Administrative Justice, Tribunals, and Ombuds

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. Administrative justice concerns the way in which public bodies deal with the rights and interests of individuals, and the provision of _______ when things go wrong.

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. There is no single coherent institutional structure of administrative justice equivalent to the systems of civil or criminal justice that are focused on the civil and criminal courts.

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. Which body replaced the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (AJTC) after its abolition in 2013?

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. Which of the following statements accurately reflect one of the aims of the UK government's administrative justice strategy in 2004?

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. The government has a policy aim of 'getting it right first time' in relation to the decisions made by public bodies affecting individuals. The President of Tribunals, in a report, noted that his impression was that little improvement had been made in 'getting it right first time.' One of the reasons he identified for this failure was that the representatives of the public bodies did not attend tribunal hearings, resulting in a failure of feedback and hence the same mistakes were being made again and again. Richardson and Genn note that feedback is not a universally accepted idea, why?

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. As appeal rights have been increasingly been limited or curtailed, it is important to make good _______ decisions.

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. In R (Cart) v Upper Tribunal [2011] UKSC 28, what were the main features of tribunals mentioned by Lady Hale? Please select all that apply.

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. A former Lord Chief Justice has argued that 'administrative' tribunals could subvert the rule of law.

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. What were the main three outcomes of the Franks Committee report according to the Scottish Consumer Council? Please select all that apply.

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. Why is there said to be a tension between the values of constitutionalism and those of proportionate dispute resolution (PDR) over administrative justice?

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. At the heart of the HMCTS digitalisation agenda is improving access to justice.

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. Which of the following are the principal characteristics of the public sector ombudsmen? Please select all that apply.

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. The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 established the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Administration (PCA), who is the now the Parliamentary Ombudsman. One of the main criticisms of the Act is that it created a process whereby citizens have to route their complaints to ___.

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. Public bodies' compliance with ombudsmen recommendations is almost certainly far higher than compliance with judgments imposed by the civil courts.

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. The task of the PO is to investigate complaints that injustice has been caused by maladministration. Does this allow the PO to investigate the merits of decisions of public authorities?

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. What two arguments were originally used to justify the MP filter for accessing the PO? Please select all that apply.

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. In some respects, the powers of the Parliamentary Ombudsman are significantly greater than those of courts.

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. Which three factors does Richard Kirkham argue are relevant to the assessment of the weakness of the PO's powers to enforce recommendations? Please select all that apply.

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