...Levels of Government Introduction There are different levels of government that meet different aims, either to improve the country/small areas or provide the country/small areas with essential ‘goods’. What are the roles for government departments? The main role of government departments and their agencies is to carry out government policies and to advise ministers. They receive their funding from money that is given to them by parliament. They are staffed by impartial civil servants. They also work alongside local authorities; non department public bodies and other government organisations i.e. Regional, central, etc. Also government departments are headed by ministers or secretaries of state. With all departments they report to the PM and then the, PM reports to parliament and HM Queen. The level of government as follows, starts with the ‘Central Government’. This is a person who oversees the country and makes any changes, if necessary. Next is the ‘Regional Government’, which is a form of government which groups together small administrative units into a region and governs them. Lastly we have the ‘Local Government’; this is when the government gives ’local councils’ more power to decide how to spend public money in their areas, so they can meet local people's needs. We also have the ‘Parliaments and Devolved Parliaments’. However this is not a level of government as it’s a place to ‘parlay’ (talk). Moreover the central government’s decisions are talked within the:...
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...Different levels of Government in the United Kingdom European Parliament The European Parliament is the only directly elected body of the European Union (EU). They have around 751 members, who are called Members of European Parliament. These are elected from all of the member states, such as the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Members of the European Parliaments are voted every 5 years. They are supposed to represent the citizens of the European Union in the area they are elected from; so, for example this college is in the Yorkshire and Humber region and our Members of the European Parliament represents all the people in that area. The Parliament drafts European Union. These are the laws that all the countries or members in the European Union must abide from. The European Parliament also has a joint responsibility for sorting out the budgets of the European Union. Since the European Union has an annual budget of around €2.1 Billion, this is a really important responsibility, especially as the money comes from all of the member states and they will want to make sure their money is spent probably and sensibly. Central Government The Central Government is based in London in the United Kingdom at the Houses of Parliament. Parliament has 3 parts to it: The House of Commons, The House of Lords and the Monarch, all of three of these parts have to work together for decisions to be made and actions taken. Only Central Government has the authority to act on behalf...
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...Assignment 1 The responsibilities of different levels of Government in the UK There are many different levels of government in the UK. The diagram below describes those levels. ↓ UK Parliament ← → Taxes ↓ Welsh Assembly ← → Health → Public Services ↓ → Education Refuse collection ← → Housing Recycling ← ↓ → Town Councils Council Tax Each level contains a variety of different organisations and branches of government which help to keep the country and the public services running smoothly and efficiently. The system of government we have in the United Kingdom has two main levels: central government and local government. But we also have regional government and the institutions of the European Union which affect us. Local, regional and central government are all public services because they are paid by the taxpayer. They are democratic because the public can choose the people who run central and local government when elections are held. European Parliament The European Parliament...
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...P1 Responsibilities of the different levels of government in the UK * Local * National * European Local: My local council Tameside Metropolitan Borough are responsible for things such as council tax, Planning, Heath and social care, schools and learning, libraries, birth& marriage &death, Transport and recycling. They keep these facilities running so that members of the council and public can use them. Tameside are responsible to tell the public information about transport and their local area, For example: if a bus time has changed they will have the responsibility to let people know the change that has happened. Another responsibility is that Tameside Metropolitan Borough has bins and recycling. They ensure that the local bins are getting emptied and that recycling products are in the right bins so they can be recycled. Tameside Metropolitans Borough is responsible for birth, marriage and death. When someone has been born or died they will have to be registered to get a certificate. This is also the same when people have been married. This is to prove that they have been married, born or died. Tameside council are responsible for health and social. The things they deal with are things like adoption service. They deal with people that either can’t have babies or are just interested in adopting. They look to see if the people that have signed up to adopt a child are suitable for the process. Tameside council are also responsible for planning conservation...
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...The central government is normally located in the capital city; which in our case it’s London. The central government runs the whole country by taking up the most important responsibilities that any other government levels in the UK has. These responsibilities are making new laws, signing agreements with the other nations and also defending the nation. The central government has these responsibilities as it’s the main government within the UK and it contains the 3 political institutions which make up parliament which are: the House of Commons, and the House of Lords and the monarch. These institutions work together. The house of commons creates new laws which they feel will work well for the British community. The house of lords has a responsibility of signing agreements for example looking into a new law passed down from the house of commons; this is a big decision as it will affect the nation. Overall I would say the central government has the toughest job out of the other levels of government as they run the country and if they make a mistake on anything they are responsible for, there will not be a positive outcome from the nation. Overall I would say that these departments’ responsibilities are really important as they have to make hard decisions about how the country is run and how the country can be improved; but these changes the department makes can put a negative view on the country. I would say the central government does a good job for our country as the central governments...
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...Unit 1 P1 “Outline the responsibilities of the different level of government in the UK.” House of Commons – It is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The HoC is part of the legislative process of British Politics. It consists of 650 elected members of Parliament, who represent a board spectrum of political parties. Each MP represents a constituency, which is a localised geographical area. There are two ways in which people get elected, it can happen either during a general election or by-election. A big range of political views and interests are represented in the House of Commons, which enables the ‘House’ to ensure that legislation and decisions are well debated by a variety of different people, which political views differ. HoC has a lot of different roles, MP’s are responsible of debating and passing all laws (legislation), controlling finances, protecting the individuals, examining European proposals, and scrutinises the work of the government, policies and administration. Those roles may have extremely wide impact on the country and public services. House of Lords – It is the upper house, the Second chamber, and is also commonly referred to as “the Lords”. The House of Lords can have a variable amount of members. Currently, there are about 790 members who are eligible to take part in the work of the HoL. Members come from many walks of life and bring experience and knowledge from a wide range of occupations. Majority of them are life peers, which...
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... | |Programme: L3 Public Services | |Assignment Title: Roles and Levels of Government | |Unit Number(s) & Title(s): Unit 1: Government, Policies and Public Services | |Hand out: 10/10/14 |Submission: 5/12/14 | |Criteria reference |To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the learner is able to: | |Task no. | |UNIT: 1 | | | |P1 |Outline the responsibilities of the different levels of government in the UK. | |1 | |P2 |Describe the role of government departments in relation to public services including their | |1...
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...Unit 1 Government Policies and the Public Services [pic] Assessment Book (Credits 10) | |Eddie Maylor | |Student Name | | |Start of Unit Date |24 September 2012 | |Completion of Unit Date | | | |Unit Tutor: James McQueen | |Group / Course |Diploma in public services | Learning Outcomes • Know the different levels of government I the UK • Understand the democratic election process for each level of government in the UK • Understand the impact of UK government policies on the public services • Be able to demonstrate how government policies are developed Unit Criteria Passed |Pass |1 |2 |3 | | | | ...
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...ECO 365 Week 5 Learning Team- B Competitive Strategies and Government Policies Get Tutorial by Clicking on the link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/eco-365-week-5-learning-team-b-competitive-strategies-government-policies/ For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) Competition and Policies Influencing the Airline Industry Emerging Companies, Mergers, Globalization, Pricing, and Profits The airline industry is characterized by increased levels of competition as a result of new companies that venture into the market. Such new entrants bring about an increased level of competition for the existing volumes of consumers that the different airlines have to share. Mergers occur when two companies come together to combine resources, market share, and experience to acquire a better position in the market. Mergers also create a greater pool of resources and stability, which is attractive to consumers. Globalization brings about a higher level of travelling where people will be moving from one point to another. As a result, airline services will be at a greater demand and hence increase business. However, this will also mean that airlines from foreign nations can access any region and as a result there is greater competition (Botten & McManus, 1999; University of Phoenix, 2011)...
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...Intergovernmental is defined as, conducted between or involving two or more governments ("Intergovernmental." The Free Dictionary). Intergovernmental relationships are very important for a democratic society to function. Elected officials on each level have to communicate for effective legislation to be passed. Each level of government is distinct, independent, and interrelated. The levels are separate and have an up flow of power starting with local government and ending with the federal government. The effect of intergovernmental relations has fueled cooperative policy making among divided government systems. This paper will identify what shapes the structure of intergovernmental relation, their structure and importance, and the relationship between elected officials on each level. In the United States the Constitution shapes the structure of intergovernmental relationships. In other governments the society, constitutional regime and the governmental institutions shape their intergovernmental relations (Cameron, "The Structures of Intergovernmental Relations"). The population and demographics of a country also effect the shaping of intergovernmental relations. A country...
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...its education policies (Terri, 2000). From a global perspective, education is compulsory for all children between the ages of three years and generally fifteen years. The education levels vary with the basic necessities of the country. For example, the education system in the USA is only compulsory between the age of 3 years and 14 years (Jan, 2009). Looking at the basic education system, it can be sub-divided into four basic sections each taking a different duration. The first part is the pre-school level. This level varies from country to country mostly running from two years to three years (Terri, 2000). This level is not compulsory in most countries but it is very essential since it creates the educational base for the child. In most countries, the teachers in this level are not employed by the government thus this poses a major challenge in the education sector. This also makes the level to be omitted when the education system states of the years spent in school. The classes undertaken in pre-school education are most on basic skills and memory training. The children are subjected to several speed test and storytelling sessions which helps improve their memory (Terri, 2000). The literacy work introduced mainly deals with basics of the number system and the alphabet. The most common levels in pre-school are the kindergarten, pre-unit and the nursery class. In education systems where the pre-school spans for two years, the work-load from the kindergarten class is combined...
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...Federal, LOCAL, AND NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITE REVIEW Albert N. Prado HCS 457 MARCH 28, 2011 SANDI HOOKANA MSN, PMHCS FEDERAL, LOCAL, AND NON-GOVERNMENT WEBSITE REVIEW Vaccinations are a vital component for public health. Vaccinations prevent the effects of infectious disease such as pertussis. Pertussis or whooping cough is a highly contagious bacteria spread by coughs and sneezes. Small droplets containing the bacteria are transmitted through airborne methods, which cause the disease to be spread from person to person. In this website, review will inform and provide information over different aspects of government and non-government functions. The federal, local, and non-governmental agencies websites provide similar and different information. These different agencies have different structures. The review will discuss these structures. The different agencies provide different and similar structures concerning pertussis. The government and non-government agencies work together in different capacities. These agencies have public and community health purposes and work together in different capacities to provide public health. Information derived from each of the various websites overlap including the definition of pertussis. A fact sheet provides the number of cases reported in a pertussis summary report and questions and answers. Pertussis vaccination information is a major overlap between the various websites. However, the immunity from vaccines wears off over time, but...
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...The Ancient Egyptian Government valued their gods and brought order to their civilization using their religion and the government itself. This system that the Ancient Egyptians used is what we now call a theocratic monarchy. Firstly, how does this policy work? A theocratic monarchy is a government system where the king rules by the command of the gods, in this case, the king being the Pharaoh. Religion and the government were woven tightly together for the Ancient Egyptians, and they believed that the Pharaoh was the representative of the gods, and at one point in time, was also believed as a god in human form. Since they believed that the Pharaoh had some kind of bond with the gods, they gave him, or even her, numerous responsibilities. Secondly, the social hierarchy of Ancient Egypt brought stability to their civilization because of how each level of the social hierarchy worked together. Starting at the very top of the social hierarchy, the different levels consisted of the Pharaoh, viziers and high priests, royal overseers, district governors, scribes, and finally, artisans, farmers, and labourers(See Fig....
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...describe different things. Interpretations vary, and have led to different conceptual frameworks, programs, implementation and implications. Such differences have invited debates and discussion. This document lists definitions of decentralization, deconcentration, devolution and other related terms used in papers presented at the Interlaken Workshop on Decentralization, 27-30 April 2004, Interlaken, Switzerland. As this is a work in progress, there may be many parts needing improvement/changes. We look forward to receiving your comments and suggestions (L.yuliani@cgiar.org). Decentralization Definitions and descriptions of decentralization used in the papers include: • “Decentralisation is usually referred to as the transfer of powers from central government to lower levels in a political-administrative and territorial hierarchy (Crook and Manor 1998, Agrawal and Ribot 1999). This official power transfer can take two main forms. Administrative decentralisation, also known as deconcentration, refers to a transfer to lower-level central government authorities, or to other local authorities who are upwardly accountable to the central government (Ribot 2002). In contrast, political, or democratic, decentralisation refers to the transfer of authority to representative and downwardly accountable actors, such as elected local governments” (Larson). • “The term decentralisation is used to cover a broad range of transfers of the "locus of decision making" from central governments to regional...
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...Wichita Confronts Contamination Conlan, From Cooperative to Opportunistic Federalism Case 3 February 12, 2014 This week’s case study concerns the discovery of a contamination problem in Wichita’s downtown commercial and residential area. The case discusses what steps were taken to remedy the situation that were the most efficient and cost effective. The content area addressed by this week’s readings and case are focused on intergovernmental relations. Intergovernmental relationship is important to public administration because different levels of government offices need to work together to fulfill objectives that benefit the public. It is more beneficial to everyone involved for administrations to coordinate and collaborate together to resolve problems. Federalism, in part, is the system where federal government and state governments work together to the same end. The case takes place in Wichita, Kansas, in the summer of 1990. Acting for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported the downtown business district was sitting on an underground polluted lake, six square miles in size and fifteen feet below the surface. The area was called the Gilbert-Mosley site because the Gilbert-Mosley intersection was near the center. The lake was full of hazardous, commercial and industrial chemicals that caused cancer and other health issues. This discovery was very problematic for the revitalization of the declining downtown...
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