The Parliamentary Ombudsman and Administrative Justice: Shaping the next 50 years
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On 13 October, the Ombudsman delivered the annual Tom Sargent lecture for the charity Justice. Ann was particularly invited to give the speech because 2011 is the 50th anniversary of the Whyatt report The Citizen and Administration: The redress of grievances, which recommended for the first time the creation of an Ombudsman in the UK. Ann’s speech looked back over the development of administrative justice in this country since 1961 and identified where the current system falls short both of what was called for by Whyatt and of what her own experience suggests. She ended by making four specific proposals including, for the first time, the introduction of powers for the Ombudsman to conduct own-initiative investigations.
Contents
- The Parliamentary Ombudsman and Administrative Justice: Shaping the next 50 years
- Introduction
- Whyatt: 1961 and all that
- Administrative Justice: Why it matters
- The legacy of Whyatt today
- The Vision: Towards democracy and social justice
- Making the vision a reality
- Conclusion
