HIGH-LEVEL PANEL REPORT
Steps needed over failure to apply the law
While good laws have been made, failed implementation has resulted in poor outcomes, panel says
A recurrent theme emerging from research, public voices and expert round tables is that while good laws have been made, failed implementation has resulted in poor outcomes, the high-level panel on the assessment of legislation and the acceleration of fundamental change says. "This raises the question of how the executive is able to … get away with poor implementation.… Part of the answer lies in the narrow interpretation by Parliament of its powers of oversight," its report reads. Parliament should ensure the "strict enforcement … of penalties for lack of performance by the executive". It should facilitate meaningful and effective public participation in the legislative and policy-making cycle. A process should be in place to appoint key officials transparently. Parliament should debate the "desirability and feasibility of a system that incorporates public participation and parliamentary oversight for certain categories of appointments to public office to increase independence … and...
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