Sentences with phrase «by standards commissioner»

A review by the standards commissioner is looking at whether rules should be tightened to avoid conflicts of interest.

A coalition source said: «The problem with the «tsar» thing for David is that even that would be best kept until after the inquiry by the standards commissioner.

The move, initially proposed by standards commissioner John Lyon, would shed light on «rectification» arrangements which saw MPs investigated for minor misuse of expenses escape «naming and shaming» if they repaid the money claimed.

Wrongdoing is investigated by the standards commissioner but the standards committee makes the final judgment on any findings.

Sir Ian Kennedy, chairman of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, told The Sunday Times (#) that Parliament should end the system under which a cross-party committee of MPs is able to overrule the findings of an investigation by the standards commissioner.

Anne Main, MP for St Albans, is still being investigated by the standards commissioner, but managed to survive to fight another day yesterday despite allowing her daughter to live rent - free in her publicly funded second home.

Not exact matches

Local, democratically accountable school commissioners should be introduced to help support schools to continue to raise standards, a new report published today by the IPPR think - tank recommends.

Conservative party co-chairman Sayeeda Warsi faces a formal investigation by the House of Lords» commissioner for standards over her expenses claims.

Maria Miller is being investigated by the parliamentary commissioner for standards, John Lyon, over the arrangements for her second home.

He said: «I completely accept the findings of the report published today by the Privileges Committee and the report submitted by the commissioner for standards.

«Last November, I mentioned to the Government chief whip and the parliamentary commissioner for standards my concern, on behalf of the House, about what many might regard as an inherent incompatibility between chairing a select committee and having commercial interests, even though fully transparently registered, in the sector covered by that committee,» the Speaker wrote.

The former chair of the home affairs select committee has been at the centre of a long - running inquiry by the parliamentary commissioner for standards.

John Lyons, the standards commissioner, is expected to find that Mr Osborne did break the rules but that he acted in good faith, although any sanctions will be announced by the cross-party standards and privileges committee later today.

In addition to a possible police investigation, Vaz, 59, could face an inquiry by the parliamentary standards commissioner, Kathryn Hudson.

A Westminster standards commissioner has received five complaints about a tweet sent by Lord Kilclooney regarding Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the BBC has been told.

Vaz could face an investigation by the commissioner for standards over the newspaper claims.

The chink in the standards and privileges committee's armour is literally a gap - that between the advice provided by the independent commissioner for standards, Kathryn Hudson, and the decision taken by MPs.

Following complaints by the Conservatives, Sir Philip Mawer, the Parliamentary standards commissioner, has opened «preliminary inquiries» into why Mr Prescott did not declare the visit to Mr Anschutz's Colorado ranch in July 2005.

The first of our summer riots coverage to find its way into the top ten is a thoughtful comment piece by a commissioner for the Scottish Human Rights Commission, who urged the government to recognise the disorder as an «exceptional» crime, rather than bog - standard criminality.

The parliamentary standards commissioner, John Lyon, announced that he would investigate a complaint about the former defence secretary lodged by Labour MP John Mann, after Mann asked him to examine allegations that Fox allowed Werritty to live rent - free in his London flat, which allowed him to run a business from a property funded by parliamentary allowances.

The Tooting MP was found by parliament's standards commissioner John Lyon to have broken the rules governing the use of Commons resources during elections.

Those questions have now triggered an inquiry by the parliamentary commissioner for standards.

Senior coalition sources say his return will be «fast tracked» — as long as he is not censured heavily in an up - coming report by parliament's standards commissioner.

The shadow chancellor was investigated by Parliament's standards commissioner over his second home allowance after a complaint from a Labour activist.

The governor's executive orders also suspended other sections of state finance law that enable standard procurement processes to be waived by the commissioner of general services, a key state procuring agency, and the commissioner of transportation.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King said Republicans who plan to run for statewide office on a ballot line called «Stop Common Core» are spreading «mythology» that the academic standards represent a power - grab by the federal government.

The independent parliamentary commissioner for standards found Mrs Miller had overclaimed by # 45,000.

Police commissioner Bill Bratton expressed concern Wednesday over Governor Andrew Cuomo's call to have an independent monitor investigate when unarmed civilians are killed by police and his proposal to create statewide minimum standards for police use of force.

Although the Harvard criteria were based on zero patients and no experiments were conducted either with humans or animals, they soon became the standard for declaring people dead in several states, and in 1981, the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) was sanctioned by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.

The commissioner said the number of pupils reaching level four or above in reading, writing and maths had fallen by 20 % and was «significantly below the floor standard».

The CCSI is a common core of state standards in English - language arts and mathematics for grades K - 12 developed by Governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states, 2 territories and the District of Columbia.

Yet a separate survey by the Center on Education Policy at George Washington University found that education commissioners in 35 of the states that have signed onto the Common Core report major or minor challenges in working with higher - education institutions on the transition to the new standards.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is the U.S. standard - setting and regulatory support organization created and governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories.

(e) Any person making inspections under this section shall be trained by the commissioner in reasonable standards of animal care.

State Agencies Must Purchase or Lease Vehicles That Use Alternative Fuels Louisiana's Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative further states, «The commissioner of administration shall not purchase or lease any motor vehicle for use by any state agency unless that vehicle is capable of and equipped for using an alternative fuel that results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or any combination thereof that meet or exceed federal Clean Air Act standards.»

[25] The National Association of Insurance Commissioners» Health Information Privacy Model Act requires carriers to provide a written notice of health information policies, standards, and procedures, including a description of the uses and disclosures prohibited and permitted by the Act, the procedures for authorizing and limiting disclosures and for revoking authorizations, and the procedures for accessing and amending protected health information.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is the U.S. standard - setting and regulatory support organization created and governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) found that 33 percent of U.S. heads of household still hold the false belief that flood damage is covered by a standard homeowners policy.

Case in point: More than 30 percent of U.S. heads of household who have homeowners insurance mistakenly believe flood damage is covered by a standard homeowners policy, according to a 2007 survey from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

The cost of life insurance is heavily influenced by the Commissioners Standard Ordinary Tables, or mortality tables that estimate an individual's longevity.