The House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has this week launched an inquiry to examine the role and regulation of non-executive directors in Government departments. As part of the inquiry, the Committee will consider NEDs' influence, responsibilities and background; how NEDs are appointed and held accountable will also be considered. For further information, see the inquiry website or the call for evidence.
The House of Lords Select Committee set-up to consider the Fraud Act 2006 and digital fraud has published a very wide-ranging call for evidence: see here. Specific questions are asked under the following headings: the fraud landscape; action to tackle fraud; legislative remedies; and best practice. The Committee, which was formed earlier this year, has already started to take oral evidence from witnesses - the transcripts are available here and recordings of the hearings can be found on Parliamentlive.tv. 
