Yes, what I'm saying is that, for better or for worse, the British concept of oversight, when established, was not about retroactivity. It was about operational reviews that actually saw heads of agencies appear on a regular basis before the committee of parliamentarians, talk about their priorities, talk about their budgetary realities, and talk about what worried them the most. They could then both socialize those issues with the members of the committee and also take very serious questioning either in public or in camera, depending on the nature of the discussion. That was a far better way of actually providing real oversight.
On October 19th, 2016. See this statement in context.