Accountability Flashcards
How can Protective Services be held accountable?
Internal Structures
Inspectorates and Commissions
Internal & External Audits
Who hold the police to account?
Internal Professional Standards Department
Police & Crime Commissioners
Deputy Mayors
IOPC
HMICFRS
Who holds the Fire & Rescue service to account?
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services
HMICFRS
Why are HMICFRS (& other bodies holding the services to account) necessary?
Inspects, monitors & reports on efficiency and effectiveness of service
Independent body, avoids corruption
Who holds the Armed Forces to account?
Ministry of Defence
Government
Why are the Armed Forces held to account?
Financial Responsibility
(Value for money, how money is spent)
Defence audit and risk assurance committee
What do the audit and risk assurance committee do?
ARMED FORCES ONLY
Provide oversight where strong justifications are needed to use finances for projects
Ensures spending is efficient & value for money
Costs evaluated for each project
Who holds the prison service to account?
HMP Inspectorate of Prison (HMP)
What are Judicial Reviews?
Challenge decisions made by public body where correct procedure wasn’t followed
(Public bodies include protective and non-protective services)
Who are the responsible budget holders accountable for RDEL and CDEL spending for each service?
The Chiefs of each Armed Force
