Policy
Policy ID: | PS246 | Policy: | Introduce a Public Accountability Bill |
Category: | Justice | SubCategory: | Justice |
Description and Support Documents
To set a requirement on public institutions, public servants and officials and on those carrying out functions on their behalf to act in the public interest and with candour and frankness; todefine the public law duty on them to assist courts, official inquiries and investigations; to enable victims to enforce such duties; to create offences for the breach of certain duties; toprovide funding for victims and their relatives in certain proceedings before the courts and atofficial inquiries and investigations; and for connected purposes.
Corresponding Charter Article
C9. Democracy
Everyone has the right to peaceful protest with due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others. Government should be in service not in power and is tasked with empowering the people.
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