Exposure to the Law: Accountability and its impact on Street Level Bureaucracy

Murphy, Mark; Skillen, Paul

dc.contributor.author	Murphy, Mark	*
dc.contributor.author	Skillen, Paul	*
dc.date.accessioned	2017-09-25T13:51:38Z
dc.date.available	2017-09-25T13:51:38Z
dc.date.issued	2016-11-16
dc.identifier.citation	Murphy, M., & Skillen, P. (2018). Exposure to the law: Accountability and its impact on street-level bureaucracy. Social Policy and Society, 17(1), 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746416000506	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1017/S1474746416000506
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620629
dc.description	This article has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form, subsequent to peer review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press, in Social Policy and Society published by Cambridge University Press. Copyright.	en
dc.description.abstract	Little research has been conducted exploring the relationship between public sector accountability and the law. This is a significant oversight given the potential for this relationship to cause unintended consequences around issues of liability, especially in the context of a growing litigation culture. The purpose of the current research is to explore this relationship, using qualitative studies of public sector professionals in England. The findings of the study suggest that increasing emphasis on accountability has led to a growing magnification of legal risk in the public sector, with consequences for the ways in public sector professionals perceive their relations with the public.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press
dc.relation.url	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-policy-and-society/article/exposure-to-the-law-accountability-and-its-impact-on-streetlevel-bureaucracy/C7CAD84020C5D9A0D3B60A20827865B2
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	en
dc.subject	Accountability
dc.subject	Bureaucracy
dc.subject	Public sector
dc.subject	Litigation
dc.subject	Evidence
dc.title	Exposure to the Law: Accountability and its impact on Street Level Bureaucracy
dc.type	Article
dc.identifier.eissn	1475-3073
dc.contributor.department	University of Glasgow; University of Chester	en
dc.identifier.journal	Social Policy and Society	en
or.grant.openaccess	Yes	en
rioxxterms.funder	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.identifier.project	Unfunded	en
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746416000506
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate	2016-11-16
html.description.abstract	Little research has been conducted exploring the relationship between public sector accountability and the law. This is a significant oversight given the potential for this relationship to cause unintended consequences around issues of liability, especially in the context of a growing litigation culture. The purpose of the current research is to explore this relationship, using qualitative studies of public sector professionals in England. The findings of the study suggest that increasing emphasis on accountability has led to a growing magnification of legal risk in the public sector, with consequences for the ways in public sector professionals perceive their relations with the public.
rioxxterms.publicationdate	2016-11-16
dc.dateAccepted	2016-09-02
dc.date.deposited	2017-09-25