work of the Committee In 2003 : Second report of session 2003-04, report, together with proceedings of the Committee

Work of the Committee In 2003 : Second report of session 2003-04, report and formal Minutes

Work of the Committee In 2003 : Second report of session 2003-04, report, together with formal Minutes

In this report the Committee describes and explains the full range of its work over the course of the 2001-2005 Parliament. The Committee distils from its experience a number of suggestions for consideration by its successor committee and recommendations addressed to the Government, in order to enhance the integration of human rights considerations into the overall policy and legislative process. Chapter 2 explains the background to the Committee's establishment. Chapter 3 covers the legislative scrutiny performed by the Committee. The monitoring of the implementation of the Human Rights Act is the subject of chapter 4, while chapter 5 covers work in relation to institutional support for human rights within the UK. The inquiries into the international treaties to which the UK is a party are dealt with in chapter 6, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, and the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The final chapter describes the work undertaken on monitoring action taken by the Government in response to incompatibilities with Convention rights, arising from Strasbourg judgments and declarations of incompatibility by UK courts.

This report reviews the work of the Committee during 2003 to monitor developments concerning public administration. Its activities included: monitoring the performance of the Cabinet Office, based upon its annual report; the publication of a draft Civil Service Bill, the production of which by a Select Committee is a parliamentary innovation; the hosting of a public conference to highlight issues surrounding civil service reform; and inquiries into ministerial powers and the royal prerogative, and the system of public appointments.

Committee's work In 2003 : Eighth report of session 2003-04, report, together with formal Minutes

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