The Executive in the Constitution

1: The executive in the constitution. I Introduction. II Why is the executive important?. III Why is the executive neglected?. IV Positive constitutional theory. V The executive in a resource-based theory of the constitution. 2: The executive in constitutional law. I Introduction. II The Crown. III The ministerial department. IV Hollowing out the department. V The cabinet and ministry. VI Conclusion. 3: The civil service. I Introduction. II The legal basis of control. III The organisation of control. IV Recruitment. V Conduct and discipline. VI Conclusions. 4: The financial resources of the government: institutions. I Introduction: the constitutional dimension. II The constitutional structure. III The institutions of the executive. 5: The financial resources of government: allocation and appropriation. I Introduction: a plurality of systems. II The Public Expenditure Survey system. III The Supply system. IV Resource accounting and budgeting. 6: The financial resources of government: monitoring and control. I In general: criteria, constraints, concepts. II Treasury authorisations and delegations. III Cash control. IV Control and sanctions. 7: The organisation of the legal function in government. I Introduction. II The development of the structure for government legal work. III The current structure of legal services. IV The Law Officers: history and status. 8: Legislation. I Introduction. II Machinery and purposes. III The impact of Europe. IV Burdens on Business. V Conclusions. 9: Litigation and legal advice: co-ordination and control. I The Law Officers, criminal prosecutions, and civil litigation. II The Law Officers as the governments chief legal advisers. III Cabinet Office co-ordination in legal matters. IV Co-ordination within the framework of the Government Legal Service. 10: Executive legality: constitutional background and current issues. I Legality: pluralism and centralisation. II Constitutional roots of our present system. III The changing context. IV Change within the executive. 11: Better government: charter standards, open government and good administration. I Introduction. II The Citizens Charter and Service First. III Access to official information. IV External controls on standards of administration. V Conclusion. 12: Conclusions: internal control in a plural executive. I Introduction. II Trends in internal control. III Internal control and external controls. IV The constitutional significance of internal control. Bibliography