Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Politics in Seclusion 1
But is it politics? 1
It's politics, but not as we know it 3
The character of secluded politics 7
Moving out of seclusion 14
Illuminating the obscurity 15
Chapter 2: Examining the Instrument 19
What are Statutory Instruments? 20
Not new, but increasingly important 21
How Sis are made: the formalities 25
Courts and delegated legislation 27
Conclusions 31
Chapter 3: The stuff of everyday politics 35
Reading the labels 38
Subjects covered and ministries concerned 45
Political action and SIs 48
High politics, low politics and SIs 49
How much of political importance is involved in delegated 52
legislation?
Chapter 4: The origins of regulations 55
Different types of SI 56
Where do the initiatives come from? 66
Conclusions 81
Chapter 5: Ministers on Top 83
What gets referred to ministers and when 83
Delegated legislation: the domain of the junior minister 87
The nature of ministerial involvement 89
The muffled impact of parties 95
Conclusions 100
Chapter 6: Drafting SIs: the joint effort of administrators and lawyers 103
Administrators' roles 104
Lawyers' roles 114
Conclusions 126
Chapter 7: Consulting outside interests 129
Contrasting consultative processes 130
Is consultation inclusive? 140
Responding to consultations 143
Conclusions 153
Chapter 8: The discreet impact of parliamentary scrutiny 157
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments 158
Scrutiny of policy 168
Assessing the impact of Parliament 172
Conclusions 174
Chapter 9: Everyday politics and high politics 177
Understanding everyday government 179
Forms of bias 184
The relationship between everyday and high politics 186
Governing in a nether world 190
Appendix A: The Medicines (Control of Substances for 195
Manufacture) (Revocation) Order 1997
Appendix B: Analysis of SIs on CD-ROM 199
Appendix C: SIs examined in detail in Chapter 3 201
Appendix D: Selection of 46 SIs for detailed case studies 213
Appendix E: Survey of interest groups 217
List of SIs cited in text 223
Bibliography 231
Index 235.