It was unclear yesterday, however, whether the magazine was approached by the investigatory bodies before the reports.

KNAB is also a pre-trial investigatory body and has traditional police powers.

I'd like to remind the spectators that this Committee is in session, and that it is an investigatory body, not a freak-show.

"What is needed is not another investigatory body," Mr. Brown said, "but a permanent watchdog to insure that those mechanisms function effectively."

When investigatory bodies concluded that the accusations were without merit, Dr. Simon said, "they would be attacked themselves as part of conspiracy."

Asked to comment on the new deposition, a White House spokesman, Sean Walsh, said, "All matters have been thoroughly reviewed by the appropriate investigatory bodies.

"For that reason alone, SCIS did what any investigatory body would do...checked your records to see if you've ever been involved in anything like this before."

Moreover, it is clear that mandated reporting has transformed public child welfare agencies into investigatory bodies with diminished involvement in the provision of social services per se.

Establishing community-based "workers' rights boards"-led by prominent religious or civic leaders-or other investigatory bodies is also common.

Governments should not interfere by introducing a host of regulations, investigatory bodies, or state-run enterprises.