Consultations
LLUK: Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) will consult on Scottish qualifications for trainers, assessors and quality assurance of assessment roles. LLUK has recently completed a review of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for learning and development. The revised standards are available on the national occupational standards directory.
Comments on the specific draft qualifications will be invited through an online consultation and by attendance at one of three events. The online consultation will open at noon on Friday 18 June 2010 and closes at noon on Friday 9 July. Registration for the events opens on Tuesday 1 June 2010. Further information about registration will be available from LLUK's website shortly.
ScotGov: Everyone with an interest in Scottish education will have the opportunity to engage directly with Government and share their views on what is going well and what needs to change. Engage for Education is a new website for teachers, young people, parents, school staff & others across the wider education community. Participants will have the opportunity to influence government policy by providing feedback on the key issues facing Scottish education.
A series of workshop sessions will be held on the website, which will refresh with new subjects regularly, focusing on topical issues to gather views. The initial workshops will focus on:
*Curriculum for Excellence and the support teachers need
* attitudes towards Modern Languages
* the Continuing Professional Development needs of teachers
* how homework can be both effective & enjoyable - from the perspective of young people, teachers & parents
CC: The Competition Commission (CC) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have launched a joint consultation (deadline for submissions is 3 September 2010) on a good practice guide for parties presenting evidence in merger inquiries.
The draft guide provides advice on how to design & present consumer survey evidence. It sets out several principles of good survey design and details a range of practices that will tend to increase the evidential weight that can be given to survey results.
The draft guide provides advice on how to design & present consumer survey evidence. It sets out several principles of good survey design and details a range of practices that will tend to increase the evidential weight that can be given to survey results.
The consultation is particularly seeking responses from parties that are likely to advise those involved in merger inquiries (e.g. legal firms, management consultancies, economic consultancies & market research agencies).
Press release ~ Good practice in the design and presentation of consumer survey evidence in merger inquiries - consultation
TfL: Transport for London (TfL) has begun a statutory public consultation (closes on Monday 2 August 2010) on a number of proposed changes to London's Congestion Charge.
If approved the last charging day for the Western Extension could be Christmas Eve, with other changes coming into effect on 4 January 2011.
If approved the last charging day for the Western Extension could be Christmas Eve, with other changes coming into effect on 4 January 2011.
It is also proposed that a Congestion Charging Auto Pay scheme is set up to make paying the Congestion Charge easier & more convenient. Auto Pay would ensure that no Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) would be issued to any registered vehicles, meaning drivers would no longer be penalized for forgetting to pay the charge. Auto Pay customers would also be eligible for a daily charge of £9.
The Mayor also proposes to remove the Alternative Fuel Discount and introduce a Greener Vehicle Discount (GVD) that would encourage a switch to much cleaner & more CO2 efficient cars. The GVD would provide a 100% discount to cars that emit 100g/km of CO2 or less and meet the Euro V standard for air quality.
