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19 lip 2021 · Public inquiries can be defined in simple terms as temporary working groups created, mandated and made independent by governments in order to fact-find, hold actors to account or develop policy lessons (Stark, Citation 2019a: 397).
22 cze 2023 · At the highest level, a public inquiry is a process that involves investigating past events of concern, usually major events that have caused concern to the public to try to build...
Statutory public inquiries are governed by the Inquiries Act 2005 and the Inquiry Rules 2006. These include rules and regulations covering the gathering of evidence. Rule 9 of the Inquiry Rules provides that the inquiry must send a written request to any person from whom it intends to take evidence. It can ask for a document “or any other thing”.
30 paź 2023 · Generally, a public inquiry is established as a means of reviewing in detail events giving rise to public concern. There are two types of public inquiry: statutory inquiries—set up under either the Inquiries Act 2005 (IA 2005) or other statutory powers for Parliamentary Commissioners, local authorities , regulatory bodies and others, and
9 cze 2021 · Abstract. The public inquiry represents a final accountability backstop in many jurisdictions—an institution born of the failures of other mechanisms to respond to scandals, crises, and disasters.
This chapter, which examines the nature, function, and legal framework of inquiries, also discusses the inquiry process and the effectiveness of inquiries.
19 lip 2021 · In this article we conceptualise the public inquiry as a procedural tool and address the question of what makes a public inquiry an effective policy instrument. The issue of control is central...
