Recent scrutiny items
The Chairman recently sent the following documents to the Select Committee for further scrutiny:
- Communication on the enlargement strategy and main challenges 2012-13, along with accompanying Communications and Progress Reports (14853/12, 14854/12, 14864/12, 14855/12, 14856/12, 14857/12, 14860/12, 14861/12, 14862/12, 14863/12). The Committee is holding the three Communications under scrutiny as part of its inquiry into EU enlargement.
- Communication on the Commission's Work Programme for 2013 (15691/12).
If you have any queries about the Committee's scrutiny work, you should contact the Second Clerk.
Further information
You can read more about how the Select Committee, and its sub-committees, conduct scrutiny work on our 'Introduction to Scrutiny' page.
For a complete list of the scrutiny items that have been sifted for examination, cleared from scrutiny, and are now subject to an inquiry, please see our Progress of Scrutiny document.
Much of the committees’ scrutiny results in correspondence with ministers, which can also be found on our website on our Correspondence with Ministers pages.
If you would like to read the Government’s explanatory memoranda on the proposals sifted for scrutiny, you can find them on the Cabinet Office's European Memorandum Search Page.
If you would like to read further details of the Government’s obligations to Parliament with regard to scrutiny of EU proposals please see the Cabinet Office’s Parliamentary Scrutiny of European Union Documents: Guidance for Departments.
Details of scrutiny conducted by parliaments in other EU Member States can be found on the Interparliamentary EU Information Exchange (IPEX).