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After each general election the Prime Minister appoints the nine parliamentarians to the committee in consultation with the Leader Of The Opposition . Members are mostly from the House Of Commons , but at least one must be from the House Of Lords . Serving ministers are not allowed to be members, but several members have previously held ministerial positions. Details of the most recent committee, including its final report and the government's response, are on its web page {Link without Title} . The committee ceases to exist when Parliament is dissolved; after the election the Prime Minister reforms the committee.

The Committee's formal responsibilities are to examine the expenditure, administration and policies of the Joint Intelligence Committee machinery. Its own views of its responsibilities are set out in a brochure on oversight {Link without Title} .

The work of the committee is invariably conducted in secret, though a sanitised annual report is issued. The committee also produces reports on issues of particular concern, either on its own initiative or at the request of government ministers. From 1999 to 2004 the committee employed an Investigator, John Morrison .

As Of 2005 , the current committee members are:



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