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Select committees can ask anybody they like to appear. Although as far as I understand they don't technically have the power to force private individuals to att

Select committees can ask anybody they like to appear. Although as far as I understand they don't technically have the power to force private individuals to attend. See this briefing if you want to delve in the UK's arcane political system http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06208/SN06208.pdf http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN062... (pdf)

jsty 9y ago
Anyone interested in this might also consider [1], which describes possible mechanisms by which a person might be compelled - namely by order of the House of Commons. [1] http://publicregulatoryblog.fieldfisher.com/2016/declining-a-select-committee-invitation/ http://publicregulatoryblog.fieldfisher.com/2016/declining-a...