Consultations
Ofcom: New research from Ofcom shows that nearly half (45%) of consumers with broadband or a landline think that switching communications provider is too much hassle.
Ofcom is considering ways to make the switching processes quicker & easier across communications services, initially focusing on broadband and landlines, to improve consumers’ experience and to make competition more effective.
Ofcom is considering ways to make the switching processes quicker & easier across communications services, initially focusing on broadband and landlines, to improve consumers’ experience and to make competition more effective.
Ofcom committed to review switching processes in its latest Annual Plan. In addition, a number of broadband & landline providers (as well as consumer groups) have expressed the view that Ofcom should consider these issues. Consultation closes on 19 November 2010.
Press release ~ Ofcom’s consultation and research on switching ~ Advice for consumers on switching broadband provider
HMT: Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon, has set out proposals in a consultation paper (closes on 16 November 2010) for a new special administration regime to strengthen the UK’s ability to deal with any future failures of investment firms. The proposed new special administration regime is not expected to impose any additional regulatory costs on the private sector.
DH: The Government last week set out a new vision for the health of children & young people in an engagement document - Achieving Equity and Excellence for Children. This forms a detailed supplement to the ongoing consultation for the White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley launched the engagement document, designed to seek the views of professionals and the wider community (closes on 5 October 2010) on how the new system should work, alongside a thorough review of children’s services in the NHS by Professor Sir Ian Kennedy.
Press release ~ Achieving Equity and Excellence for Children ~ White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS.
MoJ: The Ministry of Justice has opened a consultation (closes on 8 November 2010) to anyone with an interest in the guidance to be published under section 9 of the Bribery Act. The guidance is about procedures which commercial organisations can put in place to prevent persons associated with them from bribing.
To support the consultation MoJ will also be holding a number of open discussion seminars to further encourage the sharing of views on the form and content of the proposed guidance (see press release).
To support the consultation MoJ will also be holding a number of open discussion seminars to further encourage the sharing of views on the form and content of the proposed guidance (see press release).
Press release ~ Consultation on guidance about commercial organisations preventing bribery (section 9 of the Bribery Act 2010) ~ Consultation questionnaire ~ Online consultation questionnaire ~ Impact assessment on Guidance about commercial organisations preventing bribery (Section 9 of the Bribery Act 2010) ~ Please email to receive details and register for a seminar.
BIS: A consultation (closes on 10 December 2010) on updating the Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees (CoPSAC) was launched recently by the Minister for Universities & Science, David Willetts and the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Sir John Beddington.
DfE: Ministers are considering how to ensure parents can send their child with special educational needs (SEN) or disabilities to their preferred educational setting – whether that is a mainstream school, special school or an academy – See ‘In the News’ section for more information.
