the concept of individual ministerial responsibility 3.2 Flashcards
what is individual ministerial responsibility
the principle by which ministers are responsible for their personal conduct and for their departments.
what happens if ministers misled parliament
they are expected to resign
Charles Clarke CASE STUDY : individual ministerial responsibility
- 1000 prisoners had been freed after sentence without being consider for deportation
- ‘eye off the ball’
- Blair was with him but forced resignation after cabinet reshuffle
what was Alastair Campbell’s ‘golden rule’
if a minister was in the ‘eye of the hurricane’, they’d get the boot
what is a way to get rid of individual ministerial responsibility
having executive agencies take the blame as they are not using their ‘operational responsibility’ correctly
when was ‘operational responsibility’ infringed
1995, Home Secretary Michael Howard sacked Derek Lewis over escaped prisoners from Pankhurst Jail
what is a way to get rid of ‘operational responsibility’
blaming civil servants
when were civil servants blamed for an issue
2012 Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin after making west coast mainline main franchise ( 3 civil service suspended)
what is the main source of resignation
wrongdoing
example of a time wrong doing and infringing the prosperity of individual ministerial responsibility
Peter Mandelson used a loan from the cabinet colleague to buy a house
