maladministration

{{Short description|Unreasonable actions of a government body}}

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Maladministration is the actions of a government body which can be seen as causing an injustice. The law in the United Kingdom says Ombudsmen must investigate maladministration.{{cite web |title=What is maladministration? |url= http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN04117/SN04117.pdf |agency=House of Commons |accessdate=14 January 2014}}

The definition of maladministration is wide and can include:

  • Delay
  • Incorrect action or failure to take any action
  • Failure to follow procedures or the law
  • Failure to provide information
  • Inadequate record-keeping
  • Failure to investigate
  • Failure to reply
  • Misleading or inaccurate statements
  • Inadequate liaison
  • Inadequate consultation
  • Broken promises

See also

References

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  • {{cite journal|first=John R.|last=Nellis|title=Maladministration: Cause or Result of Underdevelopment? The Algerian Example|journal=Canadian Journal of African Studies|volume=13|issue=3|year=1980|pages=407–422|doi=10.1080/00083968.1980.10803786}}
  • {{cite journal|first=Gerald E.|last=Caiden|title=Public Maladministration and Bureaucratic Corruption|journal=Hong Kong Journal of Public Administration|volume=3|issue=1|year=1981|pages=56–71|doi=10.1080/02529165.1981.10800097}}
  • {{cite journal|first=Kempe Ronald|last=Hope|title=Politics, Bureaucratic Corruption, and Maladministration in the Third World|journal=International Review of Administrative Sciences|volume=51|issue=1|year=1985|pages=1–6|doi=10.1177/002085238505100101|s2cid=154007528 }}
  • {{cite journal|first=Gerald E.|last=Caiden|title=What Really is Public Maladministration?|journal=Indian Journal of Public Administration|volume=37|issue=1|year=1991|pages=1–16|doi=10.1177/0019556119910101|s2cid=159478534 }}

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