Who monitors external appointments to government departmental boards?

Crone, Stephen (2011) Who monitors external appointments to government departmental boards? Democratic Audit UK (12 Jun 2011). Website.

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Non-executive directors (NEDs) have been a feature of departmental boards since the formative stages of their development in the early 1990s. Employed by Conservative and Labour governments alike, the directors are seen by many as a complementary addition to the machinery of Whitehall – valuable for the experience and ‘outsider’ perspective that they are deemed to bring to their respective departments. So far, the Coalition government does not appear to have deviated markedly from this view. In fact, it has already announced its intention to ‘beef up’ the role of non-executives by insisting that departmental boards should henceforth consist equally of ministers, senior civil servants and non-executives; by designating new, ‘lead’ non-executives; and by investing non-executives with the power to recommend the removal of their department’s permanent secretary. Stephen Crone looks at the implications.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://www.democraticaudit.com
Additional Information:	© 2011 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HF Commerce J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain K Law > KD England and Wales K Law > KD England and Wales > KDC Scotland
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2017 12:15
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 12:44
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/81231

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