Coming in from the cold: bringing the Intelligence and Security Committee into Parliament
| Autor: | Andrew Defty |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies History Government L230 UK Government/Parliamentary Studies Parliament media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Public administration 0506 political science Political science Political Science and International Relations Agency (sociology) 050602 political science & public administration Mandate L435 Security Policy media_common |
| Popis: | The establishment of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) in 1994 for the first time allowed British parliamentarians access to intelligence agency staff and records. However, as a committee of parliamentarians, but not a parliamentary committee, the ISC was a constitutional anomaly. In 2013, significant reforms reconstituted the ISC as a parliamentary committee, with enhanced powers and an expanded mandate. Drawing on interviews with ISC members and detailed examination of committee business, this article examines the impact of recent reforms. It argues that while reform has had a significant impact on the committee, in a number of respects it remains strongly constrained by government. |
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