Economics 3366A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Alexander Litvinenko
8 Oct 2020
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Maladministration s. 10(3) parliamentary commissioners act 1967 maladministration not defined! Crossman catalogue whyatt report: neglect, inattention, delay, incompetence, ineptitude, perversity and arbitrariness. 1993 annual report: rudeness (though a matter of degree, unwillingness to treat the complainant as a person with rights, refusal to answer reasonable question, knowingly giving advice which is misleading or inadequate. Ignoring valid advise or overruling considerations that would produce an uncomfortable result for the over ruler: offering no redress or manifestly disproportionate redress, use of colour, sex or any other grounds. Omission to notify those who thereby lose their right of appeal. The select committee is essentially o"s representative in government. The problem of accountability and awareness: o allowed to instigate investigations in other jurisdictions, no direct access, remedies are not legally binding, the concept of maladministration, matters excluded from investigation. Public inquiries established by the government to undertake an official investigation into a matter of public concern e. g. grenfell tower, the litvinenko inquiry.
