Sentences with phrase «seeking access to government»

Legal advice and support for individuals who are seeking access to Government social programs
We are pleased to announce the 25th anniversary of the Utah Freedom of Information Hotline — a firm - sponsored pro bono service that provides free legal assistance to Utah journalists and members of the public seeking access to government records, meetings, and judicial proceedings.
For example, in cases dealing with criminal procedure, civil rights, First Amendment, due process, privacy and attorneys, decisions would be considered liberal when they come down on the side of a criminal defendant, a civil rights claimant, a person seeking access to government information, or anyone identified as an underdog.

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If unchecked, Moody's believes that the risk of the government losing access to private debt markets on affordable terms and needing to seek direct support from the EFSF / ESM will continue to rise.
At least some individuals seeking a security clearance from the US government in order to access classified information may have to report their bitcoin holdings prior to approval, according to an email obtained by ETHNews.
The Canadian government must also take concrete steps to ensure that people who are harmed by Canadian companies overseas have the opportunity to seek justice in Canada through a mining ombudsperson and access to Canadian courts.
But to what extent are such arguments justified versus simply justification for seeking preferential access to subsidized government finance and other forms of support?
Throughout South Asia, improvements to market access conditions and the removal of trade impediments for Australian beef & sheepmeat are also continually sought, through building and maintaining strong relationships with in - market industry and government agencies.
The simplest approach to funding - direct funding by your municipality, a government agency, or by the state (e.g., state department of public health, school department budget), or through a government grant - may be all that is needed, particularly if you are seeking to start a Community Access Defibrillation Program (CAD) serving your entire community, or a significant segment, such as the public schools.
«However laudable the aim, we need to make sure that increasing access to government held information for those with a legitimate need to know does not also open the door to those who seek to buy, beguile or barter their way to information that is rightly denied to them in law.»
Asked to clarify the position, Starmer told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that his party wanted to know the government's plans for areas including future access to the EU's single market, but would not seek to vote down the triggering of article 50.
The CBI's director - general John Cridland called it a «clear signal from the government that it is seeking to address aspects of access to finance for smaller businesses, including the cost of lending».
She serves as a one - stop shop for those who are seeking more information about how to access various government services.
We will seek to expand the partnerships with local municipalities and provide tools for the public that allow them to easily access services and engage with their county government.
«The Federal Government has a constitutional and statutory obligation to contribute to the eradication of corrupt practices and abuse of power, ensure proper organization and maintenance of all information in its custody in a manner that facilitates public access to such information, and make readily this available to applicants whenever it is sought
Initial reports that the Government wants to change how private communications data can be stored and accessed have rightly caused great concern, not least amongst Liberal Democrat activists and Parliamentarians who all seek to safeguard civil liberties from erosion...
Initial reports that the Government wants to change how private communications data can be stored and accessed have rightly caused great concern, not least amongst Liberal Democrat activists and Parliamentarians who all seek to safeguard civil liberties from erosion by state surveillance.
Last year alone, we defeated 400,000 hostile email attacks on the government's secure network, which can range from cyber espionage when perpetrators seek to access our secure systems to snoop for sensitive data, to attacks designed to undermine or even shut down vital networks.
Another relief being sought by the plaintiff is a declaration that the «ratification by Parliament of the supposed agreement between Ghana and the Government of United States of America on Defence Cooperation, the Status of United States Forces, and Access to and use of agreed facilities and areas in the Republic of Ghana (hereinafter referred to as Defence Co-operation Agreement) on March 24, 2018, when the supposed agreement had not been executed by the President or person authorized by the President as provided for by Article 75 of the 1992 constitution, is contrary to the said Article 75 of the 1992 constitution and same is null and void.»
Ms Rudd sought to stress the distinction between the government's illegal immigration clampdown and treatment of legal British citizens in the Windrush generation, who came to the UK decades ago but who have have faced threats of deportation and loss of access to public services.
Government and other health policy - makers should acknowledge the importance of providing postnatal care check - ups for mothers and babies, invest more and seek to increase access to postnatal care services, for example, by reducing user fees at point of care, Langlois said.
Specifically, according to Dezenhall's suggestions in a memo to the publishers that they should «develop simple messages (e.g., Public access equals government censorship; Scientific journals preserve the quality / pedigree of science; government seeking to nationalize science and be a publisher) for use by Coalition members.»
If, in future, the U.S. government sought to shut down or limit Internet access, similar workarounds would crop up, and they would grow more sophisticated as the regulatory methods became more extreme — a «weapons race,» Lehr called it.
The Safe and Inclusive Schools Initiative will be available to all ACT schools, government and non-government run, who seek access to it.
Since the end of Sri Lanka's civil war in 2009, the government and major international organizations seek new ways to improve education access and quality for the tea plantation community.
By using the threat of effectively denying the children of military personnel access to public education, the bill seeks to force the federal government either to increase its impact - aid payments to districts or to establish separate schools, with full federal funding, on the bases.
His own ambition to learn drove Purley to enroll in HGSE's Education Policy and Management (EPM) Program, where he sought a deeper understanding of the government's influence on K — 12 funding, and how inequities in funding relate to disparities in graduation rates and access.
Since 2002, the government has sought to achieve increased and equitable access to quality education at all levels through a variety of policy decisions, initiatives, and programs.
These bills provide a roadmap for state policymakers seeking to fight government interference within the patient - provider relationship, promote women - centered approaches in the provision of abortion and other reproductive health care services, and enact legislation that emphasizes the need to expand access to abortion.
Sunshine Week seeks to enlighten and empower people to play an active role in their government at all levels, and to give them access to information that makes their lives better and their communities stronger.
As governments seek to protect their networks against cyber attacks, they are frequently constrained by laws designed to protect privacy, citizens» rights to access information and employee rights.
Ms Jodhan sought a declaration under section 18.1 of the Federal Courts Act that the standards implemented by the federal government for providing visually impaired Canadians with access to government information and services on the Internet, and the way in which those standards are implemented, denied her equal access to government information and services, and thereby violated her rights under section 15 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms... [more]
Finally, where an Ontario lawyer seeks to represent a client in accessing a remedy prescribed under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement agreement announced by the federal government in 2006, he or she is expected to comply with the Law Society's «Guidelines for Lawyers acting in aboriginal Residential School Cases.»
This promise can be required as a condition of granting certain kinds of access (so long as the government isn't constitutionally required to provide access to its record systems, it can require those seeking records to accept certain conditions in exchange for access).
Service Canada is a starting point for individuals seeking to access federal government services and benefits, such as employment insurance and passports.
Is it the job of government to ensure that all those seeking to access and enforce their legal rights are able to do so, whether through legal aid programs or advocacy services?
Alternatively, a commitment was made in the preamble as the legislation reads, ``... the Government of Canada has committed to develop non-legislative measures that would support the improvement of a full range of options for end - of - life care, respect the personal convictions of health care providers and explore other situations — each having unique implications — in which a person may seek access to medical assistance in dying, namely situations giving rise to requests by mature minors, advance requests and requests where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition...»
The Henley Passport Index is relevant to anyone seeking to strengthen their level of access as well as to governments trying to understand their passport power in a global context,» concludes Morshead.
Such restrictions may set a dangerous precedent, as governments seek to gain more and more access to an individual's personal and private data.
Such concerns have for example led to a lawsuit where the government sought to be granted access to a cryptocurrency exchange in the US.
Many governments around the world, motivated either by puritanism or protectionism, have sought to prevent online gambling operators» access to their markets by blocking website domains and, somewhat more effectively, by targeting operators» access to traditional payment processing channels.
District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Robert Morin ruled today that DreamHost must comply with federal prosecutors» narrowed warrant seeking communications and records about an Inauguration Day protest website: disruptj20.org; but they will have to present the court with a «minimization plan» that includes the names of all government investigators who will have access to the data and a list of all the methods that they will be using to search the evidence.
Rather, the relevant government agencies provide to those who are seeking access to records advice on counsellors (which may be either or both private and state funded) that may be contacted.
It is understood that this officer has also provided a point of entry to government held records for Indigenous people seeking access to them.
It's often beneficial to seek advice about your financial situation, and about how your change of circumstances affects your access to government benefits.
Speaking at the ITIF event, Jessica Drake, an attorney in the FTC's Bureau of Competition who has played a role in multiple investigations related to real estate platforms, said despite the role the MLS industry plays in aggregating and providing access to listing information, she did not think the government would seek to regulate the industry as a public utility.
«Obviously unable to charge the consumer for the goods or access to the shelves or use of the premises it will be necessary to seek government assistance to replenish the shelves and maintain the business,» he continues.
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