| Synopsis: |
This White Paper, "The Governance of Britain - Constitutional Renewal (Cm. 7342-I/II/II)", contains a three volume set of documents and is part of the Governance of Britain series examining constitutional renewal. In July 2007, the Governance of Britain Green Paper was published (ISBN 9780101717021, Cm. 7170) which set out the Government's vision and proposals for constitutional renewal, calling on the public, Parliament and other organisations to submit views. The result of the consultation is the publication of this White Paper.Volume 1 covers the substantive issues of constitutional renewal, including: the Government's policy proposals; the Attorney General; judicial appointments; treaties; the civil service; war powers; flag flying and other policies, such as the reform of the Intelligence and Security Committee; a wider review of the Royal Perogative; passports; the National Audit Office; and, public appointments and Church of England appointments.Volume 2 presents the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill.Volume 3 sets out an analysis of the consultations.For other Governance of Britain publications on a number of the issues examined here, see "War Powers and Treaties (Cm.7239)" (ISBN 9780101723923); "Judicial Appointments (Cm. 7210)" (ISBN 9780101721028); and "Role of the Attorney General (Cm. 7192)" (ISBN 9780101719223). |