Individual Ministerial Responsibility
/ɪnˈdɪvɪdʒuəl ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəl rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪlɪti/
Definitions
- (n.) A constitutional convention requiring ministers to bear ultimate political responsibility for their department's actions and to resign if they commit serious errors or fail in duty.
The principle of individual ministerial responsibility ensures that the minister is accountable to parliament for administrative failures.
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- individual ministerial responsibility
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Commentary
Typically a political rather than a strictly legal principle, it guides ministerial conduct and resignation but does not have automatic legal enforcement.
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