Making lawful decisions: A guide for decision-makers on acting within the law

Making Lawful Decisions: a guide for decision-makers on acting within the law

Making Lawful Decisions: a guide for decision-makers on acting within the law provides decision-makers in both the public and private sectors with clear guidance on the requirements of lawful decision-making. From the initial preparatory stages, through any hearing and producing the decision, to remedies where decisions are made unlawfully, the book is a practical guide that provides a quick and simple reference point to the law for decision-makers of every kind.

This is the only handbook targeted at decision-makers themselves, as opposed to legal advisors.

Key features:

• Structured around the key stages of decision-making processes.
• Written in clear and accessible language.
• Covers key controversial legal issues, including the public sector equality duty and human rights obligations.
• Allows decision-makers to understand the key requirements of lawful decision-making without taking costly legal advice.
• Accessible to decision-makers who are not legally trained.

Who is this book for?

• Decision-makers in both the public and private sectors. Non-legally qualified members of 'panels' in a wide range of fields including: education, special educational needs, regulation and professional discipline, community care and healthcare funding and licensing.
• Individuals and organisations who are interested in challenging the lawfulness of decisions, or in ensuring that a decision-making process they are involved in follows a lawful process as it unfolds.
• Those providing advice to members of the public, such as pro bono clinics and helplines and Citizens Advice Bureaux.