Sentences with phrase «reviewed by a public body»

But if drafting a document to be reviewed by a public body is unpleasant — as Jefferson later found out — its converse is worse.

When fobbing off the job of drafting the Declaration of Independence to the then 33 - year - old Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin told him «I have made a rule, whenever in my power, to avoid becoming the [drafter] of papers to be reviewed by a public body.»

Not exact matches

«The agency should include and explain the... investigations conducted in Dimock, Pennsylvania; Pavillion, Wyoming; and Parker County, Texas where hydraulic fracturing activities are perceived by many members of the public to have caused significant local impacts to drinking water resources,» states the advisory body's review.

A judicial review («JR») is a type of court proceeding in which a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body; they are a challenge to the way in which a decision has been made, rather than the conclusion reached.

A Number 10 source said the Government was responding to the recommendations of public sector pay review bodies which are currently reporting to ministers «on a case - by - case basis».

The Ministry of Justice plans to tighten the test that needs to be passed before a judicial review can be brought to challenge decisions by the Government and public bodies» — The Times (#)

It had originally been reported that Bill Cockburn, head of the Senior Salaries Review Body, had told a meeting of the Commons Public Administration Committee on Thursday that MPs were underpaid by 10 per cent to 15 per cent.

A Department of Education spokesperson said: «We recognise and value the hard work of teachers which is why we have accepted the pay deal proposed by the independent School Teachers» Review Body, in line with the 1 per cent public sector pay policy.

The decisions of public bodies, such as the Secretary of State (and therefore of RSCs where they assume the powers of the Secretary of State), local authorities and schools can be challenged by way of judicial review and other appropriate proceedings in the High Court.

Justine Greening has asked the School Teachers» Review Body, which makes recommendations for teacher's salaries, to consider a «more flexible approach to public sector pay» — repeating calls already made by the Treasury after the 1 per cent cap was lifted.

BECTA was a public body which promoted IT in education and was funded by the Department for Education, before it was abolished in the 2010 post-election spending review.

«Canada has already contributed to developing a significant body of work to study oil spill behaviour and recovery technologies, through extensive research conducted in the public domain by some 50 scientists, technologists, chemists and engineers in four major programs, and peer reviewed domestically and internationally.»

Assuming that is genuinely our goal, I would suggest that we begin by offering an amnesty to the Team, to give them some room to come out of their trenches, and then try to develop some new standards for peer review processes, data archiving and sharing, and publications of «summaries» of technical work for the public, or at least for governmental or pseudo-governmental bodies.

The deputy principal then made an application to the High Court to review this decision, by way of judicial review (a review procedure for decisions / actions of public bodies).

Tuckers Solicitors Prison Law team has extensive experience in challenging the public bodies decisions by Judicial Review, where there is no right to appeal.

Despite the public awareness of wrongful conviction cases in Canada and the calls by advocates and organizations for an independent body to investigate such cases, the Minister of Justice has determined that «an independent body for conviction review [is] not needed in Canada.»

Judicial Review is the procedure by which decisions of a public body can be challenged in court.

The Council on Accreditation (COA), a national accrediting body approved by the United States Department of State to conduct Hague accreditation and approval reviews, invites the public to provide comment on intercountry adoption service providers seeking Hague accreditation or approval or renewal of Hague accreditation or approval.