Sentences with phrase «public confidence in the process»

Sales of frozen hamburgers from major retailers in the United Kingdom plummeted after the horse meat scandal that has deeply shaken public confidence in processed meat in Europe, a consumer research firm said.

But they must know that the Hain Assembly is a farce and is undermining public confidence in the process.

The proposed subsequent review by an independent monitor would add a level of scrutiny, thereby enhancing public confidence in the process itself,» Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said in a statement.

He said that the scrapping of the commissions would give opposition parties hope of winning local government polls and ensure public confidence in the process.

The MIT report says that transfers of spent fuel in casks could begin with the leftover fuel at decommissioned U.S. plants — a first step that, if successful, could bolster public confidence in the process.

Even with courts being on guard for stereotypes, the mere prospect that stereotypes may play a role can undermine public confidence in a process.

Not exact matches

These arrangements enhance the public's confidence in the independence and integrity of the monetary policy process.

As such, the public's confidence in the integrity of the FISA process depends on the court's ability to hold the government to the highest standard, particularly as it relates to surveillance of American citizens.

This effort resulted in two subsequent omnibus budget bills passed in 2012, which further undermined the public's confidence in the NEB and its pipeline review process.

Two days later, the newly - minted governor held a press conference to announce his transition team, which included no lobbyists or elected officials to, as he put it, «maintain the public's confidence» in the process of transferring power from the Pataki administration to the Spitzer administration.

«Confronted with the reality of a conflict, we took action to ensure both the integrity of the investigation and the public's confidence in the process,» Cuomo wrote in the letter to Singas and Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood.

Mission Statement: The mission statement for the Oneida County Board of Election's office is to establish and increase public confidence in the electoral process by conducting voter registration and elections with the highest level of professional election standards, integrity, security, accuracy, and fairness.

This report acknowledges that the public have lost confidence in the asylum system under Labour and that the lengthy asylum process is neither serving the asylum seeker nor the taxpayer.

«I have to assume that it is the result of a coordinated disinformation campaign aimed not only at undermining ACORN's work, but also as a part of a far broader effort to corrode public confidence in the electoral process... It is a simple three - step process.

«State government just squandered its opportunity to restore public confidence to the procurement process and shed light on billions of dollars in economic development spending.

«Closing the loophole is an important step in curbing the corrupting influence of money and beginning the process of restoring public confidence in our state government.

The endless extensions of self - imposed deadline, the wildly disparate application of FOIL exemptions, and the slow pace of responses undermines public confidence in the FOIL process.

None of these were major issues, compared with problems common in many other countries, but they may still have undermined public confidence in the electoral process.

Transparency in how our political parties are funded is key to ensuring public trust and confidence in the democratic process.»

«The continuing secrecy only serves to undermine trust and confidence among the public in the democratic process,» she said.

Peter Hain said he wanted devolution restored but added the recent series of missed deadlines was undermining public confidence in the political process.

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The committee acknowledged there had been «a profound crisis of public confidence in the integrity of MPs» and warned that restoring trust would be a slow process.

While these numbers could reflect a proper yet delayed purge of voters who have died or moved, confidence in the electoral process is essential for public confidence in election results and our democracy.»

«It would go a long way towards dispelling accusations of bias and restoring public confidence in the system if the process was open - with the necessary reporting restrictions in place to protect the child,» explained committee chairman Alan Beith.

Bob Posner, the Electoral Commission's director of political finance, said campaign finance rules were put in place «to ensure transparency and public confidence in our democratic processes».

Requiring attorney - legislators to make these disclosures will not violate the rules governing attorney conduct and will go a long way toward restoring public confidence in New York State's governing process and the independence of legislators.»

Besides, it seeks to, among others, promote the concept of independent and impartial election organizations and administrators, strengthen public confidence in the electoral process through free, credible electoral procedures and develop professional election officials with integrity, a strong sense of public service and commitment to democracy.

Nevertheless, he maintained that technology «has come to stay» and expressed optimism that the coming together of election managers and experts to share experiences would prepare the EMBs in making appropriate and cost - effective choice of technologies that would increase public confidence in the electoral process.

Even when they are legal, and do not constitute a quid pro quo, they have a tendency to bias the process in favor of special interests and undermine public confidence in the political institution.

By painting a false picture of student achievement, they compromise public confidence in the nation's schools, in the process undermining education and weakening the United States.

If the Supreme Court now strikes down aggregate contribution limits, it will further privilege wealthy donors in the political process and further undermine working people's confidence that government is serving the public interest.»

Make the process more transparent: To counter skeptics and increase confidence among policymakers and people in general, some scientists suggest making the IPCC meetings open to the public and publishing drafts of the report online so people can track the progression of the research.

How can scientists help the political process by ensuring that the testimony is from the best representative (s) in that field, the person or persons who indeed possess the «full confidence» of the group to give the politicians and the public the facts and truth as it is currently known; and NOT a bunch of «personal views» or «bright ideas» about using pure gold slabs to cover every city and village on the planet and protecting everyone from harmful intergalactic Z - rays?

Have you heard about the upcoming three - year study on a major societal challenge — Canada's transition to a low - carbon future and how to ensure that the public and all the many stakeholders have confidence in the process?

The one that always surprised me indeed is «how the real humility of the scientists in this area, as evident in their papers, including all these here, and the talks I have heard them give, is morphed into statements of confidence at the 95 % level for public consumption through the IPCC process.»

CANE, Communities against Nuclear Expansion, said: «At a time when public confidence in our political process is at an all time low, government have decided to take to themselves more power to override people's wishes.»

The role of the IPCC demands that it pay special attention to issues of independence and bias in order to maintain the integrity of, and public confidence in, its products and processes.

The objective of a stay as a remedy is to maintain public confidence in both the legal and the judicial process.

The Expert Panel had been formed to consult with the public and Indigenous groups and to make recommendations to restore trust and confidence in these processes.

«The public's confidence in the medical profession demands more from the disciplinary process than recent sexual abuse discipline cases suggest.

«I am satisfied that there is a public interest in knowing how the CJC deals with complaints against judges to ensure the public has confidence in the integrity of the process and to also ensure that the application for judicial review can be conducted in a meaningful way,» Milczynski wrote.

The main objectives of Bill 28, An Act to establish the new Code of Civil Procedure (which is explained in my previous post here), are to modernize court procedures and processes, improve public confidence in the court system and make access to justice more efficient, simpler, faster and less costly.

Miller goes on to add some other activities which, in his view, constitute criminal contempt: obstructing persons officially connected with the court or its process, interference with persons under the special protective jurisdiction of the court, breach of duty by persons officially connected with the court or its process, forging, altering or abusing the process of the court, divulging the confidences of the jury room, preventing access by the public to courts of law, service of process in the precinct of the court, and disclosing the identity of witnesses.

An independent review process in Canada would play a vital role in restoring public confidence in the criminal justice system that has been shaken by the number of wrongful convictions.

Failure on the part of even a few judges to comply with these standards serves to degrade and demean the entire judiciary and to erode public confidence in the judicial process.

Given the important purpose of the judicial discipline process, the critical role of integrity in ensuring public confidence in the judiciary, and the need to ensure fairness to Justice Girouard, the Ministers agree that the best course of action is to jointly request, pursuant to s. 63 (1) of the Judges Act, that an inquiry be held into the findings of the majority of the Inquiry Committee that prompted it to recommend his removal.»

An efficiently managed and transparent process can restore taxpayer confidence in Public Inquiries.

In order to rebuild public confidence in the judicial system, a robust overhaul of the complaints process — including assistance for members of the public who wish to bring forward a complaint — is essentiaIn order to rebuild public confidence in the judicial system, a robust overhaul of the complaints process — including assistance for members of the public who wish to bring forward a complaint — is essentiain the judicial system, a robust overhaul of the complaints process — including assistance for members of the public who wish to bring forward a complaint — is essential.

It's the kind of thing that shakes the public's confidence in the ability of the police, the lawyers, and the judiciary to provide the public a fair process.