Trust and governance are central to any effective organisation. The key challenges
for agencies who have trusteeship bestowed upon them are still those of legitimacy and
accountability. Traditional (and supposedly bureaucratic) public organizations, are
determined by democratic imperatives. The consistency of their rules, duties and
obligations creates legitimacy and accountability. For the new trustees, the degree to
which risk is managed and distributed and the consistency of conforming to
network/partnership rules and procedures will determine the scale of legitimacy and
accountability in service delivery. However, the more that the demands of legitimacy
and accountability are conformed to the less opportunity there is for post-bureaucratic
organizational forms. For example: