Consultations
ICELP: The Independent Commission on Equitable Life Payments has published a discussion paper inviting views on how funding to non with-profits annuitants should be allocated & prioritised.
The Commission has been asked to provide advice (by the end of January 2011) on how funding of £775m over the next 3 years should be allocated among almost 500,000 holders of individual policies and 600,000 Group Pension policies, including whether the timing of any payments should be prioritised.
The Commission has been asked to provide advice (by the end of January 2011) on how funding of £775m over the next 3 years should be allocated among almost 500,000 holders of individual policies and 600,000 Group Pension policies, including whether the timing of any payments should be prioritised.
The Commission is seeking the written views of interested parties by the close of Friday 3 December 2010. A list of questions for consideration is set out in Chapter 3.
DCMS: The Government has launched proposals to consider two possible changes to the Gambling Act 2005 applying to ‘adults-only’ (B3) slot machines. Following extensive discussions, John Penrose proposes in a consultation (closes 25 January 2011):
* increasing the maximum stake limit from £1 to £2
* permitting a modest increase in the number of such machines in adult-only arcades & bingo clubs
SGC: On 13 October 2010 the Sentencing Council launched a consultation (closes on 5 January 2011) proposing changes to the guidelines that judges and magistrates use to sentence people for offences of assault. The SGC has published a draft guideline, a full consultation paper intended for criminal justice professionals, a shorter public consultation paper, a resource assessment & an equality impact assessment.
Press release ~ Assault guideline – public consultation ~ AG – public consultation (large print version) ~ Online questionnaire ~
EU News: The European Commission has set out a strategy on how to protect individuals' data in all policy areas, including law enforcement, while reducing red tape for business and guaranteeing the free circulation of data within the EU - See ‘EU Legislation, Initiatives, etc’ section for more information.
