Which statement about external review is true?

• A. It involves review by someone outside the agency
• B. It is always conducted by the original decision maker
• C. It requires a court ruling
• D. It cannot involve members of parliament

Answer: (A)

External review means having a decision by a government body checked by someone outside the agency to ensure it was lawful and fair. That independence is what makes this option true: the reviewer is not the original decision maker and is outside the agency that made the ruling.

The other ideas aren’t accurate as a blanket rule. The reviewer doesn’t have to be the same person who made the initial decision, so it isn’t “always” done by the original decision maker. External review isn’t automatically a court ruling—while some external reviews may end up in court or be handled by an independent tribunal or ombudsman, that isn’t a universal requirement. And involvement of Parliament isn’t the defining feature of external review, so it isn’t correct to state that it cannot involve MPs.