Kirkham, R. and Wells, P. (2014) Evolving standards in the complaints branch. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 36 (2). pp. 190-207. ISSN 0964-9069
Abstract
It is well known that dispute resolution schemes in the complaints branch, including ombudsman schemes and complaint-handlers, operate a very different dispute resolution methodology to that typically applied in the courts and tribunals. This methodology is widely accepted, but concerns have always existed regarding the fairness of the procedural safeguards deployed in the complaints branch. This article investigates two specific areas of procedural practice in the complaints branch: the openness of the sector in terms of the decisions that it makes and the grounds upon which they are made; and the capacity to review decisions made in the sector. The article argues that there is evidence that, whilst further refinement could be introduced, procedural safeguards in the sector are more robust than hitherto has been understood.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | administrative justice; procedural safeguards; transparency; internal review; ombudsman |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2016 10:20 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2016 10:38 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2014.916084 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09649069.2014.916084 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:98550 |