We see no justification for the provision in clause 12 empowering the Secretary of State to abolish the Building Advisory Committee, the Committee on Industry Competence and the Residents’ Panel, and can see no circumstances in which this power would ever sensibly be used. We recommend that clause 12 be amended to delete the Secretary of State’s power to abolish.

We see no justification for the provision in clause 12 empowering the Secretary of State to abolish the Building Advisory Committee, the Committee on Industry Competence and the Residents’ Panel, and can see no circumstances in which this power would ever sensibly be used. We recommend that clause 12 be amended to delete the Secretary of State’s power to abolish. Type: recommendation | Number: 22 | Paragraph: 82 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 56. The Government agrees with the Committee that the three statutory committees (the Building Advisory Committee, the Committee on Industry Competence and the Residents’ Panel) should be retained. We intend that these committees will continue to have an important role to play in providing advice an