young people in getting jobs, again reveals the pitfalls that can arise when ministers choose too casually to appoint high-profile […]
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