Chapter 14 Multiple-choice questions

. Administrative justice: Please select all that apply.

is limited to formal court action.

upholds the rule of law.

ensures accountability of public bodies.

ensures just and fair redress for citizens.

. Public inquiries can be initiated by concerned citizens.

True

False

. The main purposes of a public inquiry include: Please select all that apply.

establishing the facts and getting to the truth.

rebuilding public trust and confidence.

learning from events to prevent mistakes from happening again.

holding people and organisations to account.

. Which statement below is correct? Non-statutory inquiries:

are no longer used.

are set up under the Inquiries Act 2005.

must hold hearings in public.

are set up mainly under prerogative power.

. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Please select all that apply.

impartially investigates complaints of maladministration by government departments and other public organisations and agencies and the NHS in England.

can submit a special report to Parliament if injustice caused by maladministration has not been or will not be remedied.

may decide questions of law and whether the law has been breached.

is independent of government but is accountable to Parliament.

. The Parliamentary Ombudsman was created as an additional mechanism for calling the executive to account.

True

False

. Members of the public may refer complaints direct to the Parliamentary Ombudsman where they have sustained injustice as a result of maladministration by UK government departments or other public bodies.

True

False

. Which statement accurately completes this sentence? The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman:

can recommend ways in which a public body can remedy the injustice.

has the power to change a public body's decision.

can make recommendations which are binding on a public body.

has the power to award compensation.

. Tribunals are part of the executive and work closely with government departments.

True

False

. The Upper Tribunal has the power to judicially review decisions of first-tier tribunals.

True

False

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