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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
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