Faculty of Good Governance
Strengthening Legislative Oversight: Monitoring & Supervision Of Government Business In An Emerging Democracy
11th – 15th November 2024 – Rotterdam
This course provides information for legislators as well as stakeholders conducting oversight functions in committees. It provides a set of questions that legislators need to ask in order to ensure maximum services are rendered to the benefit of the country and its people.
This programme tends to highlight the expected roles of members of the legislative arm of government in the bid to achieving goals of maximum services to other government agencies. It attempts to bring to light issues such as: what should be considered in setting up a strategic framework for social and economic planning, policy and legal framework within the context of the development vision of the country as well as the pivotal role of the parliamentarians in instituting the legal framework to make it work effectively.
The programme is structured in way to capture specific requirements of each committee as well stakeholders being supervised.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Be more effective and proactive in legislative oversight functions
- Swiftly study and understand documents
- Implement recommendations and monitor implementation
- Examine and identify areas that require growth and restructuring with a view to strengthening and improving quality of services.
- Advise departments and agencies concerned
- Developing Action Based Departmental Plans
- Gain understanding of Performance Evaluation Methods
- Make better decisions
- Build the capacity to execute on business strategies
- Find new meaning and direction for the organization
Target Participants
Committee Members of Parliament in developing countries. It is also ideal and beneficial for leadership personnel who are involved in making and implementing strategic decisions, overseeing quality systems and or M&E function.
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Outline
- The Constitutional and Institutional Setting
- The Procedural Interface with Stakeholders
- The Government’s Interface with Legislation
- What to Look for When Exercising Oversight
- Contract Monitoring & Documentation
- The Legal & Institutional Framework
- Building Relationships/Alliances
- Investigative Field Visits/Oversight
- Effective Public Hearings
- Reporting the Proceedings
- Key Questions
- Developments in Legislative Information and Communications
- The Latest Developments in Financial and Budgetary Control- How Legislature Seeks to Achieve Value for Money.
- Performance Based Accountability
- Setting Key Performance Indicators
- Developing Performance Measures and Establishing Performance Standards
- Government Audit, Assessment of Procedures & Administrative Structure
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