Matthews, F. and Flinders, M. (2015) The watchdogs of 'Washminster' – parliamentary scrutiny of executive patronage in the UK. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics , 53 (2). pp. 153-176. ISSN 1466-2043
Abstract
The role of legislatures in scrutinising executive patronage has received scant attention in the context of parliamentary democracy. This article addresses this lacuna by focusing on the parliamentary scrutiny of public appointments in the UK. Presenting the results of an extensive programme of research, it reveals how select committees have accrued increasing powers to challenge ministerial appointments, and how this has resulted in a series of unintended consequences that raise critical concerns regarding the overall added-value of pre-appointment scrutiny. The article is therefore of comparative significance for theories of legislative scrutiny in particular and executive–legislature dynamics more broadly.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | patronage; control; scrutiny; delegation; executive; legislature |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Feb 2015 14:56 |
Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2016 18:34 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2015.1013295 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14662043.2015.1013295 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:83733 |