Accountability

Question 1

What is the definition of accountability?

Answer 1

The responsibility of a specific action or subject

Question 2

What is the police and crime commissioners?

Answer 2

They are the voice of the people and hold the police to account.

Question 3

What is his Majesty’s inspectorate of constabulary and fire and rescue services?

Answer 3

assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces and fire and rescue services.

Question 4

What is the independent office police conduct?

Answer 4

overseas the police complaint system in England and Wales, they investigate the most serious matters, including deaths, following police contact.

Question 5

What is the care quality commission?

Answer 5

Ensures standards are met in social and health care systems throughout the UK.

Question 6

What is his Majesty’s inspectorate of prisons?

Answer 6

HMI prisons is an independent organisation that provides independence scrutiny of the conditions in which prisoners are contained and treated.

Question 7

What is the Military courts?

Answer 7

The armed services have their own legal systems, and any issues are dealt with means of court material.

Question 8

What does the financial accountability consist of?

Answer 8

1. effective use of budgets
   2.maintaining public confidence
2. sharing good practice through publication of audit reports to monitor effectiveness of service delivery.

Question 9

What does the employer accountability consist of?

Answer 9

1. fair recruitment practice
2. written particulars of employment
3. health and safety
4. working time regulations
   5.fair treatment

Question 10

Who could be an individual accountability/ stakeholder?

Answer 10

Myself, employer, public, government and other stakeholders

Question 11

What is a stakeholder?

Answer 11

Anyone who can effect or is effected by an organisation, strategy or project, they can be internal or external and of any age.

Question 12

What is a judicial review?

Answer 12

A type of court proceeding in which a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action by a public body.

Question 13

What are some examples of decision that may fall in the range of the Judicial review?

Answer 13

1. decisions of local authorities
   2.certain decisions of immigration authorities and the Asylum chamber.
2. decisions of regulatory bodies
3. decision relating to prisoners rights.