Policy Development and Co–ordination
Parliamentary scrutiny of government policy making

Parliamentary scrutiny of government policy making

This indicator measures the extent to which the parliament is able to scrutinise government policy making. The legal framework is assessed first, followed by an analysis of the functioning of important parliamentary practices and outcomes.

Parliamentary scrutiny of government policy making - at a glance

Average indicator values are presented for each area and country. Click on the rows and columns to sort the table by highest value, or “show progress” to include trends over time.
ALB XKV MNE MKD SRB UKR AVG
Regulatory framework for parliamentary scrutiny
80
100
80
80
100
100
88
Completeness of documents submitted to parliament
100
66.67
100
0
100
100
73.33
Co-ordination between government and parliament
100
50
50
50
50
100
60
Consistency of government reviewing laws from MPs
0
0
0
100
0
100
20
Government laws not included in annual plans (%)
0
100
0
0
0
0
20
Timely parliamentary processing of laws (%)
100
0
100
100
100
0
80
Use of extraordinary/shortened proceedings (%)
60
0
0
0
40
0
20
Government participation in parliament discussions
100
100
100
50
100
100
90
Review of law implementation by parliament
100
0
100
0
100
100
60

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Western Balkans
Highest Value
2017

Albania, 2021

Regulatory framework for parliamentary scrutiny Completeness of documents submitted to parliament Co-ordination between government and parliament Consistency of government reviewing laws from MPs Government laws not included in annual plans (%) Timely parliamentary processing of laws (%) Use of extraordinary/shortened proceedings (%) Government participation in parliament discussions Review of law implementation by parliament

Most significant change

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Albania from 2017 to 2021

Use of extraordinary/shortened proceedings (%)