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executive agency [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- executive agency 1, record 1, English, executive%20agency
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
British Executive Agencies. A good deal of the current Canadian thinking about alternative service delivery appears to be based on the British experience of Executive Agencies over the past decade. Briefly the British have moved over 70% of their civil service into arms-length agencies whose heads ("chief executives") report to ministers rather than permanent secretaries. The British have achieved this without legislation by getting all-party agreement to the execution of service contracts between the chief executives and the relevant ministers. The purpose is to provide the agencies with greater autonomy and fewer centrally-prescribed management controls than is the case for a government department and to pass accountability for operations from the minister to the chief executive using Parliamentary select committees for the purpose. 1, record 1, English, - executive%20agency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- organisme de direction
1, record 1, French, organisme%20de%20direction
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Advertising Agencies and Services
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- executive agency 1, record 2, English, executive%20agency
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- agency of record
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Agences et services de publicité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- agence de distribution
1, record 2, French, agence%20de%20distribution
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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