Volume 15: Government and Public Administration
Table of Contents

1 The purpose of this volume
   Introduction
   Public administration

2 Central government organisation
   Introduction
   Ministers
   Departmental hierarchies and roles
   Civil service appraisal systems

3 Policy-making and legislation
   Introduction
   Developing policy
   Clearing policy with other Departments
   Communicating policy
   The legislative process

4 Integrating professional advice into policy-making
   Introduction
   The Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO)
   The Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
   Relationships between professional and administrative staff in MAFF and DH
   Sources of external advice

5 Risk analysis: an analytical approach to policy-making
   Introduction
   Basic definitions
   The development of risk analysis in government
   The dissemination of ideas
   Risk analysis in MAFF - general approach
   Risk analysis in MAFF - risk communication
   Risk analysis in the Department of Health
   Risk assessment of medicines

6 Planning and resources
   Introduction
   Accountability
   Cost-consciousness
   Changing the public sector

7 Reducing regulation
   The Deregulation Initiative
   The impact of deregulation on officials
   Alternative views
   Deregulation and BSE

8 Standards and accountability
   Introduction
   Ministerial accountability
   The proper and effective use of powers and resources
   The lawful use of powers and judicial review
   The constitutional role of the civil service

9 Local government
   Introduction
   Constitutional position
   Structure
   Functions
   How local authorities were run
   Funding
   Consultation with central government
   Relations between local and central government

Annex 1: The organisation of MAFF and DH, 1986-96
   Introduction: the purpose of this commentary
   Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF)
   How MAFF changed
   The Department of Health (DH)
   Organisational changes, 1986-96
   DH organisation charts

Annex 2: Risk analysis timeline

Annex 3: Deregulation timeline

Glossary

Who's who

Index