The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) had been expected to add these organisations to the list
of public authorities covered directly by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, following a consultation a year ago.
In the Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011, (SI 2011/1060) the list
of public authorities covered by the public sector equality duty contained within s 149 is expanded.
Not exact matches
Where the big society is seen by many as a
cover for spending cuts, some
of the provisions
of the Localism Bill aim to make local
authorities more accountable for the way
public money is spent.
Known for his investigations
of identity and a career - long engagement with ideas
of power,
authority, artifice and illusion, Mark Wallinger works in a wide range
of media,
covering painting, sculpture, photography, film, installation, performance and
public art.
-- Not later than 18 months after the date
of enactment
of this section, the Administrator, taking into consideration the
public health and environmental impacts
of black carbon emissions, including the effects on global and regional warming, the Arctic, and other snow and ice -
covered surfaces, shall propose regulations under the existing
authorities of this Act to reduce emissions
of black carbon or propose a finding that existing regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act adequately regulate black carbon emissions.
Mr. Grossman updated the chapter «Products Liability Claims and Chapter 93A,» which
covers the products liability state
of the law, including attorney general regulations regarding scope
of rulemaking
authority, as well as regulations concerning breaches
of warranty and protection
of public health, safety and welfare.
Our
public sector pensions practice
covers administering
authorities of the Local Government Pension Scheme, cross-border
public sector schemes, and work for central government departments on all aspects
of pensions law.
61 Accordingly, that concept must be interpreted as
covering all assistance introduced by the
public authorities, whether at national, regional or local level, that can be claimed by an individual who does not have resources sufficient to meet his own basic needs and the needs
of his family and who, by reason
of that fact, may become a burden on the
public finances
of the host Member State during his period
of residence which could have consequences for the overall level
of assistance which may be granted by that State (see, to that effect, Bidar, paragraph 56; Eind, paragraph 29; and Förster, paragraph 48; see also, by analogy, Case C ‑ 578 / 08 Chakroun [2010] ECR I ‑ 1839, paragraph 46, and Kamberaj, paragraph 91).
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public law practice also
covers information law, where he regularly advises the Government and local
authorities on their obligations under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1998 and provides representation in tribunals.
However, in the absence
of some nexus to a government
public health
authority or other underlying legal
authority, it is unclear upon what basis
covered entities can determine which registries or collections are «legitimate» and how the confidentiality
of the registry information will be protected.
Under the final rule,
covered entities may disclose protected health information to such individuals when the
covered entity or
public health
authority is authorized by law to notify these individuals as necessary in the conduct
of a
public health intervention or investigation.
For example, if under § 164.512 (b), a
covered entity discloses the same protected health information to a
public health
authority for the same purpose every month, it can account for those disclosures by including in the accounting the date
of the first disclosure, the
public health
authority to whom the disclosures were made and the
public health
authority's address, a brief description
of the information disclosed, a brief description
of the purpose
of the disclosures, the fact that the disclosures were made every month during the accounting period, and the date
of the most recent disclosure.
For example, requiring that
covered health care providers obtain third - party review before permitting them to alert a
public health
authority that an individual was infected with a serious communicable disease could cause delay appropriate intervention by a
public health
authority and could present a serious threat to the health
of many individuals.
A
covered entity is not in violation
of the requirements
of this rule when a member
of its workforce or a business associate
of the
covered entity discloses protected health information to: (i) A health oversight agency or
public health
authority authorized by law to investigate or otherwise oversee the relevant conduct or conditions
of the
covered entity; (ii) an appropriate health care accreditation organization; or (iii) an attorney, for the purpose
of determining his or her legal options with respect to whistleblowing.
Comment: Several commenters recommended expanding the scope
of disclosures permissible under proposed § 164.510 (b)(1)(iii), which would have allowed
covered entities to disclose protected health information to private entities that could demonstrate that they were acting to comply with requirements, or at the direction,
of a
public health
authority.
(A) A health oversight agency or
public health
authority authorized by law to investigate or otherwise oversee the relevant conduct or conditions
of the
covered entity or to an appropriate health care accreditation organization for the purpose
of reporting the allegation
of failure to meet professional standards or misconduct by the
covered entity; or
The NPRM would have allowed
covered entities to disclose protected health information without individual authorization to: (1) A
public health
authority authorized by law to collect or receive such information for the purpose
of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including, but not limited to, the reporting
of disease, injury, vital events such as birth or death, and the conduct
of public health surveillance,
public health investigations, and
public health interventions; (2) a
public health
authority or other appropriate
authority authorized by law to receive reports
of child abuse or neglect; (3) a person or entity other than a governmental
authority that could demonstrate or demonstrated that it was acting to comply with requirements or direction
of a
public health
authority; or (4) a person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or may otherwise be at risk
of contracting or spreading a disease or condition and was authorized by law to be notified as necessary in the conduct
of a
public health intervention or investigation.
As to the data collection activities
of a
public health agency, the final rule in § 164.512 (b) permits a
covered entity to disclose protected health information to
public health
authorities under specified circumstances, and permits
public health agencies that are also
covered entities to use protected health information for these purposes.
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In the absence
of some nexus to a government
public health
authority or other underlying legal
authority,
covered entities would have no basis for determining which data collections are «legitimate» and how the confidentiality
of the information will be protected.
Pursuant to § 164.512 (c)(1)(iii), a
covered entity may make a report only if the specific type or subject matter
of the report (e.g., abuse or neglect
of the elderly) is included in the law authorizing the report, and such a disclosure may only be made to a
public authority specifically identified in the law authorizing the report.
For example, the final rule continues to allow a
covered entity to disclose protected health information without authorization to a
public health
authority to monitor trends in the spread
of infectious disease, morbidity, and mortality.
Response: The final rule permits a
covered entity to disclose protected health information to a
public health
authority authorized by law to conduct
public health activities, including the collection
of data relevant to death or disease, in accordance with § 164.512 (b).
(iv) A person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or may otherwise be at risk
of contracting or spreading a disease or condition, if the
covered entity or
public health
authority is authorized by law to notify such person as necessary in the conduct
of a
public health intervention or investigation; or
The new duties include: a general duty to promote equality
of opportunity which applies to most
public authorities; a range
of specific duties applying only to named
authorities, to reinforce the general duty; and an obligation not to discriminate in the performance
of public functions, where this is not already
covered by existing legislation.
In 2004 the Parliament received 17 million SEK (about AUD 3.07 million) to
cover the operations
of both its elected arm and its role as a
public authority.
Public bodies, including further education institutions, local authorities, maintained schools, maintained nursery schools, academies and free schools are covered by the public sector equality duty and when carrying out their functions must have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and foster good relations between disabled and non-disabled children and young p
Public bodies, including further education institutions, local
authorities, maintained schools, maintained nursery schools, academies and free schools are
covered by the
public sector equality duty and when carrying out their functions must have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and foster good relations between disabled and non-disabled children and young p
public sector equality duty and when carrying out their functions must have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality
of opportunity and foster good relations between disabled and non-disabled children and young people.
In Longmont, city officials said the loss
of Sports
Authority should not further jeopardize the new Village at the Peaks development, which this year needed to dip into city revenue sources to
cover a debt payment for the site's
public improvements following Whole Foods Market's decision to delay its store opening 11 months.