Published on: 25 March 2008
The Prime Minister and the Secretary of State announced the next steps for the Governance of Britain constitutional renewal programme on 25 March 2008.
The White Paper, The Governance of Britain: Constitutional Renewal, takes the route map first laid out in the Governance of Britain Green Paper, develops it further by taking into account the views expressed in consultations, and sets out the government's position.
The Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill, as part of the White Paper, contains a series of proposed reforms that will renew Britain's constitutional arrangements. The reforms will limit the government's power on certain matters and hand more power to Parliament.
The Analysis of Consultations document analyses the responses to consultations that preceded the White Paper and Draft Bill on:
- war powers and treaties
- the role of the Attorney General
- judicial appointments
- the Civil Service
- flag flying
- managing protest around Parliament.
At the heart of these reforms is the government's belief that in a modern democracy, such as ours, there are certain powers that should not be the sole preserve of the government. Parliament, as the elected representatives of the people, should have a greater role to play.
- The Governance of Britain - Analysis of Consultations [PDF 0.77mb, 98 pages]