Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
A Failure of Initiative
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
The Government's Response to the Report by Peter Smallridge and Andrew Williamson of a Review of the Use of Restraint in Juvenile Secure Settings
Author: Great Britain. Ministry of Justice
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101750127
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
In July 2007 following the findings of the coroner in the inquests in the tragic deaths of Gareth Myatt and Adam Rickwood, the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Children, Schools and Families commissioned an independent review into the use of restraint in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs); Secure Training Centres (STCs) and Secure Children's Homes (SCHs). The chairs of the review, Peter Smallridge and Andrew Williamson reported their recommendations on 20 June 2008. They made 58 recommendations including the identification of the following key issues: the need for greater clarity and consistency in the use of restraint; the need for two systems of constraint, one for YOIs and one for STCs and accreditation of the methods in use; the need for a review of legislation and guidance on the use of restraint against six principles that focus on preventing the risk of harm; that there should be a new mandatory Acceditation Scheme; that a Restraint Management Board should be established. The Government is accepting almost all of the recommendations and this report presents the Government's response to the independent review.
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101750127
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
In July 2007 following the findings of the coroner in the inquests in the tragic deaths of Gareth Myatt and Adam Rickwood, the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Children, Schools and Families commissioned an independent review into the use of restraint in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs); Secure Training Centres (STCs) and Secure Children's Homes (SCHs). The chairs of the review, Peter Smallridge and Andrew Williamson reported their recommendations on 20 June 2008. They made 58 recommendations including the identification of the following key issues: the need for greater clarity and consistency in the use of restraint; the need for two systems of constraint, one for YOIs and one for STCs and accreditation of the methods in use; the need for a review of legislation and guidance on the use of restraint against six principles that focus on preventing the risk of harm; that there should be a new mandatory Acceditation Scheme; that a Restraint Management Board should be established. The Government is accepting almost all of the recommendations and this report presents the Government's response to the independent review.
Government Response to the Report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Author: Great Britain: Department of Health
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101664127
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Sets out the Government's response to the 104 recommendations made in the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee report of their year long inquiry into options for the future regulation of human reproductive technologies in the UK.
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101664127
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Sets out the Government's response to the 104 recommendations made in the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee report of their year long inquiry into options for the future regulation of human reproductive technologies in the UK.
Government Response to the Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill 2004
Author: Great Britain: Department of Health
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101662420
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
This is a response to the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Mental Health Bill. It is in two parts. The second, and major, part is the detailed response to all of the Committee's recommendations. It is preceded by a section sets out the background to proposed legislation.
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101662420
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
This is a response to the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Mental Health Bill. It is in two parts. The second, and major, part is the detailed response to all of the Committee's recommendations. It is preceded by a section sets out the background to proposed legislation.
Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309290333
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Following an earlier NRC workshop on public response to alerts and warnings delivered to mobile devices, a related workshop was held on February 28 and 29, 2012 to look at the role of social media in disaster response. This was one of the first workshops convened to look systematically at the use of social media for alerts and warnings-an event that brought together social science researchers, technologists, emergency management professionals, and other experts on how the public and emergency managers use social media in disasters.In addition to exploring how officials monitor social media, as well as the resulting privacy considerations, the workshop focused on such topics as: what is known about how the public responds to alerts and warnings; the implications of what is known about such public responses for the use of social media to provide alerts and warnings to the public; and approaches to enhancing the situational awareness of emergency managers. Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps summarizes presentations made by invited speakers, other remarks by workshop participants, and discussions during parallel breakout sessions. It also points to potential topics for future research, as well as possible areas for future research investment, and it describes some of the challenges facing disaster managers who are seeking to incorporate social media into regular practice.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309290333
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Following an earlier NRC workshop on public response to alerts and warnings delivered to mobile devices, a related workshop was held on February 28 and 29, 2012 to look at the role of social media in disaster response. This was one of the first workshops convened to look systematically at the use of social media for alerts and warnings-an event that brought together social science researchers, technologists, emergency management professionals, and other experts on how the public and emergency managers use social media in disasters.In addition to exploring how officials monitor social media, as well as the resulting privacy considerations, the workshop focused on such topics as: what is known about how the public responds to alerts and warnings; the implications of what is known about such public responses for the use of social media to provide alerts and warnings to the public; and approaches to enhancing the situational awareness of emergency managers. Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps summarizes presentations made by invited speakers, other remarks by workshop participants, and discussions during parallel breakout sessions. It also points to potential topics for future research, as well as possible areas for future research investment, and it describes some of the challenges facing disaster managers who are seeking to incorporate social media into regular practice.
Learning from SARS
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309182158
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in late 2002 and 2003 challenged the global public health community to confront a novel epidemic that spread rapidly from its origins in southern China until it had reached more than 25 other countries within a matter of months. In addition to the number of patients infected with the SARS virus, the disease had profound economic and political repercussions in many of the affected regions. Recent reports of isolated new SARS cases and a fear that the disease could reemerge and spread have put public health officials on high alert for any indications of possible new outbreaks. This report examines the response to SARS by public health systems in individual countries, the biology of the SARS coronavirus and related coronaviruses in animals, the economic and political fallout of the SARS epidemic, quarantine law and other public health measures that apply to combating infectious diseases, and the role of international organizations and scientific cooperation in halting the spread of SARS. The report provides an illuminating survey of findings from the epidemic, along with an assessment of what might be needed in order to contain any future outbreaks of SARS or other emerging infections.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309182158
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in late 2002 and 2003 challenged the global public health community to confront a novel epidemic that spread rapidly from its origins in southern China until it had reached more than 25 other countries within a matter of months. In addition to the number of patients infected with the SARS virus, the disease had profound economic and political repercussions in many of the affected regions. Recent reports of isolated new SARS cases and a fear that the disease could reemerge and spread have put public health officials on high alert for any indications of possible new outbreaks. This report examines the response to SARS by public health systems in individual countries, the biology of the SARS coronavirus and related coronaviruses in animals, the economic and political fallout of the SARS epidemic, quarantine law and other public health measures that apply to combating infectious diseases, and the role of international organizations and scientific cooperation in halting the spread of SARS. The report provides an illuminating survey of findings from the epidemic, along with an assessment of what might be needed in order to contain any future outbreaks of SARS or other emerging infections.
The Government's response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Defamation Bill
Author: Great Britain: Ministry of Justice
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101829526
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Government response to HL 203/HC 930-I, session 2010-12 (ISBN 9780108473814). The draft Defamation Bill was included in Cm. 8020 (ISBN 9780101802024)
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101829526
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Government response to HL 203/HC 930-I, session 2010-12 (ISBN 9780108473814). The draft Defamation Bill was included in Cm. 8020 (ISBN 9780101802024)
Government's response to the reports by Sir Peter North CBE QC and the Transport Select Committee on drink and drug driving
Author: Great Britain: Department for Transport
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101805025
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This paper presents the Government's response to the North Report on Drink and Drug Driving and the Transport Committee's report on Sir Peter North's recommendations. It outlines measure the Government intends to introduce. The prescribed alcohol limit for driving will not be changed, with the focus instead on improving enforcement and education to tackle the drink and drug drivers who put lives at risk. Other measures on drink driving include: revocation of the right for people whose evidential breath test result is less than 40% over the limit to opt for a blood test (the 'statutory option') - the breath testing equipment used in police stations is now very accurate and technically sophisticated so a blood sample is not needed to confirm the breath test; a more robust drink drive rehabilitation scheme; closing a loophole used by high risk offenders to delay their medical examinations; streamlining the procedure for testing drink drivers in hospital. On drug driving the Government will: approve preliminary drug-testing equipment - initially for use in police stations, and at the roadside as soon as possible; allow custody nurses to advise the police whether or not a suspected driver has a condition that may be due to a drug, removing the need to call out police doctors and so speed up the testing process; examine the case for a new specific drug driving offence - alongside the existing one - which would remove the need for the police to prove impairment on a case-by-case basis where a specified drug has been detected.
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101805025
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This paper presents the Government's response to the North Report on Drink and Drug Driving and the Transport Committee's report on Sir Peter North's recommendations. It outlines measure the Government intends to introduce. The prescribed alcohol limit for driving will not be changed, with the focus instead on improving enforcement and education to tackle the drink and drug drivers who put lives at risk. Other measures on drink driving include: revocation of the right for people whose evidential breath test result is less than 40% over the limit to opt for a blood test (the 'statutory option') - the breath testing equipment used in police stations is now very accurate and technically sophisticated so a blood sample is not needed to confirm the breath test; a more robust drink drive rehabilitation scheme; closing a loophole used by high risk offenders to delay their medical examinations; streamlining the procedure for testing drink drivers in hospital. On drug driving the Government will: approve preliminary drug-testing equipment - initially for use in police stations, and at the roadside as soon as possible; allow custody nurses to advise the police whether or not a suspected driver has a condition that may be due to a drug, removing the need to call out police doctors and so speed up the testing process; examine the case for a new specific drug driving offence - alongside the existing one - which would remove the need for the police to prove impairment on a case-by-case basis where a specified drug has been detected.
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241547685
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
This guidance is an update of WHO global influenza preparedness plan: the role of WHO and recommendations for national measures before and during pandemics, published March 2005 (WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.5).
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241547685
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
This guidance is an update of WHO global influenza preparedness plan: the role of WHO and recommendations for national measures before and during pandemics, published March 2005 (WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.5).
The Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Home Affairs Committee Session 2013-14: E-Crime HC 70 - Cm. 8734
Author: Great Britain: Home Office
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101873420
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Response to HC 70, session 2013-14 (ISBN 9780215061430)
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101873420
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Response to HC 70, session 2013-14 (ISBN 9780215061430)