...the police computer system, resulting in the call not being linked to a missing person’s report and ultimately the death of John Yuill and Lamara Bell. This case has led to an investigation into call handling by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) and an investigation into the incident by The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC). The following were failings in this case: (i) Public awareness of the difference between 101 calls and...
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...Briefing The Scottish Civil Court System 13 February 2014 14/15 Sarah Harvie-Clark This Briefing provides an overview of the civil court system in Scotland, including a description of the main civil courts and the hierarchy associated with them. It also provides an introduction to the key terminology associated with the civil courts and a brief overview of other bodies and individuals associated with the civil courts system. The Briefing is intended to be useful background for those with an interest in the Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill. For an overview of the system of criminal courts in Scotland see the SPICe Briefing entitled The Scottish Criminal Justice System: the Criminal Courts (McCallum 2011). CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM 4 THE SCOTTISH CIVIL COURTS AND TRIBUNALS 6 OTHER RELEVANT BODIES AND INDIVIDUALS 12 SOURCES 13 RELATED BRIEFINGS 18 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The justice system in Scotland is split into two distinct parts: the criminal justice system and the civil justice system. The distinction between the two parts of the system is as follows: the criminal justice system exists to prosecute, or otherwise deal with, those who commit crimes. On the other hand, the civil justice system exists to give people and organisations a way to protect and enforce their legal rights and to regulate disputes in respect of those rights. Each part of the Scottish justice system has its...
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...regularly used in future cases in court, then it is foreseen as ‘in active use’ by the court, therefore, the law is presented to the Superior | Common Court for proceedings. A Statutory Law is the Highest of all binding laws, and this law is made by Parliament in Superior Courts. A Judicial Precedent law is made in Common Court | Superior Court, the Superior Court has higher authority over the common court. 3. Give an example of Judicial Precedent? A: My example for Judicial Precedent Law is the (1932) Donogue V Steveson case. 4. Which is superior Legislative Body: The Westminster Parliament or The Scottish Parliament? A: All main Laws from Scottish Parliament are regulated by UK Parliament (West Minister), Scottish Parliament are then given authorisation for a new legislative act. The legislations are then stated as statutory Laws. So, against Scottish Parliament, Westminster Parliament is the more Superior legislative body. 5. Provide Two Examples of a Civil Dispute? A: 1. Injury Claim 2. Divorce Claim 6. Name the four most important institutions of the European union and give a brief explanation of their function. 6.1 The Council of Ministers: A: The body represent 27 Member States, they co-work with President or Prime Minister, both come to an agreement on particular law decisions,...
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...The fast food industry has become a common part of life in most cultures around the world today. With America being the key element to the industries birth we see today how it flourished from a handful of hot dog and hamburger stands in southern California to being prevalent in every day life for people all over the country and in many other countries. For example the short span of the fast food industry has changed so much in recent 3 decades that “In 1970, Americans spent around $6 billion dollars on fast food; in 2000, they spent more than $110 billion.” (Schlosser, E. p.1) It is for this reason, a rapid increase with reference to diversity of fast food restaurants occurred in the U.S. One of the restaurants to come into play and benefit from the huge increase in popularity was Taco Bell. A potential new market for Taco Bell could be in Scotland. Currently there are only 4 choices of fast food restaurant in Scotland; these are McDonalds, Burger King, Subway and KFC. As these restaurants have been very successful in Scotland we can assume more could be just as successful. With a population of roughly five million Scotland is a large country by any means, however the success of other fast food chains gives the impression that it is a strategy that could work. This could particularly be effective due to Scotland’s lack of Mexican restaurants in general. Currently there is really only one Mexican Chain restaurant in Scotland which is Chiquitos; and even Chiquitos is closer...
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...I have been commissioned by the manager of Scottish lemonade ltd as a marketing consultant to conduct research into their product range and markets and report back to him on the findings. Due to the lack of their marketing expertise they requested a report to include any ideas and suggestions as to how the research can help the company expand its sales in the future. Scottish lemonade ltd also require me as a marketing consultant to help them develop their existing products, expand into future markets and advise on the creation of new product ranges for the company. A discussion that illustrates the interdependence of key marketing activities in the development of a marketing programme. When developing any marketing programme one of the first things a marketer must do is good market research. This involves collecting information on all aspects of a business’s environment. This involves information on existing and prospective customer’s needs, wishes, desires and wants. As well as any other characteristics that could help identify your target market such as the age, sex, religion, location and buying behaviour of your customers. Research into suppliers, intermediaries and competitors is also relevant as it can give your company an advantage over similar companies. The better the quality of market research, the easier and more effective a marketing strategy. The reason market research is done is basically to identify who your customers are (both present and future) and...
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...OSCOLA Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities Fourth Edition Faculty of Law, University of Oxford www.law.ox.ac.uk/oscola Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1 General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1 .1 Citations and footnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1 .1 .1 1 .1 .2 1 .1 .3 1 .1 .4 Citing cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Citing legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Citing secondary sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Order of sources in footnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 1 .2 Subsequent citations, cross-references and Latin ‘gadgets’ . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1 .2 .1 Subsequent citations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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...3-5 (1.2) • Human Resource (Role & Functions)………………………………......................Page 6-8 Human Resource Managers and Line Managers (1.3) • Impact of Legal Framework ………………..................................................Page 9-10 Equal Opportunities, Employment Legislation and Discrimination Task 2 (2.1) Tesco and Scottish Power Case Study • Human Resource Planning & Stages……………………….......................Page 11-12 (2.2) Tesco and Scottish Power Case Study • Compare Recruitment and Selection …………………………………… Page 13-14 List of References • Authors…………………………………………………................Page 15 • Internet Source ………………………………….……………..Page 16 1.1 Human Resource Management vs. Personnel Management Human Resources Management developed from the origins of Personal Management. Personal Management helps in dealing with the management of people working within an organisation. It primarily focuses on systems that provide the foundations of employment. This method is used to ensure these systems are developed, maintained and established in order to go forth with the process of employing people. In line with that, these systems continue throughout the full length of a persons’ employment with the organisation. Set off with the system of entry into recruitment and selection. This is followed by the management of the relationship between organisation and employee such as incentives and bonuses, dealing...
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...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: House...
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..."the sale is effected", when the product was one scheduled on the 1933 Act's program of poisons. The Society disputed that exhibitions of goods were an "offer" and when a purchaser preferred and placed the drugs into their shopping basket this was an "acceptance". Therefore since no pharmacist had overseen the operation at this summit, Boots was in violation of the Act. Boots disagreed that the auction was still merely exaggerated at the till. The date in the case reference is enclosed within square brackets, that is, [1953] 2 because as a primary source in law reports and citation of cases, when a case can be located using the date alone, that date is enclosed in square brackets. The year in square brackets refers to the year of the decision, the square brackets indicate that this year also serves as a volume number, and thus is required to locate the report. The 2 indicates the case is found in volume 2 of the 1953 reports. Thus, in this particular case, the case could be located by...
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...living costs; this did not have to be repaid. The Education Act 1962 made it a legal obligation for all LEAs to give full time university students a maintenance grant. [edit] Creation of the Student Loans Company The logo of the Student Loans Company The Student Loans Company (SLC) was founded for the 1990/91 academic year to provide students with additional help towards living costs in the form of low-interest loans. In its first year, the SLC gave loans to 180,200 students[1] This represented a take up rate of 28% of eligible students, with an average loan of £390. [edit] Introduction of tuition fees In 1997, a report by Sir Ron Dearing recommended that students should contribute to the costs of university education. The Labour government under Tony Blair passed the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 which introduced tuition fees of £1,000 to start in the 1998/9 academic year.[2] In addition, maintenance grants were replaced with repayable student loans for all but the poorest students. The total loans provided by the Student Loans Company increased from £941 million in the 1997/8 academic year, to £1.23 billion in the next year, when tuition fees took effect.[1] [edit] Tuition fees in Scotland and Wales In January 2000, the Scottish government, which consisted of a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, decided to abolish tuition fees for Scottish students studying at Scottish universities.[3] In a similar vein, the Welsh government gives Welsh students...
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...empirical exploration of public e-procurement Catherine A. Hardy ⁎, Susan P. Williams Information Policy and Practice Research Group, Discipline of Business Information Systems, Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Available online 19 April 2007 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to theoretically and empirically explore how public e-procurement policies are translated into practice. The theoretical argument draws on actor network theory (ANT), coupled with Colebatch’s [Colebatch, H. K. (2002). Policy (2nd ed.). Maidenhead, Open University Press.] social construct of policy, to analyze the actors, actions, and circumstances through which understanding of public e-procurement comes to stabilize (or not) into a coherent policy for action. Drawing on three case studies of central government agencies in Italy, Scotland, and Western Australia, we suggest new intellectual perspectives and methodological heuristics that may assist researchers and practitioners analytical efforts in examining sociotechnical change and the implications for policy development and implementation. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Keywords: E-government; E-procurement; Actor network theory; Social construction of policy 1. Introduction Public e-procurement, as an information system (IS) enabled innovation in government, is transforming technological platforms and the way governments in Western countries procure goods and services and engage with...
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...Country Profile Series United Kingdom In-depth PESTLE insights PESTLE Country Analysis Report: United Kingdom REFERENCE CODE: ML00002-031 PUBLICATION DATE: May 2013 WWW.MARKETLINE.COM MARKETLINE. THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED ML00002-031/Published 05/2013 Page 1 © MarketLine. This report is a licensed product and is not to be photocopied OVERVIEW Catalyst This profile analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure in the UK. Each of the PESTLE factors is explored on four parameters: current strengths, current challenges, future prospects, and future risks. Summary Key findings The UK has a strong democratic system, but differences between coalition partners in the incumbent government pose a challenge The UK adheres to a democratic, parliamentary system of governance known as the Westminster system. This system ensures adequate distribution of power between the executive branch led by the prime minister, the bicameral legislature and the judiciary. Growing ideological differences between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in the current government is making the coalition vulnerable. Tensions between pro-Europe Liberal Democrats and euroskeptic Conservatives continue to plague British politics. Further, conflicting views on issues such as welfare reforms, immigration and the economy are straining relations. The UK economy is developed, but rising government debt...
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...as a solitary and direct source. By far, the law has been compounded, overruled, refined and developed over past centuries under the influences of historical, economical and social events. As such, the sources of law in a developed nation of UK today would involve common law and statutes as the leading sources, supplemented by delegated legislation, academic doctrines, customs, constitution, transnational and European Law. The Ius Commune In 1066, William the conqueror emerged victorious in the Battle of Hastings and became King of England. He unified counties with disparate customary practices into a national legal system, giving birth to common law. The word “common” was used to distinguish it from prior customary local laws. The nation consisted of 8 nonpartisan large kingdoms governed under a feudal rule. King William I fashioned the national legal system such that it would bring huge monetary benefit to the monarchy. This was in contrary to Aristotle’s philosophy on distributive justice by which the law ensured equal distribution of wealth and...
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...------------------------------------------------- Integrated & Collaborative Working Val McKay 20th November 2012 Within Childhood practice Within Childhood practice Integrated and Collaborative Working within Childhood Practice Introduction In this Essay I will discuss how integrated and collaborative working is a better approach in Childhood Practice than previous approaches which were fragmented. This fragmentation created a system where unnecessary cost and bureaucracy was incurred as agencies worked in isolation. This can lead to policies and procedures not being followed to the required standard expected within childcare practice. I will discuss the advantages and barriers to collaborative and integrated working and will identify how I believe this approach works well in my workplace. Main Body Integrated and Collaborative working within childhood practice is vital and it is imperative that all agencies are working together. This approach will prevent any loopholes or local arrangements developing and results in non-conformance with policies and procedures and leads to a disjointed system occurring which ultimately may result in Child poverty, Inequality, Social Exclusion, Educational Underachievement and Poor Health & Well Being. The Advantages of Collaborative working is that all staff implements a “Holistic Approach” with the child and families concerned to ensure that their needs are being met and enables adherence to the appropriate guidelines, policies and procedures from Inverclyde...
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...Bangladesh Bank, the central bank and apex regulatory body for the country's monetary and financial system, was established in Dhaka as a body corporate vide the Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972 (P.O. No. 127 of 1972) with effect from 16th December, 1971. At present it has nine offices located at Motijheel, Sadarghat, Chittagong, Khulna, Bogra, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal and Rangpur in Bangladesh; total manpower stood at 4926 (officials 3910, subordinate staff 1016) as on December 31, 2011. | | | | |Functions | |BB performs all the core functions of a typical monetary and financial sector regulator, and a number of other non core | |functions. The major functional areas include : | |Formulation and implementation of monetary and credit policies. | |Regulation and supervision of banks and non-bank financial institutions, promotion and development of domestic financial | |markets. | |Management of the country's international reserves. ...
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