Select committees
We work with parliamentary committees in all the UK’s legislatures to help them hold government to account.
Key reports
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Select committees under scrutiny
The research in this report examines the relationship between select committee inquiries and their impact on government during the last parliament.
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Select committees under scrutiny: Case studies from the 2010-15 parliament
This paper is published to accompany our report, Select Committees Under Scrutiny: The impact of parliamentary committee inquiries on government.
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Being an effective select committee member
This publication draws together the views and ideas of people with experience of interacting with select committees.
Our analysis
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Election of select committee chairs and members in the House of Commons
This explainer sets how select committee chairs and members are elected.
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It is inappropriate for the government to interfere in parliamentary scrutiny
Parliamentary scrutiny will lose credibility if the government continues to interfere in the membership of parliamentary committees.
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The Liaison Committee: function matters more than form
The Liaison Committee's role in questioning the prime minister means it has a unique accountability role which must not be undermined or lost.
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My advice to new select committee chairs
Seven MPs will take the helm of a select committee for the first time. Hannah White offers them five pieces of advice on how to make an impact.