Consultation on reforms proposed in the Public Bodies Bill
Author | : Great Britain: Ministry of Justice |
Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2011-07-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 0101811624 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780101811620 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Government announced planned reform to public bodies on 14 October 2010, updated proposals in March 2011. The overarching question of whether a body and its functions needed to be carried out at all was addressed and if the answer was yes, then the Department subjected each of its bodies to three further tests: does it perform a technical function; do its activities require political impartiality?; and does it need to act independently to establish facts? A body would remain if it met at least on of these three tests. This paper now sets out for consultation the department's proposals for reform of a number of public bodies listed in the Public Bodies Bill