The House of Lords has today agreed reports from the Liaison
Committee to appoint two new special inquiry committees -
National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee and Risk
Assessment and Risk Planning Committee – as well as a new Common
Frameworks Scrutiny Committee.
The appointment of the National Plan for Sport and Recreation
Committee follows the Liaison Committee’s recommendation that a
special inquiry committee be appointed “to consider the
effectiveness of current sport and recreation policies and
initiatives”. The new Committee is to report by the end of
November 2021.
The appointment of the Risk Assessment and Risk Planning
Committee follows the Liaison Committee’s recommendation that a
special inquiry committee be appointed “to consider risk
assessment and risk planning in the context of disruptive
national hazards”. The new Committee is to report by the end of
November 2021.
In a separate report, the Liaison Committee has highlighted the
importance of scrutiny of common frameworks. The aim of a common
framework is to create a common approach across the nations of
the UK in a range of policy areas. The Liaison Committee
recommends the establishment of a Common Frameworks Scrutiny
Committee for the duration of the present session, to begin work
as soon as possible after the House returns from the summer
recess.
The Membership and Chairs of the Committees will be approved by
the House after the summer recess.
The Liaison Committee’s new special inquiry
committees 2020–21 report is available to read here.
The Liaison Committee’s Common Frameworks Scrutiny
Committee report is available to read here.
Notes to Editors
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The House of Lords’s Liaison Committee’s role is to
advise the House on the resources required for select committee
work and to allocate resources between select committees; to
review the select committee work of the House; to consider
requests for Special Inquiry committees and report to the House
with recommendations; to ensure effective co-ordination between
the two Houses; and to consider the availability of Lords to
serve on committees.
