So they should as IMO it is high time that government/council officials became wholly responsible for the actions of their respective departments.
We must have more redress for failure, neglect and use it.

French student murders: parents to sue Jack straw over blunders - Telegraph

The parents of two French students murdered in London are to sue Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, over a litany of failures across the criminal justice system which led to the death of their sons Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo.