The report, Size Matters - Making the National Assembly more effective, says the backbench AMs are badly overstretched and are struggling to effectively scrutinise a "powerful and well-resourced" government.
The intelligence and security committee, which is supposed to examine the policy and operations of the agencies, consists of a small number of parliamentarians, handpicked by the prime minister, and includes ex-ministers who effectively scrutinise their own past decisions.
Bradley and Stafford Smith yesterday met in private with members of the intelligence and security committee, the group of MPs and peers facing mounting criticism in Westminster over claims it failed to effectively scrutinise the activities of MI5.
They amount to the wholesale removal of the ability of the courts and the public to effectively scrutinise any claim where any risk to national security is raised; no matter how slight that risk or how serious the wrongdoing alleged.
The committee report concluded that ensuring that the Scottish and UK Parliaments, and other devolved assemblies, could effectively scrutinise inter-governmental relations represented a "significant challenge posed by the Smith Commission for these legislatures".
A Home Office spokesman said: "Police and crime panels have the powers set out in legislation to enable them to effectively scrutinise the actions and decisions of police and crime commissioners".
The latest accusations against Salazar came on a day when UK Athletics also admitted there were questions over how effectively it scrutinised him before he became Farah's coach.
Is nostalgia for a golden age of liberty being scrutinised effectively?
In addition the effects of influencing factors were scrutinised.
