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Government Responses To The Committees Eighth And Ninth Reports Of Session 2009 10
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Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215554901 Total Pages :18 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (549 download)
Book Synopsis Government responses to the Committee's eighth and ninth reports of session 2009-10 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee
Download or read book Government responses to the Committee's eighth and ninth reports of session 2009-10 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responses to 8th report HC 330 (ISBN 9780215544612) and 9th report HC 457 (ISBN 9780215544872)
Book Synopsis Congressional Record by : United States. Congress
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Book Synopsis Wales and Whitehall by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee
Download or read book Wales and Whitehall written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-03-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effective operation of devolution stands the best chance of success if both the UK and Welsh governments share knowledge and understanding, concludes the Welsh Affairs Committee in this report. The Committee makes a number of recommendations to improve the relationship between Wales and Whitehall. A broad review of how intergovernmental relationships are coordinated is required. The Joint Ministerial Committee should meet on a regular basis and ministers at all levels should be alert to the consequences of policy and legislation on devolved areas. The Cabinet Office should take lead responsibility for devolution strategy in Whitehall. Whitehall has lost a focus on the devolution settlement and too often has displayed poor knowledge and understanding of the specificities of the Welsh settlement. The Civil Service needs more consistent training and clear department-by-department focus on retaining devolution knowledge and understanding. The Welsh Assembly Government should have the confidence to interact with Whitehall and to promote areas of good practice. The Cabinet Secretary and the Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Assembly Government should give evidence annually to the Welsh Affairs Committee. Finally, reform of the Barnett Formula is required. The current financial settlement does not appear sustainable and a new arrangement needs to be built on an agreed and enduring basis which is demonstrably fair and sensitive to the particular circumstances of Wales.
Book Synopsis Regulatory Crisis by : Bridget M. Hutter
Download or read book Regulatory Crisis written by Bridget M. Hutter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the concept of 'regulatory crisis', reframing practical and theoretical questions about how disasters and crises challenge regulators and regulation.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215062864 Total Pages :170 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (628 download)
Book Synopsis House of Commons - Transport Committee: Local Authority Parking Enforcement - HC 118 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Download or read book House of Commons - Transport Committee: Local Authority Parking Enforcement - HC 118 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of parking charges and fines specifically to raise revenue by local authorities is neither acceptable nor legal. Annual parking accounts would allow the public to see how much local revenue is derived from the enforcement of fines, and what proportion of this come from on or off street parking charges. It's right that parking charges be determined locally, but hard to justify fines that substantially exceed penalties for more serious offences like speeding. DfT's statutory guidance should stipulate that local authorities implement a 'grace period' of 5 minutes after the expiry of paid-for time on any paid parking before enforcement officers issue a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN). The Guidance should be clarified and updated, particularly in relation to rules for loading and unloading. A 25% penalty charge discount should also be introduced for motorists who pay within 7 days of losing any appeal to a parking tribunal. Local authorities currently offer a 50% discount if motorists pay their penalty charge within 14 days, but this is not available to motorists who appeal to a tribunal. Motorists should also not have to appeal against PCNs where tribunal adjudicators have repeatedly identified a problem such as poor signage. Adjudicators should also be given powers to allow appeals where local authorities fail to follow statutory guidance concerning the use cameras. While businesses cannot be completely exempt from parking restrictions, local authorities must also ensure that the need to restrict parking and manage congestion does not stifle the ability of businesses to trade and help grow the economy
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Publisher :Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215057266 Total Pages :92 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (572 download)
Book Synopsis Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Download or read book Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee and published by Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around 80% of online gambling in the UK is conducted with operators which are not licensed here. In December 2012 the Government published a very short draft Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill to require overseas gambling operators to obtain a Gambling Commission licence. The overseas-based remote gambling operators generally opposed the Bill, on the grounds it was unnecessary for consumer protection, might drive consumers to cheaper unlicensed operators and was principally intended to bring overseas operators within the UK's tax regime. Much of the UK-based gambling industry, sports bodies and organisations working to combat problem gambling supported the principle of the Bill. Almost all those who gave oral or written evidence to the Committee raised the issue that the enforcement regime would have to be rigorous in order to provide any of the benefits to consumers. The Committee supports the principle that gambling should be regulated on a ’point of consumption' basis. The Committee also notes the concerns raised about taxation of the online industry. The Government stated that the ability to bring all operators serving UK consumers within the tax net is a consequence, but not the prime motivation, of the draft legislation. The Committee notes in this regard that, in setting a tax rate for remote gambling, the Treasury should bear in mind that too high a rate would be liable to drive customers and companies into the unregulated, black market.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Communities and Local Government Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :0215078802 Total Pages :32 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (15 download)
Book Synopsis HC 648 - Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham: Some Issues for Local Government by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Communities and Local Government Committee
Download or read book HC 648 - Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham: Some Issues for Local Government written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Communities and Local Government Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2014 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Alexis Jay's Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham 1997-2013 published on 26 August 2014 provided a damning indictment of the failure of one local authority, Rotherham, to protect children from organised sexual exploitation. But more alarmingly the Report points to widespread organised child sexual exploitation across England. The Committee's report is a preliminary examination raising questions about local government accountability and governance, and sees a need for arrangements to bring to account officers still in post or who have moved on from an authority when serious questions about their past performance emerge. These arrangements have to balance accountability and fairness. In the case of Rotherham the Committee calls for an investigation into the reasons that key documents covering 1999 to 2003 and of prime importance to establish what went wrong within the authority are missing.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215061423 Total Pages :164 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (614 download)
Book Synopsis House of Commons - Transport Committee: Cost of Motor Insurance: Whiplash - HC 117 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Download or read book House of Commons - Transport Committee: Cost of Motor Insurance: Whiplash - HC 117 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-07-31 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whiplash injuries can have debilitating consequences for those who suffer them. However, some of the increase in whiplash claims will have been due to fraud or exaggeration. The Government must tighten up the requirements for motor insurance claims and ensure that insurers honour their commitment to reduce premiums. The Government should consider requiring claimants to provide proof that they have either been seen by a doctor or attended A&E shortly after the accident. The MPs also note that their previous recommendation on making the links between insurers and other parties involved with claims more transparent has been ignored. The absence of comprehensive statistics about road traffic accidents means that it is impossible to relate the increasing number of personal injury claims in recent years to the number of accidents. Data collection about road accidents needs to be improved help to assist detection of fraudulent personal injury claims and help highways authorities improve road safety by targeting spending on accident black-spots. The Committee also supports the proposal for an accreditation scheme for medical practitioners who provide medical reports in relation to whiplash claims. Access to justice could also be impaired by Government proposals to switch whiplash claims between £1,000 and £5,000 to the small claims court, particularly for people who do not feel confident to represent themselves against insurers who will use legal professionals to contest claims. Ways in which use of the small claims track could be combined with the routine submission of expert evidence should be considered
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215045010 Total Pages :128 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (45 download)
Book Synopsis News International and phone-hacking by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Download or read book News International and phone-hacking written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report concentrates on the issue of whether witnesses have previously misled a select committee of the House of Commons over the extent and knowledge of phone-hacking. The Committee concludes that several individuals misled the Committee in 2009 and more recently, and that the News of the World and News International corporately misled the Committee about the true nature and extent of the internal investigations they carried out into phone-hacking, made statements that were not fully truthful, and withheld documents. The companies' directors - including Rupert Murdoch and James Murdoch - should be prepared to take responsibility for these failings. The Committee reports its findings for the House of Commons to decide whether a contempt has been committed and, if so, what punishment should be imposed.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215048387 Total Pages :442 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (483 download)
Book Synopsis Sessional Returns by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons
Download or read book Sessional Returns written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On cover and title page: House, committees of the whole House, general committees and select committees
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Defence Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215041890 Total Pages :100 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (418 download)
Book Synopsis Developing threats by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Defence Committee
Download or read book Developing threats written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Defence Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-02-22 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technologies such as GPS, vital to the financial markets as well as the military, are known to be vulnerable to the effects of space weather or the EMP resultant from a nuclear weapon exploded at altitude. It is also possible to build non-nuclear devices which can disrupt electronic systems, though so far only over a limited area. A severe space weather event is not necessarily seen as a military problem in the first instance, but it would be likely to meet the definition of an "emergency" under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and call for the help of the Armed Forces. The reactive posture described by the Government appears somewhat complacent. The Committee is very concerned that there appears to be no one Government Department identified to take immediate lead responsibility should there be a severe space weather event. The Government must make clear exactly where lead responsibility in relation to EMP disturbances lies both nationally and within the MoD. Defence alone cannot protect against the threat of EMP. It must be a concern of the National Security Council and civil contingency planners, with proper standards of protection developed with the vital service industries most at risk. The effects of a High Altitude Electro-Magnetic Pulse Event as a result of a nuclear weapon exploded at high altitude, would be so serious that only government action could be expected to mitigate it. Security of satellites is a matter of growing concern as our reliance upon such systems and the sheer number of satellites in orbit increase.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :0215085841 Total Pages :37 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (15 download)
Book Synopsis HC 1152 - Our Work in the 2010-2015 Parliament by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee
Download or read book HC 1152 - Our Work in the 2010-2015 Parliament written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2015 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of a small number of cross-government select committees, this Committee has gained a perspective on the state of Whitehall and its agencies which is not available to departmental select committees. Throughout the past five years, the recurring theme of their findings and recommendations reflects the importance of effective leadership in creating effective organisations. It is the positive or negative attitudes and behaviour in the people and the culture of an organisation which determines success or failure. Structures, processes and systems are important too, but preoccupation with these so often becomes a distraction from the real problems, which are about why people do not share information for the common good, collaborate effectively and trust one another. PASC took control of the process of selection of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) away from the Government altogether, so that for the first time Parliament has appointed its Ombudsman. They have also held many pre-appointment hearings for the Chairs of public bodies and were the first Select Committee to refuse to accept a government nomination for the chair of a public body. The Government was forced to re-run the selection for the post of Chair of the UK Statistics Authority under a new selection panel, and to propose a different candidate. They also hold hearings on PHSO's thematic reports, to interrogate and hold to account those who must respond to its recommendations. PASC has worked together effectively as a team despite political differences and the often controversial issues tackled
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215046871 Total Pages :28 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (468 download)
Book Synopsis Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Medical Research Council by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee
Download or read book Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Medical Research Council written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-07-13 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The preferred candidate is Dr Paul Golby and the Committee recommends the appointment proceeds
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215069351 Total Pages :44 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (693 download)
Book Synopsis House of Commons - Communities and Local Government Committee: Building Regulations Certification of Domestic Electrical Work - HC 906 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee
Download or read book House of Commons - Communities and Local Government Committee: Building Regulations Certification of Domestic Electrical Work - HC 906 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Communities and Local Government Committee note that the quality of domestic electrical work has improved since some of it was brought within building control eight years ago. But much more needs to be done to protect people in their homes. The main mechanism for checking electrical work covered by Part P of the building regulations is satisfactory is certification by a qualified supervisor operating under a Government-approved competent persons scheme. As long as the qualified supervisor meets competence standards, the person carrying out the work does not necessarily have to be a qualified electrician. The report calls for competence requirements to be rolled out within five years for all those actually doing electrical work to which Part P applies. In the interim, it is recommended that there be a limit on the number of notifications that a single qualified supervisor can authorise in a year in order to ensure that they devote enough time to checking each job. The Government should aim to double public awareness of Part P within two years and aim for an awareness level similar to that of Gas Safe within five years (45%). Additionally, the report calls for more proactive enforcement against those who breach Part P.
Book Synopsis Welsh prisoners in the prison estate by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee
Download or read book Welsh prisoners in the prison estate written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-03-03 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a pressing need for more prison places in Wales. There are only four prisons in Wales, all of which are in South Wales. The Committee urges the Government to be flexible in its approach, which would be consistent with the considered views expressed in recent reports by the Justice Select Committee.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :0215073355 Total Pages :32 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (15 download)
Book Synopsis HC 285 - Driving Premiums Down: Fraud and the Cost of Motor Insurance by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Download or read book HC 285 - Driving Premiums Down: Fraud and the Cost of Motor Insurance written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2014-07-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report reviews the Government's plans to tackle fraudulent and exaggerated motor insurance claims, particularly for whiplash injuries. It is the Transport Committee's fourth report on the cost of motor insurance and, while premiums are now falling, aspects of the market remain dysfunctional and have encouraged criminality to take root. Further action is still required to tackle fraud whilst protecting genuine claimants. The Government must prohibit insurers from settling whiplash claims before the claimant has undergone a medical examination. On issues of court procedure and medical panels the Committee endorses the Government's intention to require courts to strike out 'dishonest' insurance claims (e.g. those involving gross exaggeration), but cautions against hasty legislation due to the complex legal implications. The report calls for data sharing about potentially fraudulent claims between insurers and claimant solicitors to be made compulsory rather than voluntary (as currently proposed). The Government should oversee funding arrangements for the police Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, to make sure that this unit, currently funded directly by the insurance industry, has a long-term future. Government proposals for independent medical assessments are welcomed but more work is required on implementation. The Government should press the Solicitors Regulation Authority to stop some solicitors from playing the system to maximise their income by commissioning unnecessary psychological evaluations.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Defence Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215041616 Total Pages :136 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (416 download)
Book Synopsis Operations in Libya by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Defence Committee
Download or read book Operations in Libya written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Defence Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-02-08 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Defence Committee believes that the Government will need to make some difficult decisions on prioritisation if it embarks on a future mission similar to the Libya operation now that the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) is taking effect. Although the UK was able to satisfy both operations in Libya and Afghanistan and its other standing tasks and commitments, the Libya operation was conducted before the implementation of many of the SDSR decisions on capability reductions. The Committee commends UK Armed Forces for their significant contribution to the successful conclusion of the Libya operation and comments on particular aspects and equipment used in the operation. It notes that at times the Royal Navy was unable to carry out several other important tasks owing to meeting the Libya commitment. Given the high levels of standing maritime commitments it is likely that this type of risk taking will occur more frequently as the outcomes of the SDSR are implemented. For the time being, there will continue to be a heavy reliance on US command and control functions for future NATO operations. The Committee also concerned that future NATO operations will not be possible if the US is not willing or able to provide capabilities such as unmanned aerial vehicles, intelligence and refuelling aircraft. It should be a priority for NATO to examine this over-reliance on US capabilities and assets. This challenge will be heightened by the US stated intention to shift its military, geographic and strategic focus to the Asia-Pacific region.
