INT-001 / Specialist intake
Delegate services during link isolation
Decision owner: Democratic Governance Commission
GOVcommissionUnion-wide competence
Democratic authority and usable public participation
The Democratic Governance Commission helps public authority remain democratic at every scale. It serves elected chambers, local councils, public administrations and people seeking a meaningful voice in common decisions. Its central question is whether a proposal belongs at Union, regional or local level, and whether the people affected can understand and influence it.
Choose your route
Office output: Subsidiarity finding
Public administrations
SVC-043 / Competent referral
Petition the Union chambers
Decision owner: Citizens Petition & Deliberation Forum
SVC-044 / Competent referral
Transfer voter participation
Decision owner: Independent Election Authority
SVC-055 / Competent referral
Seek Union association or accession
Decision owner: External Relations & Diplomacy Commission
SVC-045 / Competent referral
Request public records
Decision owner: Archives, Libraries & Memory Commission
People and households
SVC-043 / Competent referral
Petition the Union chambers
Decision owner: Citizens Petition & Deliberation Forum
SVC-044 / Competent referral
Transfer voter participation
Decision owner: Independent Election Authority
SVC-045 / Competent referral
Request public records
Decision owner: Archives, Libraries & Memory Commission
SVC-041 / Competent referral
Obtain legal aid remotely
Decision owner: Justice & Legal Cooperation Commission
Companies and cooperatives
SVC-045 / Competent referral
Request public records
Decision owner: Archives, Libraries & Memory Commission
SVC-041 / Competent referral
Obtain legal aid remotely
Decision owner: Justice & Legal Cooperation Commission
Research and civic organisations
SVC-043 / Competent referral
Petition the Union chambers
Decision owner: Citizens Petition & Deliberation Forum
SVC-055 / Competent referral
Seek Union association or accession
Decision owner: External Relations & Diplomacy Commission
SVC-045 / Competent referral
Request public records
Decision owner: Archives, Libraries & Memory Commission
SVC-041 / Competent referral
Obtain legal aid remotely
Decision owner: Justice & Legal Cooperation Commission
Local autonomy, drafting and administrative quality
Teams support regional compacts, citizen assemblies, legislative drafting, impact assessments, public-service design, conflict disclosures and civil-service capacity. Consultation records preserve arguments and dissent, not merely a count of responses. Administrative reform includes the public's route through a service and the responsibility for fixing repeated referral failures.
The powers we hold and the powers we refer
The Commission provides governance findings and supports implementation. It does not count or certify its own elections; Independent Election Authority holds that independent role. It cannot convert a convenience argument into a new Union competence. Proposed changes to local powers require the appropriate democratic and charter processes.
A case in practice
Illustrative case / GOV
A remote council requests temporary service powers during link isolation. The Commission records precisely which decisions may be taken locally, which rights cannot be waived and when the delegation expires. The later audit compares actual action with that schedule instead of judging lawful local decisions by the arrival order of messages.
Responsibilities and programmes
Federal Relations
Federal Relations brings together subsidiarity review, regional compacts and local autonomy support.
Explore this programme →Participation
Participation brings together citizen assemblies, public petitions and consultation access.
Explore this programme →Legislative Service
Legislative Service brings together drafting support, impact assessment and public law publication.
Explore this programme →Administrative Quality
Administrative Quality brings together service design, public complaints and process simplification.
Explore this programme →Ethics & Integrity
Ethics & Integrity brings together disclosure register, conflict-of-interest advice and lobbying transparency.
Explore this programme →Public Leadership
Public Leadership brings together civil service recruitment and leadership training.
Explore this programme →Where our powers stop
Independent Election Authority counts and certifies elections.
Public records and accountability
GOV/REGRecords and reasoned determinations
GOV/CONTACTAnnual service plan; public decisions; performance and expenditure report.
Contact the competent office
Accessible assistance, evidence alternatives, institutional handoffs and review.