Governance of Britain: one year on
Date: 03 July 2008
This includes responsibility for constitutional matters, devolution and electoral reform. Responsibility for the Electoral Commission, IPSA, and the Boundary Commissions has also transferred to the Cabinet Office.
The content below relates to the Ministry of Justices former responsibilities for this area.
A report setting out the progress achieved on the key commitments made in the Governance of Britain programme for constitutional change on the first anniversary of the green paper.
The report provides a summary of commitments, progress and next steps under the following headings:
- limiting the powers of the executive
- making the executive more accountable
- reinvigorating our democracy
- Britain's future: the citizen and the state.
The publication of the report coincided with a written ministerial statement by Justice Secretary Jack Straw highlighting the progress made in renewing Britain's democracy and outlining steps for further constitutional reform.
- Governance of Britain: one year on (PDF 0.17mb 24 pages)
