TY - CHAP
T1 - Ministerial responsibility
AU - Hough, Barry
PY - 2002/6/14
Y1 - 2002/6/14
N2 - We have frequently referred to the doctrine of ministerial responsibility. This is a central principle of the constitution that defines both the relationships between ministers and Parliament and that between ministers and civil servants. It has two aspects which are not entirely consistent, namely collective and individual responsibility. 'Responsibility' is sometimes used interchangeably with 'accountability'. Both terms have a range of meanings. They include duties of at least the following kinds: explanation, information, acknowledgement, review, redress and punishment. The particular combination appropriate to any given case depends on the circumstances (see Barberis, 1998).
AB - We have frequently referred to the doctrine of ministerial responsibility. This is a central principle of the constitution that defines both the relationships between ministers and Parliament and that between ministers and civil servants. It has two aspects which are not entirely consistent, namely collective and individual responsibility. 'Responsibility' is sometimes used interchangeably with 'accountability'. Both terms have a range of meanings. They include duties of at least the following kinds: explanation, information, acknowledgement, review, redress and punishment. The particular combination appropriate to any given case depends on the circumstances (see Barberis, 1998).
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 0333971647
T3 - Palgrave Macmillan law masters
SP - 318
EP - 328
BT - General principles of constitutional and administrative law
A2 - Alder, John
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
CY - Basingstoke
ER -