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Legal Terms - The Carltona principle
The principle of public officials being able to carry out various responsibilities on behalf of a government minister without requiring explicit delegation of those functions. The notion originates from legal precedents (Carltona v Commissioner of Works [1943] 2 All ER 560 (CA)) and pertains to the delegation of duties by civil workers in devolved administrations on behalf of the political leaders of those administrations.
The principle of public officials being able to carry out various responsibilities on behalf of a government minister without requiring explicit delegation of those functions. The notion originates from legal precedents (Carltona v Commissioner of Works [1943] 2 All ER 560 (CA)) and pertains to the delegation of duties by civil workers in devolved administrations on behalf of the political leaders of those administrations.
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