Design - Process

Inter-committee

Where inter-committee dialogue is required it can be prepared or verbal. Typically dialogue will be a combination of both.

Prepared dialogue

Any dialogue that is not delivered interactively is considered to be prepared dialogue. It follows a loose template that defines some minimal requirements. Those requirements must note the remit, objective, questions raised, answers given, and references to other material sources of information, including any previous dialogue that this one continues and reports prepared for committees. It may include a statement of expectations and the outcome of pertinent committee deliberations.

Interactive dialogue

Representative sub-committee groups are scheduled to meet. Each may put and explain its committees position, as well as discuss ideas, although not make decisions.  The meeting is recorded and any ideas considered worthwhile are summarised in a report on the meeting for the other committee members who have access to the meeting recording. Any questions raised must be brought back to the committee for deliberation.

Intra-committee

Many detailed matters will need to be considered by committees. Each matter will be analysed by one or more committee members with the help of research assistants and administrators. Once a thorough analysis has been performed, a report on the matter will be disseminated to the other committee members. Other committee members may provide direct feedback for changes to to the report. This process may iterate until no further changes are required. Then the matter is scheduled for deliberation by the committee. Deliberation includes discussion and if the discussion concludes the matter is sufficiently analysed a vote on various options may be taken or scheduled for a another metting.

During the research phase of a matter, submissions from members of the UK public will be solicited and considered. Public submissions may be weighted according to the expertise of the submitter. If the submitter does not declare an expertise it is assumed to be none. If the submitter declares a false level of expertise they will be barred from making further submissions, taking a post in government, and may be fined. A sample of public submitters is checked for authenticity, the more significant a submission is considered to be, the more likely the submitter is to be checked. Many submissions may be consolidated into a single proposal with variations. Members of the public will be able to track the progress of each matter and submission. Submitters are offered priority attendance as an observer at any committee meeting where the matter they have submitted on will be discussed. All other observer places will be made available first to UK reporters and second to general members of the UK public. All matters to be discussed at a committee meeting will be made public far enough in advance of the meeting that it is reasonably possible that an average person will be able to make preparations to attend.