Administrative Law MCQ Practice — UoL LLB

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Administrative Law
Introduction
Theoretical and empirical perspectives on Administrative law
The legal status and powers of administrative authorities
Decision-making processes in public administration
Introduction to judicial review
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service [1985] AC 374 (GCHQ case)
Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 (CA)
Human Rights Act 1998
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Australia)
Judicial review: Order 53/Part 54 procedures and remedies
R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs ex parte World Development Movement [1995] 1 WLR 386
R v Inland Revenue Commissioners, ex parte National Federation of Self-Employed Small Businesses [1982] AC 617
British Steel plc v Customs and Excise Commissioners [1996] 1 All ER 1002
O’Reilly v Mackman
R v London Borough of Lambeth ex parte Crookes (1996) COD 398
R v HM Inspectorate of Pollution ex parte Greenpeace Ltd (No. 2) [1994] 4 All ER 329
Roy case (House of Lords)
Mercury Telecommunications Ltd v Director General of Telecommunications [1996] 1 WLR 48
R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs ex parte Rees-Mogg [1994] QB 552
Supreme Court Act 1981, s.31
Illegality as a ground of judicial review
R v Inner London Education Authority ex parte Ali (1990) 2 Admin LR 822
R v Secretary of State for Social Security ex parte Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants [1996] 4 All ER 385
Pepper v Hart (Inspector of Taxes) [1993] AC 539
Lavender v Ministry of Health and Local Government [1970] 1 WLR 1231
R v Gloucestershire County Council ex parte Barry [1996] 4 All ER 421
R v Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ex parte World Development Movement Ltd [1995] 1 WLR 366
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Oladehinde [1991] 1 AC 254
British Oxygen Co. Ltd v Board of Trade [1997] AC 610
Carltona v Commissioner for Works [1943] 2 All ER 560
R v Ministry of Defence ex parte Smith (1996) QB 517
Education Reform Act 1994 (fictitious for example)
Supreme Court Act 1981 s.31 (in problem question context)
Education Act 1944 s.8
Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 s.1(1)
Local Government Act 1972 s.120(1)(b)
Social Security (Contributions and Benefits) Act 1992
Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993
Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 s.2
Procedural impropriety as a ground of judicial review
R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate ex parte Pinochet Ugarte (no. 2) [2000] 1 AC 119
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Fayed [1997] 1 All ER 228
Porter v Magill [2002] AC 357
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Hickey (No. 2) [1995] 1 All ER 490
R v Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ex parte Hamble Fisheries (Offshore) Ltd [1995] 2 All ER 714
R v Gough [1993] AC 646
R v Secretary of State for Transport ex parte Richmond-upon-Thames LBC [1994] 1 WLR 74
R v Devon County Council ex parte Baker [1995] 1 All ER 73
R v North and East Devon Health Authority ex parte Coughlan [2003] 3 All ER 850
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Hargreaves [1997] 1 All ER 397
Article 6 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
‘Irrationality’: substantive grounds of judicial review
Exclusion of judicial review
Ombudsmen
Tribunals
Inquiries
Contract, tort, restitution and estoppel
Three Rivers DC v Bank of England (No 3) [1996] 2 All ER 558
Crown Proceedings Act 1947

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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Oladehinde [1991] 1 AC 254

Question 1

Can a public body change its policy without notice?

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A No, all policy changes require consultation and justification.

B Yes, but failure to justify arbitrary changes may render decisions unlawful. ✓

C Yes, and all prior decisions become irrelevant once policy changes.

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✅ Correct!
Policy can change, but arbitrary application is unlawful—per *Oladehinde*. Option A is too strict—consultation not always required. Option C ignores legitimate expectations from consistent practice.

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The legal status and powers of administrative authorities

Question 2

What is the legal consequence if a public authority exercises a power beyond the scope conferred by Parliament?

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A The decision is voidable at the discretion of the authority itself, depending on political considerations.

B The decision is ultra vires and therefore unlawful, liable to be quashed on judicial review. ✓

C The decision remains valid as long as it serves a beneficial public purpose, regardless of statutory limits.

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✅ Correct!
Under the ultra vires doctrine, any act beyond conferred powers is unlawful. In Associated Provincial Picture Houses v Wednesbury Corp [1948], the court invalidated a licensing condition not authorised by statute, affirming that legality depends on statutory boundaries.

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Education Reform Act 1994 (fictitious for example)

Question 3

A student is told in a problem question that a school governor made a decision 'under the Education Reform Act 1994'. What is the correct approach to analysing the legality of that decision?

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A Challenge the decision as ultra vires because the Act does not exist and therefore confers no legal authority.

B Assess whether the governor acted within the scope of powers typically granted under education statutes, such as those in the Education Act 1996. ✓

C Conclude that the decision is automatically void since it relies on a non-existent statutory basis.

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✅ Correct!
Even though the Act is fictitious, the question tests the application of general administrative law principles. Candidates should treat it as representing real statutory frameworks and assess legality accordingly, as in ex parte Page [1993].

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