Sentences with phrase «for standards in public life»

Earlier the chairman of the committee for standards in public life said banning MPs from hiring relatives «could be the right thing to do».

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It has to do with public standards that allow for all persons to participate in a just social order and in a community in which the promises of a good life may be a realized hope for all.
But, then, why did he recognize a significant and positive role for public authority in the functioning of the economy and why did he advocate reasonable wages and living standards for the workers, instead of leaving these to be determined by the economic processes themselves?
A modelling exercise for the Resolution Foundation by the Institute for Employment Research and the Institute for Fiscal Studies finds that on the basis of annual average UK growth of 2.5 per cent from 2015 - 2020 — an optimistic scenario — and no further cuts in public spending, living standards will fall for low and middle income households by between 3 and 15 per cent (Brewer et al., 2012).
The aim of a progressive political economy ought to be forging a resilient and balanced economy where people and businesses can plan ahead; delivering more egalitarian outcomes that narrow the inequalities of wealth and ownership which characterise modern capitalist economies; and sustaining growth that is necessary both for rising living standards and improvements in public services.
«Just as we've seen on his decision to abandon campaign spending limits he once supported, it's increasingly clear that Eliot Spitzer believes there are two standards in public life — one for him, and one for everyone else.»
We find that public pensions are vital to ensuring a decent standard of living for black retirees: the poverty rate among black retirees without public pensions is nearly 20 percent higher than the poverty rate among black retirees with public pensions — almost double the difference in poverty rates between all retirees with and without public pensions.
They would build an ecological socialism based on economic democracy — cooperatives, public enterprises, public planning, and markets free of monopoly profiteering and predatory finance — in order to provide a decent standard of living for all on an ecologically sustainable basis.
«The public will rightly take a very dim view of the Labour frontbench joining arm in arm with the likes of Jacob Rees Mogg and other Brextremists to vote for a Brexit which will cost jobs, damage living standards and leave our public services with less investment.»
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg pledge their support for the recommendations of the chairman of the committee on standards in public life
In April, ministers intend to impose an increase in pensions contributions for public servants that will hit living standards even morIn April, ministers intend to impose an increase in pensions contributions for public servants that will hit living standards even morin pensions contributions for public servants that will hit living standards even more.
Patrick Diamond on what the left can do in an era of less growth, less public spending and lower living standards; Sarah Mulley on Labour's immigration challenge; Stuart White and Martin O'Neill on the «New Labour that wasn't» and the lessons for «one nation» Labour today.
Sir Christopher Kelly's committee on standards in public life began examining options for political party finance after the coalition committed to pursue reform.
When inflation is falling, these fare increases will mean a fall in living standards for public transport users.
«We can't simply say to the public you were wrong... We're not going to do blanket opposition because we've heard all around the country that whilst people have got concerns, particularly about the standard of living for low income families in work, they don't want just... blanket opposition to what the government are proposing on welfare.»
Here's what the committee on standards in public life has to say about its lessons learned from overseas models: «The importance of the prize — political office — is such that the temptation for avoidance or, in some cases, evasion is considerable.»
Last November the committee on standards in public life put forward a proposal to cap individual donations at # 10,000 and increase the amount of funding of political parties paid for by the state.
Stretching back to the Neil Hamilton cash for questions saga, the committee on standards in public life was established in 1994 and then in the wake of the expenses scandal, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) was painfully born.
The long - awaited inquiry into MPs» expenses by Sir Christopher Kelly's committee on standards in public life — which will set out a framework for new rules regarding MPs» expenses — will publish its report on Wednesday 4 November, a committee spokesman announced today.
Speaking to the Sunday Times the outgoing chair of the committee on standards in public life argued Mr Blair has been personally responsbile for a «very significant loss of trust» between politicans and the public.
The report follows an inquiry by the independent committee for standards on public life - which began after the MPs» expenses scandal in May.
Cameron's obstinate defence of Maria Miller against the large majority of his own party and the public who want to be rid of her for her greed, arrogance and sheer callous disregard for decent standards in public life needs some explaining.
Liberal Democrats under VAT fire In an article for Channel 4 News UNISON general secretary, Dave Prentis, said the VAT rise, along with the changes in the public sector would mean a «cut in living standards for millions of ordinary workers and their families.&raquIn an article for Channel 4 News UNISON general secretary, Dave Prentis, said the VAT rise, along with the changes in the public sector would mean a «cut in living standards for millions of ordinary workers and their families.&raquin the public sector would mean a «cut in living standards for millions of ordinary workers and their families.&raquin living standards for millions of ordinary workers and their families.»
In the wake of the Straw and Rifkind case, Sir Alistair Graham, former chairman of the committee on standards in public life, has also called for the entire parliamentary standards regime to be changed to ensure it «genuinely represents the broader public interest»In the wake of the Straw and Rifkind case, Sir Alistair Graham, former chairman of the committee on standards in public life, has also called for the entire parliamentary standards regime to be changed to ensure it «genuinely represents the broader public interest»in public life, has also called for the entire parliamentary standards regime to be changed to ensure it «genuinely represents the broader public interest».
In plain English, this means that Common Core determines what children need to learn, and sets uniform and consistent standards for public school students, regardless of where they live or how their specific curriculum is designed.
(1997) E652: Current Research in Post-School Transition Planning (2003) E586: Curriculum Access and Universal Design for Learning (1999) E626: Developing Social Competence for All Students (2002) E650: Diagnosing Communication Disorders in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2003) E608: Five Homework Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities (2001) E654: Five Strategies to Limit the Burdens of Paperwork (2003) E571: Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans (1998) E628: Helping Students with Disabilities Participate in Standards - Based Mathematics Curriculum (2002) E625: Helping Students with Disabilities Succeed in State and District Writing Assessments (2002) E597: Improving Post-School Outcomes for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (2000) E564: Including Students with Disabilities in Large - Scale Testing: Emerging Practices (1998) E568: Integrating Assistive Technology Into the Standard Curriculum (1998) E577: Learning Strategies (1999) E587: Paraeducators: Factors That Influence Their Performance, Development, and Supervision (1999) E735: Planning Accessible Conferences and Meetings (1994) E593: Planning Student - Directed Transitions to Adult Life (2000) E580: Positive Behavior Support and Functional Assessment (1999) E633: Promoting the Self - Determination of Students with Severe Disabilities (2002) E609: Public Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities (2001) E616: Research on Full - Service Schools and Students with Disabilities (2001) E563: School - Wide Behavioral Management Systems (1998) E632: Self - Determination and the Education of Students with Disabilities (2002) E585: Special Education in Alternative Education Programs (1999) E599: Strategic Processing of Text: Improving Reading Comprehension for Students with Learning Disabilities (2000) E638: Strategy Instruction (2002) E579: Student Groupings for Reading Instruction (1999) E621: Students with Disabilities in Correctional Facilities (2001) E627: Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention for Students with Disabilities: A Call to Educators (2002) E642: Supporting Paraeducators: A Summary of Current Practices (2003) E647: Teaching Decision Making to Students with Learning Disabilities by Promoting Self - Determination (2003) E590: Teaching Expressive Writing To Students with Learning Disabilities (1999) E605: The Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)(2000) E592: The Link Between Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIPs)(2000) E641: Universally Designed Instruction (2003) E639: Using Scaffolded Instruction to Optimize Learning (2002) E572: Violence and Aggression in Children and Youth (1998) E635: What Does a Principal Need to Know About Inclusion?
In the Progressive Era they labored to cleanse cities from corruption of political machines; they promoted public health, nursing care, and education for maternity among thousands of women living in rural backwaters and city slums; they fought to end the double standard and to promote enlightened policies of population control; and they encouraged support for schools, museums, and librarieIn the Progressive Era they labored to cleanse cities from corruption of political machines; they promoted public health, nursing care, and education for maternity among thousands of women living in rural backwaters and city slums; they fought to end the double standard and to promote enlightened policies of population control; and they encouraged support for schools, museums, and librariein rural backwaters and city slums; they fought to end the double standard and to promote enlightened policies of population control; and they encouraged support for schools, museums, and libraries.
PALS Animal Life Savers is a nonprofit, no - kill, all - volunteer feline rescue group committed to promoting high standards of animal care and appropriate placement for our locally rescued cats, as well as providing educational materials to potential adopters and the general public by participating in community events.
2008Griffin, Jonathan, Second Life, Frieze, p.120 - 123, 2008 Another End, Vilma Gold, Exhibitions Pick of the Week, Guardian Guide, 5 July, 2008 Thatcher, Jennifer, Greenland Street, Art Review, December, 2008 Cohen, Louise, A Wise Old Bird, The Times Newspaper, 20 October, 2008 Sumpter, Helen, Going Underground, Timeout, London, 11 - 17 July, 2008 Brian Griffith's Liverpool Debut, Art World, November, 2008 Morton, Tom, Bring His Tariff, A Bulletin, A foundation, Issue Two, Autumn, 2008 Life Is a Laugh, Uk Recent Projects, Public Art Review, Issue 37, 2008 Harris, Ed, One Way of Dealing With Tube Delays, Evening Standard, 12 July, 2008 Mind the Gap, And the Panda, Metro, 13 July, 2008 Paws for a Laugh, Metro, 17 July, 2008 Giant Panda Head in Tube Station, BBC News, 13 July, 2008 Day in Pictures, BBC News, 12 July, 2008 Brian Griffiths, Avantgarde Magazine, May, 2008
-- Exhibition is open to 2d & 3d art — Submitting artists must currently teach 50 % to full time in public school grades K - 12 — No restrictions for date work was created, as long as it was made while teaching — Accompanying artist statement must address how teaching and art making impact each other in the artist's life — If selected, artwork must be delivered in person and ready to install in November (exact date TBD)-- Artwork must fit through a standard 32» door (or be able to be broken down to fit)-- The Nave Gallery will retain a 30 % commission for work sold
Opens June 15 May 29, 2013 Curatorial Announcement May 16, 2013 Houseguest: William E. Jones May 13, 2013 Hammer Celebrated 4th Annual K.A.M.P. (Kids» Art Museum Project) May 6, 2013 K.A.M.P. «Zine May 5, 2013 A. Quincy Jones: Building for Better Living (May 25 - September 8, 2013) April 24, 2013 Upcoming Hammer Projects: Cyprien Gaillard & Neil Beloufa April 2, 2013 4th Annual K.A.M.P. (Kids» Art Museum Project) March 27, 2013 Family Flicks & Sunday Afternoons for Kids at the Hammer March 6, 2013 Upcoming Readings at the Hammer February 25, 2013 Fritz Haeg's Domestic Integrities February 5, 2013 Hammer Museum partners with CAP UCLA to present Trisha Brown's Floor of the Forest February 4, 2013 Selections from the Grunwald Center & the Hammer Contemporary Collection January 14, 2013 Upcoming Poetry Readings at the Hammer January 9, 2013 Upcoming Hammer Projects: Enrico David, Dara Friedman, and Latifa Echakhch January 7, 2013 Tehran: An Urban History of Revolutions - Lecture by Prof. Talinn Grigor December 12, 2012 LLYN FOULKES Retrospective Opens February 3, 2013 November 28, 2012 Cage at UCLA - Sunday, December 2, 2012 November 14, 2012 Game Room opens December 1, 2012 October 29, 2012 Hammer Museum Announces Curators for Made in L.A. 2014 September 21, 2012 Your Land / My Land: Election»12 on view Sept. 30 - Nov. 18, 2012 September 20, 2012 10th Annual Gala in the Garden Honors Barbara Kruger & Cindy Sherman September 18, 2012 Free admission to the Hammer during Carmageddon II (Sept. 29 - 30) September 14, 2012 Ai Weiwei Screenings September 4, 2012 Hammer Forums This Fall August 17, 2012 Meleko Mokgosi to Receive the Mohn Award August 16, 2012 JazzPOP Courtyard Concerts in September August 15, 2012 Hammer Projects: Sun Yuan & Peng Yu July 30, 2012 Upcoming Fall Exhibitions July 18, 2012 Zarina: Paper Like Skin July 18, 2012 Graphic Design: Now in Production July 18, 2012 A Strange Magic: Gustave Moreau's Salome July 18, 2012 Hammer Projects: Lucy Raven July 16, 2012 Orchestra - in - residence wild Up July 9, 2012 Mohn Award Finalists June 28, 2012 Venice Beach Biennial June 18, 2012 Made in L.A. Music Presented by the Hammer and KCRW June 14, 2012 Made in L.A. 2012 Performances and Public Programs Guide May 23, 2012 Hammer Conversation Atom Egoyan & Serj Tankian April 22, 2012 Made in L.A. 2012 Press Kit June 2 - September 2, 2012 Made in L.A. 2012 Artist List June 2 - September 2, 2012 March Readings at the Hammer February 23, 2012 Libros Schmibros Book Club February 21, 2012 Intimate Immensity: The Susan and Larry Marx Collection February 14, 2012 Valentine's Day at the Hammer — Dirty Looks: Long Distance Love Affairs February 14, 2012 Hammer Projects Opening Soon: Antony & Alex Hubbard January 19, 2012 Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival Events at the Hammer Museum January 26 and January 29, 2012 Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955 - 1972 February 5 - April 29, 2012 Made in L.A. 2012 November 17, 2011 Gala in the Garden September 24, 2011 Now Dig This!
* Our research indicates that a strong carbon standard can significantly reduce several pollutants — including soot and smog, which have important consequences for public health — saving 3,500 lives per year nationwide, starting in the year 2020 (see figure).
Charles J agreed with Collins J in Livingstone v Adjudication Panel for England [2006] LGR 799 and Sanders v Kingston that whilst the Code satisfies Art 10 it is important that the restraints should not extend beyond what is necessary to maintain proper standards in public life and also that political expression attracts a higher level of protection.
There are numerous health and safety laws in place in order to protect members of the public as they go about their everyday lives, for example shopkeepers have a duty to keep their aisles tidy and the local council must maintain parks to a safe standard.
Last year, HDFC Standard Life and Reliance Life had evinced interest in raising funds through IPOs as and when the regulator finalised the guidelines for public issues.
Highlights Monitor the progress of various clients and institute adjustments when necessary Effectively communicate with parolees, fellow parole officers and representatives of the court Compile and analyze various court reports Ensure full compliance with State regulations and standard operation procedures of the facility Apply strong problem solving skills in different situations Assist parolees in securing jobs and other necessary resources to transition into civilian life Strong public relations skills Proficient in Microsoft Office Experience Probation Officer 1/1/2010 — Present Central Offender Services — Augusta, GA Manage the cases of several different parolees simultaneously Ensure that parolees have access to needed resources to make a successful transition out of the system Maintain an in - depth understanding of the criminal justice system and current and pending laws Hold periodic meetings with paroles to ensure that they are meeting all requirements for their parole Analyze various court reports to determine appropriate courses of action with clients Receive and address parolee issues to help keep them on the right path
The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation
The objectives of this corporation shall be: to advance marriage and family therapy as an art, a science and a mental health profession; to assist CAMFT in furthering its objectives on a local level; to serve and represent the common professional and business interests of marriage and family therapists; to set and maintain professional standards for marriage and family therapists; to advocate and work to achieve public and private policies for the advancement of family life; to engage in such other lawful activities as is allowed by law and / or as is set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation; and, to pursue such other objectives and purposes that are in the best interests of CAMFT, its members and the members of this chapter that are not in conflict with CAMFT's Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or Ethical Standards for Marriage and Family Therapists.
In other words, make public housing life too attractive and too comfortable, and there would be little reason and motivation for most living in there to get out and do something to improve their living standards and quality of lifIn other words, make public housing life too attractive and too comfortable, and there would be little reason and motivation for most living in there to get out and do something to improve their living standards and quality of lifin there to get out and do something to improve their living standards and quality of life.
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