Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 November 2005. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Monday, 19 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Advisory Non-departmental Public Bodies

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs which of the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department (a) hold public meetings, (b) conduct public consultation exercises, (c) conduct consultation exercises with outside commercial interests, (d) publish a register of members' interest, (e) publish agendas for meetings and (f) publish the minutes of meetings; and whether this is under a statutory requirement in each case.

Answer

Name of advisory non-departmental public body(NDPB)	(a) Statutorybase	(b) Publishtheir advice toGovernment	If so, whetherunder astatutoryrequirement	(c) Publishan annualreport	If so, whetherunder astatutoryrequirement	(d) Lay anannual reportbeforeParliament	If so, whetherunder astatutoryrequirement
Advisory Committees on General Commissioners of Income Tax	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace in England and Wales	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Advisory Council on National Records and Archives	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Boundary Com mission for England	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Boundary Commission for Scotland	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Boundary Commission for Wales	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Civil Justice Council	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Civil Procedure Rule Committee	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Council on Tribunals	Yes0	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Courts Boards	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Criminal Procedure Rule Committee	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Crown Court Rule Committee	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Family Justice Council	No	No	No	Yes (proposed)	No	No	No
Family Procedure Rule Committee	Yes	No	No	Yes (proposed)	No	No	No
Insolvency Rules Committee	Yes0	No	No	No	No	No	No
Land Registration Rule Committee	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Law Commission	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Legal Services Consultative Panel	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Strategic Investment Board	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
⁽⁷⁹⁾ Advisory Committees on General Commissioners of Income Tax: an annual report is submitted to the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA).
⁽⁸⁰⁾ Advisory Council on National Records and Archives: established in 2003 following the merger of the Public Records Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission, The Advisory Council on Public Records was first created under s1(2) of the Public Records Act 1958.
⁽⁸¹⁾ Advisory Council on National Records and Archives: it is optional for an annual report to be made.
⁽⁸²⁾ Advisory Council on National Records and Archives: if an annual report is made, there is a statutory requirement to lay it before Parliament under s1(3) of the Public Records Act 1958.
⁽⁸³⁾ Boundary Commission for England: Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Boundary Commissions Act 1992, refers.
⁽⁸⁴⁾ Boundary Commission for Scotland: Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Scotland Act 1988 and the Boundary Commissions Act 1992, refers.
⁽⁸⁵⁾ Boundary Commission for Wales: Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Boundary Commissions Act 1992, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Government of Wales Act 1998, refers.
⁽⁸⁶⁾ Civil Justice Council: Civil Procedure Act 1997 refers (and the Access to Justice Act 1999 and the Courts Act 2003).
⁽⁸⁷⁾ Civil Procedure Rule Committee: Civil Procedure Act 1997 refers.
⁽⁸⁸⁾0 Council on Tribunals: Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 refers.
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⁽⁹⁰⁾ Council on Tribunals: required by section 4(7) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 to make an annual report.
⁽⁹¹⁾ Council on Tribunals: Lord Chancellor required to lay the annual report before Parliament under section 4(7) of the Tribunal and Inquiries Act 1992.
⁽⁹²⁾ Courts Boards: the Courts Act 2003 refers.
⁽⁹³⁾ Criminal Procedure Rule Committee: S70 of the Courts Act 2003 refers.
⁽⁹⁴⁾ The work of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee is reported within the DCA's Departmental Annual Report.
⁽⁹⁵⁾ Crown Court Rule Committee: s86 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 refers.
⁽⁹⁶⁾ Family Justice council: aims to publish first annual report in late summer/early autumn 2006.
⁽⁹⁷⁾ Family Procedure Rule Committee: s75 of the Courts Act 2003 refers.
⁽⁹⁸⁾ Family Procedure Rule Committee: annual report to be submitted in December 2005 for publication.
⁽⁹⁹⁾0 Insolvency Rules Committee: S413 of the Insolvency Act 1986 refers.
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⁽¹⁾ Insolvency Rules Committee: submits contribution for DCA annual report.
⁽²⁾ Land Registration Rule Committee: s127 of the Land Registration Act 2002 refers.
⁽³⁾ Law Commission: s1 of the Law Commissions Act 1965 refers.
⁽⁴⁾ Law Commission: the Lord Chancellor is required under s3(2) of the Law Commissions Act 1965 to lay Law Commission programmes of work before Parliament.
⁽⁵⁾ Law Commission: under s3(3) of the Law Commissions Act 1965 it makes an annual report to the Lord Chancellor.
⁽⁶⁾ Law Commission: its annual report is laid before Parliament under s3(3) of the Law Commissions act 1965.
⁽⁷⁾ Legal Services Consultative Panel: s35 of the Access to Justice Act 1999 refers.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 440 c2543-6W; 29761
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Advisory services Government departments Publications Members' interests Public participation Non-departmental public bodies Meetings Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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