Public councils at the regional level: some areas of activity
The article analyzes the formation of the legal framework governing the activities of public councils at the federal and regional levels. Independence of public councils at the federal level is ensured by the fact that the decisive role in their formation is played by the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (in accordance with the "Standard of Public Councils of the Federal Executive Bodies (Model Regulations)" of 2015). The analysis of the legislation of Urals Federal District regions lead to the conclusion that at the regional level each region has its own preferences and, in its own way, defines both the role of the regional public chambers in the formation of public councils and the powers of the public councils. In general, despite the absence of unified approaches to the definition of the basic principles for the formation and functions of public councils in the Urals Federal District, and the fact that each constituent entity of the Federation has developed its own model for both the formation and the activities of the advisory bodies under the RIOF, the provisions were characterized by a paternalistic position in advisory and consultative bodies of public control. Federal trends aimed at strengthening the independence of public councils and their partnership with government authorities at the regional level were taken into account late and incomplete.