Effective mechanisms for keeping the organisation of public administration rational

A government body is responsible for review and development of the organisation of central government administration

Review of laws and regulations. A central government body must be assigned the responsibility and mandate for review and development of the organisation of central government administration.

The procedure for reorganisation of a central government body requires the participation of key authorities

Review of laws and regulations. The procedures for establishing, merging, and abolishing each type of central government body must require participation of the following: a) the body responsible for organisation of public administration; b) the ministries or agencies responsible for finance; and c) the body responsible for human resource management.

Public administration, finance and human resource management authorities are involved in the reorganisation of central government bodies

Analysis of the three latest processes for establishing/merging/abolishing central government bodies to assess compliance with the following criteria: • Decisions were made according to the procedure specified in the legislation and with active participation of the body responsible for organisation of public administration, ministries, or agencies responsible for finance and body responsible for human resource management. • Creation of the new body was accompanied by ex-ante analysis covering, at a minimum, assessment of the need to create the new body, Analysis of alternatives to creation of the new body, and the estimated cost and staffing of the new body. • The opinions of the body responsible for organisation of public administration were compatible with the policy of the government on institutional development (if one exists). The policy can be deriving from a policy document (strategy or similar), other guidance provided by the Government or authority responsible for organisation of the central government or general principles of the legal acts regulating organisation of central government. The analysis covers changes at the central level of government (with territorial branches excluded). It does not include the creation/abolition of ministries, advisory committees, task forces and interministerial groups.

The decision to reorganise a body must be accompanied by analysis explaining its necessity, cost, and alternatives

Review of laws and regulations. According to defined requirements, the decision to establish a new central government body must be accompanied by an ex-ante analysis covering at least: a) an assessment of the need to create the new body; b) an analysis of alternatives to the creation of the new body; and c) the estimated cost and staffing of the new body.

Decisions to reorganise a body are accompanied by analyses explaining its necessity, cost, and staffing

Analysis of the three latest processes for establishing/merging/abolishing central government bodies to assess compliance with the following criteria: • Decisions were made according to the procedure specified in the legislation and with active participation of the body responsible for organisation of public administration, ministries, or agencies responsible for finance and body responsible for human resource management. • Creation of the new body was accompanied by ex-ante analysis covering, at a minimum, assessment of the need to create the new body, Analysis of alternatives to creation of the new body, and the estimated cost and staffing of the new body. • The opinions of the body responsible for organisation of public administration were compatible with the policy of the government on institutional development (if one exists). The policy can be deriving from a policy document (strategy or similar), other guidance provided by the Government or authority responsible for organisation of the central government or general principles of the legal acts regulating organisation of central government. The analysis covers changes at the central level of government (with territorial branches excluded). It does not include the creation/abolition of ministries, advisory committees, task forces and interministerial groups. The ex-ante analysis required in criteria 4 and 5 can be considered in place and applied by the standard regulatory impact assessment (RIA) process, if the requirements for RIA contain the obligation to justify the need for the change, as well as Analysis of alternatives and costs.

A body responsible for organisation of public administration is following the established policy when considering reorganisation proposals

Analysis of the three latest processes for establishing/merging/abolishing central government bodies to assess compliance with the following criteria: • Decisions were made according to the procedure specified in the legislation and with active participation of the body responsible for organisation of public administration, ministries, or agencies responsible for finance and body responsible for human resource management. • Creation of the new body was accompanied by ex-ante analysis covering, at a minimum, assessment of the need to create the new body, Analysis of alternatives to creation of the new body, and the estimated cost and staffing of the new body. • The opinions of the body responsible for organisation of public administration were compatible with the policy of the government on institutional development (if one exists). The policy can be deriving from a policy document (strategy or similar), other guidance provided by the Government or authority responsible for organisation of the central government or general principles of the legal acts regulating organisation of central government. The analysis covers changes at the central level of government (with territorial branches excluded). It does not include the creation/abolition of ministries, advisory committees, task forces and interministerial groups.