Practice question · Select all that apply
Why would a government give a function its own legal personality rather than run it inside a ministry? Select every legitimate reason.
Hints
- Three are stated rationales; one is a consequence nobody defends as a purpose.
- Separated bodies remain accountable, though differently.
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- A. Credible independence from ministerial direction
- B. Technical specialisation that a general ministry cannot sustain
- C. Managerial flexibility outside general budgetary and personnel rules
Why
The fourth is the objection rather than the rationale, and the distinction matters. Separation changes the route of accountability — to a statute, a board, a parliament rather than to a minister — and the fair criticism is that these routes are weaker, not that they are absent.
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