Sentences with phrase «services needed reforming»
Mr Tyrie, who supported the calls for a judicial inquiry, said the way the Commons examined the work of the security services needed reforming.
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling spoke out yesterday on the need to enact comprehensive housing finance reform and acknowledged that a final package would likely contain some kind of federal backstop.
High on the list of reforms is the need to recover the Eucharist as the chief Sunday service.
The role of the Catholic Education Service needs radical reform.
We need a plan for social security reform, stronger protection for workers and a repeal of the trade union act, and a wide review on workers rights, a real living wage, investment in local services, and reversing Tory cuts to policing.
I've been meaning to write something on a left republican view of public service reform, but need to gather my thoughts a bit (er, lot) more first.
We also need to improve the quality of, and access to, energy advice and services; recognise the impact that welfare reform is having on fuel poverty levels in the UK; and ensure that all households are able to engage in the competitive energy market.
«We are currently working with people from across the field of cancer to develop a new Cancer Reform Strategy, which will set out the plans for cancer services in England over the next five to ten years, building on progress so far by spreading best practice and recommending what more needs to be done to improve clinical outcomes, drive up quality and increase value for money.»
A serving Labour minister with a future stands up and says managerialism and triangulation are bad, New Labour is basically over, that Labour needs to be a movement again — gives tentative respect to the Iraq war marches, and says more public service reform and tax credits won't solve the challenges of a liveable decent society.
Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Benito Romano said, «Attorney General Schneiderman understands that New Yorkers not only need stronger enforcement tools for fighting corruption, but also systemic reforms that make public service more transparent and ethical, allowing honest, hard - working public servants to thrive.
Retiree Health Insurance — The Executive Budget includes a number of reforms that will provide needed long - term savings, including tiered premium shares based on years of service and limited reimbursement of Medicare premiums.
Cameron is keen to point out that the NHS is safe in Conservative hands and that it's not taboo to say the health service needs further reform.
The paper makes clear that Cuomo has a big challenge ahead of him if he's elected on Nov. 2, and gave Paladino some credit for rendering a «valuable service» to the state by exposing just how angry New Yorkers are at Albany and making it «easier for Cuomo to act forcefully, and harder for any officeholder to deny the political need for reform.»
As we made these critical reforms, we also streamlined public program eligibility processes to ensure that eligible uninsured New Yorkers could get the health care services they need.
«During my tenure as Governor, I have held the line on the rate of cost escalation for health care providers and managed care plans; implemented reimbursement reforms to right - size hospital inpatient reimbursement; made investments in critically needed, less costly outpatient and primary care services; and implemented measures to make New York Medicaid a smarter purchaser of prescription drugs and transportation services for patients.
Major Frank Britton, of the Election Ballot Services at the Electoral Reform Society, observed that the final plus one of the Droop quota is never needed.
He needs to focus on bread and butter issues like jobs and mortgages and public services and, above all, to develop a clear route map to growth, and stop fixating on the agenda of a liberal clique around him and barmy policies such as Lords reform and gay marriage, which people either don't like or don't care about.
Our report shows that while we don't need a further top - down reorganisation or a full merging of services, we do we need any incoming Government to deliver a fairer funding settlement for counties, reform the Better Care Fund, overhaul the NHS tariff system and focus on workforce integration.
We need to fundamentally reform the Federal Budget and budget process, review all departments and agencies, eliminate overlapping jurisdiction over services, and base budgetary decisions on cost effectiveness and critical need.
State Sen. Daniel Squadron also said «fundamental reform of the system» is needed «including laws to create a better campaign finance system and more open and competitive elections, and to disentangle public service from for - profit business.»
The Oneida County team's capstone project, titled Reforming Juvenile Justice Practices in Oneida County is focused on diverting youth from the juvenile and criminal justice system by providing intervention services catered to the specific needs of the juvenile offender.
Taxpayers in New York will get the two things they need most — lower taxes and the continuation of essential and high quality municipal services — only if Albany finally demonstrates the will to reform state mandates, giving local officials the tools and flexibility to implement real and sustainable property tax relief.
The shocking findings of the recent ombudsman report into services for older people underscored the need for continued reform.
«David Cameron's negotiations are a missed opportunity to make the case for the real reforms the EU needs: democratisation, stronger workers» rights, an end to austerity and a halt to the enforced privatisation of public services.»
Transparency and comparison of performance against local plans, strategies for support and intervention for struggling areas, and mechanisms for patients to achieve change both in their own care and in local services more widely would all need to be part of a progressive reform agenda.
Imagine if he'd turned out to be an unpopular leader who had stuck to his central message that Labour needed to move to the right, entertain radical reform of public services, tackle the deficit through cuts and be avowedly pro-business, even though many commentators and many in his party thought that the cost of living crisis and pre-distribution were more important themes.
«So there was need to do an audit to find out how we got to the situation where there were more senior than junior level civil servants; it was lopsided, the issues necessitated the civil service reform which is part of the five cardinal programmes of the government,» He said.
I understand the desire to avoid being radical for the sake of it, but this country really does need radical tax reform, radical reform of our public services and radical reform of our relationship with the EU amongst other things.
[11] Rather than limit investment in other needed services to pay for the circuit breaker, the state should generate additional revenues by fixing some of the problems related to last year's corporate tax reform, eliminating or scaling back many of the state's smorgasbord of business tax credits, rejecting the proposed Education Tax Credit, and limiting the increase in the estate tax exemption.
Social Services Commissioner Dankert - Maurer said, «These long - needed reforms will strengthen CPS investigations by providing workers with accurate and up - to - date information on the individuals and homes they are visiting, toughening penalties against abusers, and fortifying the reporting system to diminish false reports.
«The low - wage service workers we represent need a champion in Albany who will advocate for raising workers» standards, the DREAM Act and state - level immigration reforms, and ensure the labor movement remains a force for upward economic mobility.»
That is why, through personal budgets, we are pursuing the reform of our care services; we will be consulting on a green paper on the long - term funding issues for care and for carers; and in the coming months I will say more about the reforms needed in both the NHS and our social care system in order to meet this challenge.
Responding to a consultation on the pilot closure of HMRC Enquiry Centres in the North East1, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) are urging HMRC to cater for taxpayers» and tax credits claimants» individual needs, focusing on service delivery and not cost cutting
An analysis of data from the Urban Institute's Health Reform Monitoring Survey showed more than 25 percent of people who bought non-group insurance last year did not use the coverage for needed services, like medical treatments, prescription drugs, and tests.
«I have spoken with the de Blasio Administration about the urgent need for reforms and called for substantive changes that include splitting the responsibilities of ACS into different agencies; implementing rigorous oversight over contract agencies; adequately training and supervising caseworkers; and providing deeper ongoing supports to children in foster care or child preventative services.»
«It's also clear that most lawmakers recognize we need real reform, not lip service in juvenile justice.
Republican Town Council nominee Bill Schirmer, a small business owner with a long history of community service, will provide incumbent Supervisor Kelly Myers and Deputy Supervisor Jimmy Bruno with the support they need to reform our town government and eliminate the $ 400,000 General Fund deficit accrued by the Democratic - backed majority.
«I will not sign a contract with salary increases unless they are accompanied by reforms in benefit packages that produce the savings we need tocontinue making investments in our future and protecting vital services.»
«Today should serve as a wakeup call for the Senate Republicans that we need real ethics reforms and not just lip service and political posturing,» Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said in a statement.»
Scotland needs economic and public service reform - not constitutional reform - says Policy Exchange
This signing is a Memorandum of Understanding to reform Juvenile Justice Practices in Oneida County focused on diverting youth from the juvenile and criminal justice system by providing intervention services catered to the specific needs of the juvenile offender.
During his more than four decades in government, Commissioner Scoppetta put his remarkable intelligence and his considerable managerial and leadership experience to work on behalf of the people of this City, first as a prosecutor and then as a deputy mayor and later as the Commissioner who brought much needed reform to the Administration for Children's Services.
As he so often does when asked about fundraising, de Blasio stressed the need for campaign finance reform, advocating for full public financing of elections that would not only pull big moneyed interests out of politics but would also focus, «all that time that goes into fundraising now back into public service.»
Panelists mentioned various important changes that needed to be made such as a juvenile justice system reform, access and support for early childhood education, comprehensive support services for parents that includes job training, a professional teaching structure, high schools that build pathways beyond just a four - year college degree, and educational supports for children living with undocumented immigrant parents.
His statistical gymnastics are used most often in the service of defending current school practices against most reform proposals, usually by denying the need for reform in the first place.
Indeed, advocacy groups are typically tone - deaf to some challenges facing entrepreneurs — such as the need for human capital, better R & D, increased access to venture capital, back - office services, and incubation — and are thus unhelpful at cultivating the full set of reforms that might help entrepreneurial ventures to prosper.
Over a decade, this mandate would transform New American Schools from a privately funded R&D center that would support only effective whole - school reform models into a savvy service provider for research teams that needed to market and fund their designs.
Title I was created to help these schools better serve their students by providing school - wide services and whole school reforms tied to raising student achievement, such hiring additional teachers and classroom aides; improving curriculum; enhancing parent involvement; or extending learning time for students who need extra help.
The corporate education reform industry be damned, poverty, language barriers and the failure to provide sufficient services to students with special needs are the true factors that limit student achievement.
When it comes to Hartford's public education system, these education reform proponents fail to support any policies aimed at reducing poverty, expanding services for non-English speaking students or enhancing assistance for students who need special education services.