Governing by numbers
Subtitle: delegated legislation and everyday policy-making
By: by Edward C. Page.
Publisher: Hart Pub.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Delegated legislation -- Great Britain.; Policy sciences.
Description: Governing by Numbers is a jargon-free account of how delegated legislation - laws that do not pass through the full legislative scrutiny to which Acts of Parliament are subjected - is made. It is based on new research involving an analysis of nearly 30,000 pieces of delegated legislation; detailed investigation of 46 recent regulations based on in-depth interviews with those involved in developing, writing and scrutinising them and a major survey of nearly 400 interest groups. Delegated legislation is examined as a form of "everyday policy-making". It deals with important issues, from the level of welfare benefits to weapons exports, animal health and the prevention of air pollution, yet has been largely ignored in studies of the British political and administrative system. This book analyses the distinctive character of everyday policy making and the implications of how it works for our understanding of British democracy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-234) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Politics in Seclusion 1; title: But is it politics? 1; title: It's politics, but not as we know it 3; title: The character of secluded politics 7; title: Moving out of seclusion 14; title: Illuminating the obscurity 15; title: Chapter 2: Examining the Instrument 19; title: What are Statutory Instruments? 20; title: Not new, but increasingly important 21; title: How Sis are made: the formalities 25; title: Courts and delegated legislation 27; title: Conclusions 31; title: Chapter 3: The stuff of everyday politics 35; title: Reading the labels 38; title: Subjects covered and ministries concerned 45; title: Political action and SIs 48; title: High politics, low politics and SIs 49; title: How much of political importance is involved in delegated 52; title: legislation?; title: Chapter 4: The origins of regulations 55; title: Different types of SI 56; title: Where do the initiatives come from? 66; title: Conclusions 81; title: Chapter 5: Ministers on Top 83; title: What gets referred to ministers and when 83; title: Delegated legislation: the domain of the junior minister 87; title: The nature of ministerial involvement 89; title: The muffled impact of parties 95; title: Conclusions 100; title: Chapter 6: Drafting SIs: the joint effort of administrators and lawyers 103; title: Administrators' roles 104; title: Lawyers' roles 114; title: Conclusions 126; title: Chapter 7: Consulting outside interests 129; title: Contrasting consultative processes 130; title: Is consultation inclusive? 140; title: Responding to consultations 143; title: Conclusions 153; title: Chapter 8: The discreet impact of parliamentary scrutiny 157; title: The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments 158; title: Scrutiny of policy 168; title: Assessing the impact of Parliament 172; title: Conclusions 174; title: Chapter 9: Everyday politics and high politics 177; title: Understanding everyday government 179; title: Forms of bias 184; title: The relationship between everyday and high politics 186; title: Governing in a nether world 190; title: Appendix A: The Medicines (Control of Substances for 195; title: Manufacture) (Revocation) Order 1997; title: Appendix B: Analysis of SIs on CD-ROM 199; title: Appendix C: SIs examined in detail in Chapter 3 201; title: Appendix D: Selection of 46 SIs for detailed case studies 213; title: Appendix E: Survey of interest groups 217; title: List of SIs cited in text 223; title: Bibliography 231; title: Index 235.