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Condition
Civic diagnostic unit

Transfer of Burden

TRANSFER_OF_BURDEN

A condition in which responsibility for progression, clarification, or resolution is shifted away from the institution and onto the person seeking remedy. The institution remains nominally engaged while substantive movement depends entirely on continued effort from the complainant.

Indicators
Occurrence in archive
19 verified records carry this condition
By institution type
LALocal Authority4
OTOther3
FSFinancial Services3
LGLegal2
HOHousing2
GVGovernment1
PLPlanning1
EDEducation1
LELaw Enforcement1
HSHealth Service1
Associated records — 19 total
Reference Institution Trajectory Exported
Strike-LA-20260606-040Local AuthorityStable2026-06-06
Strike-LA-20260602-001Local AuthorityDeteriorating2026-06-02
Strike-LA-20260529-001Local AuthorityDeteriorating2026-05-29
Strike-OT-20260519-037OtherDeteriorating2026-05-19
Strike-LG-20260516-036LegalDeteriorating2026-05-16
Strike-FS-20260516-035Financial ServicesDeteriorating2026-05-16
Strike-HO-20260513-001HousingDeteriorating2026-05-13
Strike-OT-20260511-013OtherDeteriorating2026-05-11
Strike-FS-20260511-012 v2Financial ServicesDeteriorating2026-05-11
Strike-OT-20260510-011OtherDeteriorating2026-05-10
Strike-GV-20260510-010GovernmentDeteriorating2026-05-10
Strike-PL-20260510-009PlanningDeteriorating2026-05-10
Strike-HO-20260510-007HousingDeteriorating2026-05-10
Strike-ED-20260510-006EducationDeteriorating2026-05-10
Strike-LG-20260510-005LegalDeteriorating2026-05-10
Strike-LE-20260510-004Law EnforcementDeteriorating2026-05-10
Strike-FS-20260510-003Financial ServicesDeteriorating2026-05-10
Strike-HS-20260510-002Health ServiceDeteriorating2026-05-10
Strike-LA-20260510-001Local AuthorityDeteriorating2026-05-10
Co-occurring conditions
Escalation Without Response19 records
INSTITUTIONAL_DELAY1 record
PROCEDURAL_DEFLECTION1 record
REPEATED_CONTACT_WITHOUT_RESOLUTION1 record
Condition relationships
Co-occurs with ↔ Institutional Delay

Delay and burden transfer are structurally linked — institutions that fail to progress cases also tend to displace follow-up responsibility.

Escalates into → Escalation Without Response

Sustained burden on the complainant without institutional movement allows the case to escalate beyond the original submission context.

← Follows Institutional Delay

Delay without resolution shifts follow-up responsibility to the complainant. The institution's inaction creates a burden on the person to maintain momentum.

Precursor → Repeated Contact Without Resolution

When responsibility for progression is displaced onto the complainant, repeated contact becomes structurally necessary to maintain any movement.

Full relationship map: /conditions/map

Machine-readable access: /api/conditions  ·  Full condition registry as JSON, including this condition at id: transfer_of_burden.