Has jurisdiction to resolve disputes relating to devolution in the United Kingdom and concerning the legal powers of the three devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland or laws made by the devolved legislatures.
House of Lords are appointed by the monarch and 92 members are hereditary, and the House of Commons are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies. Un-written consitution focuses on statutes, common law and traditional rights. Its members have no voters back home to please, can therefore say what they think, and some of them do think hard and well.
At times they have been guardians of personal liberty when the Commons had been panicked into rash or vindictive measures. Consequently, while no one is satisfied with the House of Lords as it is today, the British cannot agree on what to do about it. Many would hesitate to entrust their welfare solely to cabinet and Commons. Gilbert once said, to do nothing in particular but to do it very well. Finally, there is the civil service, that body of public employees of many ranks and classes which carries out the work of government.
In the last forty years the British government, like our own, has greatly increased the number of things it does, either as a result of popular demand or under the pressure of events. Consequently the civil service has grown in size, importance, and power. Less than a hundred years ago the service was run on the spoils system, and was notorious for incompetence, ignorance, and red tape.
Then the mess began to be cleaned up. A civil service commission set out to hunt for the best young brains available, to pick men by stiff competitive examinations out of the graduating classes at the universities, to set up fixed salary scales with regular raises, to offer security of tenure subject to good behavior, and generally to make the service attractive to well-qualified men.
The result was that gradually the state secured a band of honest and able officials. No matter what party came into power they stayed on at their posts. Those in the higher ranks wielded great influence as aids to their political chieftains, especially since a new minister had to be taught his business by his permanent heads. It is sometimes said of them that they are unadventurous and unimaginative, because of their dislike of parliamentary criticism and their desire to play safe.
But few have questioned their combination of extraordinary high intelligence, competence, and character; and these qualities are more precious than lighthearted enthusiasm for new stunts.
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The United Kingdom is a member of the Commonwealth. The Government of the United Kingdom is accountable to the Parliament, a principle known as "responsible government". The monarch does not make an open political decision, but all the decisions are made by the Parliament and the government.
The House of Commons is more powerful and can overrule the amendments of the House of Lords. While the upper house can introduce bills, most of the important bills are submitted by the lower house of which the majority of the bills in the lower house are presented by the government. The Ministers of the Crown are expected to make statements and take questions from members of the houses they are sitting in. The most senior ministers prefer the House of Commons to the House of Lords.
The government is expected to maintain the confidence of the House of Commons since it requires its support for the passing of primary legislations. Green papers ask for public comments before the white paper is published.
Bills are proposals for new laws or changes to existing ones. Once agreed by Parliament, they have to be approved by The Queen before becoming law. These are bills which have been approved by the Commons, the Lords, and The Queen. The relevant government department is responsible for putting the act into practice. Visit www. The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to ask any public sector organisation for all the recorded information it has on any subject. There are no restrictions on your age, nationality or where you live.
How to make a freedom of information request. Government produces Official Statistics about most areas of public life. Statistics are used by people inside and outside government to make informed decisions and to measure the success of government policies and services.
Find out about the legislation that governs the publication of UK national and Official Statistics. See statistics publications on GOV.
The government publishes information about how government works to allow you to make politicians, public services and public organisations more accountable.
We are committed to publishing information about:. See transparency releases on GOV. On data. Councils make and carry out decisions on local services. Many parts of England have 2 tiers of local government: county councils and district, borough or city councils. As well as these, many areas also have parish or town councils. Understand how your council works. Parliament is separate from government. Made up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, its role is to:.
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