The National Audit Office, the Public Accounts Committee and the Risk Landscape in UK Public Policy

The National Audit Office, the Public Accounts Committee and the Risk Landscape in UK Public Policy Patrick Dunleavy, Christopher Gilson, Simon Bastow and Jane Tinkler October 2009 The Risk and Regulation Advisory Council This report was produced in July 2009 for the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council. The Risk and Regulation Advisory Council is an independent advisory group which aims to improve the understanding of public risk and how to respond to it. More information about the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council can be found at www.berr.gov.uk/delierypartners/list/rrac About the authors LSE Public Policy Group undertakes pure and applied research, policy evaluation and consultancy for government bodies, international organizations and major corporations active in the fields of policy evaluation, public management, budgeting and audit, and e-government, survey or focus group research, public opinion, and the design of election systems. Contact: Jane Tinkler LSE Public Policy Group London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE Email: j.tinkler@lse.ac.uk Tel: (020) 7955 6064 Note This work was commissioned by the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council. The contents are the responsibility of the authors. The National Audit Office, the Public Accounts Committee and the Risk Landscape in UK Public Policy 2 ...