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Ethical Frameworks for Algorithmic Decision-Making in Public Services

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When a public body delegates a decision to an algorithm, it does not thereby escape the obligation to justify that decision. This paper examines three competing frameworks for algorithmic accountability — procedural, outcome-based and contestability-centred — and argues that only the third adequately preserves the administrative-law principle that affected parties can demand reasons.

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1 Abstract
2 Delegation Without Abdication
3 Procedural Fairness and Its Limits
4 Outcome Parity as a Design Target
5 Contestability as the Governing Principle
6 Implications for Procurement
7 Conclusion
8 References

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