Parliamentary accountability
Subtitle: a study of Parliament and executive agencies
By: edited by Philip Giddings for the Study of Parliament Group.
Contributors: Giddings, Philip James.; Study of Parliament Group.
Publisher: Macmillan Press; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament.; Administrative agencies -- Great Britain.
Description: Assesses Parliament's response to the formation of "executive agencies" within the Civil Service. It reviews Parliament's mechanisms and considers several case studies (including the benefits and employment agencies), and concludes that there could be greater accountability.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-251) and index.