Professor Philip Lord Norton of Louth P.Norton@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Government
Legislatures appoint committees for different purposes. Both Houses of the UK Parliament separate legislative committees from non-legislative, or select, committees. Each is unusual in that it utilises select committees to engage in post-legislative scrutiny. We examine why each engages in this type of scrutiny, given competing demands for limited resources. Distributive and informational theories are utilised to explain the difference between the two chambers, identifying why the form of asymmetrical bicameralism to be found in the United Kingdom facilitates scrutiny that would otherwise not be undertaken. The genesis and impact of post-legislative scrutiny committees are considered, with a focus on the House of Lords and why the use of such committees plays to the strengths of the House.
Norton, P. (2019). Post-legislative scrutiny in the UK Parliament: adding value. Journal of Legislative Studies, 25(3), 340-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2019.1633778
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 31, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 25, 2019 |
Publication Date | Jul 3, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Jul 1, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 26, 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Legislative Studies |
Print ISSN | 1357-2334 |
Electronic ISSN | 1743-9337 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 340-357 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2019.1633778 |
Keywords | UK Parliament; House of Lords; House of Commons; Pre-legislative scrutiny; Post-legislative scrutiny; Select committees; Legislative process |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/2080119 |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13572334.2019.1633778 |
Additional Information | This is the accepted manuscript of an article published in Journal of legislative studies, 2019. The version of record is available at the DOI link in this record. |
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