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House of Commons Commission -Report Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 18 June 2007.

Contents Terms of Reference Preface by Sir Kevin Tebbit Summary 1 Introduction 2 Governance and Management THE BRAITHWAITE PRESCRIPTION House of Commons Commission Finance and Services Committee Domestic Committees Clerk of the House and Board of Management WHAT HAS HAPPENED: AN ASSESSMENT House of Commons Commission Finance and Services Committee Audit Committee Administration Committee Clerk of the House/Chief Executive and Board of Management Other Indicators of Performance Increased Demands Satisfaction Levels ISSUES REMAINING AND THE WAY AHEAD House of Commons Commission Finance and Services Committee Audit Committee Administration Committee Clerk of the House and Board of Management THE CLIMATE FOR FURTHER CHANGE OPTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS House of Commons Commission Finance and Services Committee Audit Committee Administration Committee Clerk of the House/Chief Executive Office of the Chief Executive Delegations Performance Management Role, Composition and Size of the Management Board Non-Executive Directors Management of Change 3 Finance and Resources Financial Planning and Management Financial Resources Audit Procurement Human Resources 4 Estates and Works Context Braithwaite 2 Report and Findings Implementation of Braithwaite 2 Current Problems and Deficiencies Recommendations 5 Connecting Parliament with the Public Modernisation Committee Parliamentary Website Parliamentary Roadshow and Outreach New Voter's Guide Other Modernisation Committee Proposals Visitor Reception Building (VRB) and Parliamentary Visitor Information Centre (PVIC) Central Press Office Internet and Interactive Website Changing the Organisational Structures Communications Allowance 6 Services to Members Clerk's Department Library Official Report (Hansard) Serjeant at Arms Department Department of Finance and Administration Refreshment Department Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology (PICT) Services to Members' Staff 7 Working with the House of Lords 8 Grants to Inter-parliamentary Associations 9 Implementation 10 Recommendations LIST OF ANNEXES Annex 1: Current governance arrangements Annex 2: Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures (2006) Annex 3: The House of Commons Commission Strategic Plan 2006 - 2011 Annex 4: The Ibbs Report (1990) Annex 5: The Braithwaite Report (1999) Annex 6: MP's generic job description (2001) Annex 7: Connecting Parliament with the Public — Recommendations of the Modernisation Committee (2004) Annex 8: Resolution on Connecting Parliament with the Public (26/01/2005) Annex 9: Ministry of Defence Balanced Scorecard (2005) Annex 10: List of people seen during the review

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