The Parliamentary Control of the Administration
The Parliamentary Control of the Administration (PCA) is the evaluation service of the Federal Assembly. It conducts studies on behalf of the Control Committees (CC) on the legality, expediency and effectiveness of the activities of the federal authorities. When commissioned to do so, the PCA can also scrutinise the effectiveness of federal government measures on behalf of other parliamentary committees.
Recently finished evaluations
Communication by the authorities in the run-up to popular votes
Communication by the authorities in the run-up to popular votes is partially appropriate. The Federal Council's explanatory voting brochure is widely used by the population. The Federal Chancellery's instructions for drafting the explanatory texts in the brochure are adequate, but the departments make little use of them. The latter have heterogeneous notions and practices on how to communicate prior to popular votes. Nevertheless, the legal principles are observed, with a few exceptions.
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MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Generally speaking, the way evaluations are used for measuring the effectiveness of international cooperation (IC) is not entirely expedient. Evaluations in IC are used to guide decision-making at various levels; the costs of conducting them are made transparent. However, there are shortcomings in the evaluation reports and in accounting for the results of IC to Parliament and the public.
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Short-time working during the COVID-19 pandemic
Short-time working proved to be an expedient instrument during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the many changes made to the legislation caused problems as time went on. Overall, SECO provided the implementing bodies with an adequate level of support. However, it will probably be unable to reliably establish how much of the over CHF 16 billion paid out to businesses was claimed lawfully.
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USE OF SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS BY THE FOPH DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
The majority of administrative commissions are appointed expediently and in accordance with the legal provisions. With the exception of a few outdated ones, the commissions fulfil their mandate of holding regular consultations with the Federal Council and Federal Administration. However, some of their services are poorly used because of shortcomings in appointment orders.
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Measuring effectiveness in international cooperation
Generally speaking, the way evaluations are used for measuring the effectiveness of international cooperation (IC) is not entirely expedient. Evaluations in IC are used to guide decision-making at various levels; the costs of conducting them are made transparent. However, there are shortcomings in the evaluation reports and in accounting for the results of IC to Parliament and the public.
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USE OF SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS BY THE FOPH DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
The majority of administrative commissions are appointed expediently and in accordance with the legal provisions. With the exception of a few outdated ones, the commissions fulfil their mandate of holding regular consultations with the Federal Council and Federal Administration. However, some of their services are poorly used because of shortcomings in appointment orders.
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Ongoing Evaluations
Information on ongoing evaluations can be found in the
summary of the annual report.
- System of supplementary judges
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Allocation of asylum seekers to the cantons
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Military service with restrictions
- Extra-Parliamentary Administrative Commission
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