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Appendix VI: Procedures of the Production and Review of Proactive Academy Reports and Statements of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Appendix VI: Procedures of the Production and Review of Proactive Academy Reports and Statements of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Pages 99-102
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However, there are certain features common to all which need to be managed and checked. They are as follows: · Terms of Reference Composition of the working group responsible for producing the report Call for evidence Circulation of drafts for comment Review procedure Final approval procedure These features are to dealt with by following the procedures outlined below: 3.
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To meet such a challenge an effective solution, which has been employed by The Academy, can be to establish a working group which has no relevant expertise and then to take evidence in a manner similar to a House of Lords committee. This can work very effectively provided appropriate steps are taken to ensure that draft reports are circulated and review is thoroughly undertaken.
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3.3 Calls for evidence If The Academy wishes a report to influence public policy then it is highly desirable that all those outside the Academy who might have views on the subject should be invited to submit evidence. This should be done by posting a notice on the Academy's Web site inviting evidence by a certain date and by the despatch of press releases to those organizations and individuals believed to have something to contribute.
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its approval to the report, taking into account the views of the independent reviewers and forming its own judgement about the suitability of the report as an Academy publication. Where significant changes are requested in a report by a sponsoring standing committee the amended report shall be sent back to the chairman of the committee for final approval.
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