Retention and Disposal Authorities publisher PublicRecordOffice of Victoria url http www.prov.vic.gov.au records dispschl.asp accessdate 2008 08 03 ref of public records and a large proportion of the Office ... Records Structure The Public Records Act established the PublicRecordOffice, the position of Keeper ... of the Minister responsible for the PublicRecordOffice, the Keeper exercises the powers ... to the Public Library later the State Library of Victoria by the Secretary of the Law Department ... be destroyed without reference to the trustees of the Public Library, a substantial archival collection of Victorian public records was created. The first archivist was appointed to the staff of the Public Library in 1948. In 1955 a Senior Archivist was appointed and a separate Archives Section was established in 1961. The Library Council of Victoria Act 1965 introduced the first, though brief, legislative provisions for the control and preservation of public records in Victoria. The Public ... of Public Records 1948 Donald Baker, first Archivist at the Public Library of Victoria 1949 Rosemary ... archives were published in Volume 1, issues No 1 and 2 of PROVENANCE, the Journal of PublicRecordOfficeVictoria http www.prov.vic.gov.au publications krpsymposium krpsymposium.asp Keeping the Records ...File Kewpetition1858.jpg thumb Petition to the Government of Victoria regarding the proposed Kew Lunatic Asylum PublicRecordOfficeVictoria PROV is the government archives of the Australian Victoria Australia State of Victoria . PROV was created by the Victorian Public Records Act 1973 ref name act cite web title Version No., 033, Public Records Act 1973, Act No. 8418 1973 publisher Victorian Legislation ... 2008 08 03 ref with responsibility for the better preservation management and utilization of the public ... and developed to ultimately house approximately 80 kilometres of public records and to provide a facility for public research. The holdings, based on the records transferred from the Archives Division ... more details
for the archive in the Australian state of VictoriaPublicRecordOfficeVictoria noref date January 2011 Image National archives.jpg right thumbnail 320px The Kew building, before the name change to The National Archives. The PublicRecordOffice PRO of the United Kingdom is one of the three organisations that make up the National Archives UK National Archives the others are the Historical Manuscripts Commission , and the Office of Public Sector Information . The name is no longer used officially ... manuscript of the Domesday Book . History The PublicRecordOffice PRO was established ... the Office. There was no right to consult the records freely for scholarly purposes until 1852, despite the 1838 PublicRecordOffice Act of Parliament Act s intention of enabling public access. Fees .... The National Archives of Scotland and the PublicRecordOffice of Northern Ireland were and remain ... John D. Cantwell, The PublicRecordOffice, 1838 1958 HMSO 1991 Philippa Levine, The Amateur and the Professional ... Category Archives in London fr PublicRecordOffice la Tabularium Publicum Regnum Britanniarum no PublicRecordOffice ... Archives of several other countries. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Public Records Office, but it should be singular. Functions The functions of the archives remain unchanged. It holds the official collection of records of public business for England , Wales and the central ... as it was structurally unsound, between 1895 and 1902. Public search rooms were opened in 1866 ... by the PRO and by government departments led to the Public Records Act 1958 , which established standard ... so, growing interest in the records produced a need for the Office to expand, and a second building ... access controls as all other records of public authorities under the FOIA. However, some records remain ... http www.mytimemachine.co.uk visitarchive.htm Research Guide Visiting a Records Office http yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk ... more details
primarysources date April 2008 The PublicRecordOffice of Northern Ireland PRONI is situated in Belfast , Northern Ireland . It is a branch within the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure DCAL . The PublicRecordOffice of Northern Ireland is distinguished from other archival institutions in the United Kingdom by its unique combination of private and official records. The RecordOffice is not the Northern Ireland equivalent or imitation of any Great Britain or Republic of Ireland archival institution. It combines the functions and responsibilities of a range of institutions it is at the same time PublicRecordOffice, Manuscripts Department of a National Library, County RecordOffice for the six counties of Northern Ireland, and holder of a large range of private records. This range of remit, embracing, among others, central and local government, the Churches and the private sector, is unique to Northern Ireland. PRONI was established by the Public Records Act Northern Ireland , 1923. The new body opened in March 1924 on the fourth floor of a former linen warehouse in central Belfast at Murray Street . The immediate challenge was to identify and preserve surrogates of records lost in Dublin during the Four Courts fire on June 1922. The first Deputy Keeper, Dr David A. Chart was able to replace many of these records by approaching solicitors, business people, politicians, churches and the landed aristocracy. The success of Chart s acquisition policy meant that PRONI needed more storage space. In April 1933, the office moved to a new central Belfast location, the first floor ... Avenue was the first new recordoffice to be built in the UK since the PublicRecordOffice in London ... Ireland External links http www.proni.gov.uk PublicRecordOffice of Northern Ireland coord 54 33 ... Ireland Category Culture in Belfast Category Irish genealogy no PublicRecordOffice of Northern .... As part of the implementation of the Review of Public Administration, PRONI ceased to be an agency ... more details
Worcestershire RecordOffice is located in Worcester , England. It is part of the Heritage Services Division of the Adult and Community Services Directorate of Worcestershire County Council . The Worcestershire RecordOffice comprises three branches, two of which are open to the public the County Hall branch and the Worcestershire Library & History Centre or History Centre branch . The Corporate Information Management Unit is concerned with the management of records produced by Worcestershire County Council staff and is only open for use by members of the council. The recordoffice collects, preserves and makes available records relating to the history of Worcestershire and its residents, dating from the 12th Century to the 21st Century. History Worcestershire had been among the first counties to establish a records committee in the 1890s, and a proposal to establish a county recordoffice had been unsuccessful in 1938. ref Elizabeth Shepherd, Archives and archivists in 20th century England , Ashgate, 2009, pp. 97, 112 ref Worcestershire RecordOffice opened with E. H. Sargeant as the first County Archivist in 1947, situated at the Shire Hall in Worcester city. In the mid 1950s additional space was added with the acquisition of the St. Helen s church. In 1985 the RecordOffice moved ... the RecordOffice and the History Centre are due to move to a new purpose built Worcester Library ... RecordOffice The Worcestershire County Historic Environment & Archaeology Service The Worcester Customer Service Centre Branches The Worcestershire RecordOffice comprises two public branches County Hall Branch The County Hall branch, otherwise known as the RecordOffice Headquarters branch holds original records available for consultation by the public. Records available Amongst the original ... External links http worcestershire.gov.uk records Worcestershire RecordOffice website http www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ... Cemetery and crematoria records International Genealogical Index General Register Office index of births ... more details
Berkshire RecordOffice , which opened on 10 August 1948, ref http www.westberks.gov.uk index.aspx?articleid 14884 Berkshire RecordOffice celebrates 60 years ref is the county recordoffice for Berkshire , England . It is located in Coley, Berkshire Coley , Reading, Berkshire Reading . Since 1993 the Berkshire Record Society has published scholarly editions of documents on the history of Berkshire held in the Berkshire RecordOffice and elsewhere. ref http www.berkshirerecordsociety.org.uk The Berkshire Record Society ref References reflist Further reading Flynn, Sarah & Stevens, Mark. Petty criminals, publicans and sinners petty sessions records in the Berkshire RecordOffice , Journal of the Society of Archivists 16 1995 , 41 53. Green, Angela. The Berkshire RecordOffice , Berkshire Archaeological Journal 68 1975 6 , 89 95. Hull, Felix. The Berkshire RecordOffice , Berkshire Archaeological Journal , 51 1949 for 1948 9 , 10 16. Walne, Peter. Local archives of Great Britain, 18 the Berkshire RecordOffice , Archives 4 22 1959 , 65 74. External links http www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk Official website England org stub Category Archives in England Category Organisations based in Berkshire Category Buildings and structures in Reading, Berkshire Category Organizations established in 1948 ... more details
Oxfordshire RecordOffice is located in St Luke s Church, Cowley , Oxford . It aims to collect, preserve and make available the records of the historic county of Oxfordshire . It holds records from the 12th to 21st century, which are available for all to see free of charge. It is owned and run by Oxfordshire County Council . It is recognised as a place of deposit by The National Archives . History A RecordOffice was established by Oxfordshire County Council in 1935 and was located in County Hall in Oxford. It had the remit to collect historic documents relating to the history of Oxfordshire as well as the records of Oxfordshire County Council itself. These collections were significantly enlarged when the Bodleian Library transferred responsibility for the Diocesan , Archdeaconry and Parish collections of Oxfordshire to the RecordOffice in 1984. As the collections grew, the storage space in County Hall was augmented by a series of remote stores. However, by the 1990s increasing visitor numbers as well as a desperate need for more storage space meant that a new building was essential ... with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund , Paul Getty and other donors. The new RecordOffice opened to the public in November 2000. ref http archive.theoxfordtimes.net 2001 3 20 67129.html ... Information Oxfordshire RecordOffice is open Wednesday Saturday from 9am 5pm. Please note it is closed the Saturday before a bank holiday. The Office is part of the County Archive Network Research ... www.oxfordshire.gov.uk visitingoro visitors page. Holdings Oxfordshire RecordOffice holds a wide ... reorganisation. As a result the historic records are kept at Berkshire RecordOffice . Dark Archivist In May 2007 Oxfordshire RecordOffice launched the http www.darkarchivist.com Dark Archivist ... the Oxfordshire RecordOffice. It features the Dark Archivist, who takes the visitor around Oxfordshire .... External links http www.oxfordshire.gov.uk oro Oxfordshire RecordOffice http www.oxfordshire.gov.uk ... more details
The Derbyshire RecordOffice , established in 1962, is the county recordoffice for Derbyshire . It holds archives for the County of Derbyshire and the City of Derby City and Diocese of Derby . ref http www.genuki.org.uk big eng DBY Archives index.html GENUKI Derbyshire Archives and Libraries ref It is situated in Matlock, Derbyshire Matlock . The first County Archivist was Joan Sinar , previously County Archivist at Devon RecordOffice . ref The Devon RecordOffice, 1952 2002 , Devon Records Office Newsletter , May 2002. http www.devon.gov.uk newsletter may2002.pdf Available online ref References reflist Further reading Ferguson, Joan. The early days of the Derbyshire RecordOffice . In Riden, Philip & Edwards, David G. eds. , Essays in Derbyshire history presented to Gladwyn Turbutt Derbyshire Record Society, 30 Chesterfield Derbyshire Record Society, 2006 , 266 80 External links http www.derbyshire.gov.uk leisure recordoffice Website UK stub Category Archives in England Category History of Derbyshire Category History of Derby Category Organisations based in Derbyshire Category Organizations established in 1962 ... more details
coord 53.187 2.888 display title region GB scale 5000 The Cheshire RecordOffice is the county recordoffice for Cheshire , and houses the Cheshire Archives and Local Studies Service formerly Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service . Since 1986 it has been based in Duke Street, Chester . Further reading Caroline M. Williams, Guide to the Cheshire RecordOffice and Chester Diocesan RecordOffice , Cheshire County Council, 1991 External links http archives.cheshire.gov.uk Cheshire Archives and Local Studies website http maps.cheshire.gov.uk tithemaps E mapping Victorian Cheshire http www.allaboutcheshire.org.uk Wiki 20Pages Home.aspx All About Cheshire England org stub Category Archives in England Category Chester Category Organisations based in Cheshire Category History of Cheshire Category Organizations with year of establishment missing ... more details
Lancashire RecordOffice , established in 1940, is the County RecordOffice for Lancashire , England . Lancashire County Council appointed Reginald Sharpe France as the first County Archivist from 1947 he also taught on the Diploma in Archive Administration at the University of Liverpool , establishing a link between the recordoffice and the university. ref Elizabeth Shepherd, Archives and archivists in 20th century England , Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2009, pp. 97, 110. The University awarded France an honorary degree in 1950. http www.liv.ac.uk commsec calendar Honorary 20Graduates 20of 20the 20University.pdf Honorary Graduates of the University , accessed 28 December 2010 ref France remained County Archivist until the 1970s. In 1963 B. J. N. Edwards was appointed County Archaeologist. ref A new dimension in the study of Lancashire s past , The Guardian , 30 December 1964 ref By 1969 the RecordOffice was attracting 3,500 visitors annually. ref The Guardian , 28 June 1969. ref Today the archives held at the RecordOffice, dating from the 12th century to the present day, occupy over eight miles of shelving. ref http www.lancashire.gov.uk corporate web ?siteid 4528&pageid 30540&e e Lancashire RecordOffice About Us ref References reflist External links http www.lancashire.gov.uk corporate web ?siteid 4528&pageid 30539 Lancashire RecordOffice http archivecat.lancashire.gov.uk calmview LANCAT , the online catalogue to records England org stub coord missing Lancashire Category Archives in England Category Organisations based in Lancashire Category Buildings and structures in Preston Category Organizations established in 1940 ... more details
Warwickshire County RecordOffice is located in Warwick in England . It collects, preserves and makes available records relating to the history of Warwickshire and its people dating from the early 12th to the 21st century. It is owned and run by Warwickshire County Council . History It was first founded in 1933 when it was sited in the Shire Hall. Forty years after its founding it moved to its present site, which is a purpose built building next to Priory Park, Warwick Priory Park . The building was later refurbished and extended in 2002 to 2003, with two new strongrooms and improved facilities for researchers. A new conservation workshop was also provided, in an adjacent building, which is a remaining part of the original 16th 17th house on the site that was demolished except for this small part in 1925. Records held Records in the County RecordOffice include parish register s for Warwickshire, local government records for the county, school records for the county, court records including quarter sessions and coroner s records and the records of the Warwickshire Constabulary . Several hospital archives are at the RecordOffice including those of Warwickshire County Lunatic Asylum at Hatton, Warwickshire Hatton and the former Warneford Hospital in Leamington Spa . The records of a few ... material kept by the recordoffice, there are various other resources for researchers. These include ... Register Office s birth, marriage and death certificates . Other record offices with Warwickshire material The Warwickshire County RecordOffice is not the only repository holding archives relating ... holds various records for the City of Coventry Shakespeare Birthplace Trust RecordOffice holds ... also have records in the office including the Greville family Earl of Warwick Earls of Warwick ... are held by other record offices. Other archives that hold records relating to the historic county of Warwickshire ... countyrecordoffice Warwickshire County Records Office Category Archives in England Category Organisations ... more details
Image Cornwall recordoffice 1.jpg 150px thumb right Cornwall RecordOffice logo Cornwall RecordOffice CRO , part of Cornwall Council , is situated at Old County Hall in Truro and is the main repository for the historical archives of Cornwall . Cornwall County Council was persuaded by Kenneth Hamilton Jenkin and others to set up Cornwall RecordOffice in the 1950s. ref name ODNB Justin Brooke, http www.oxforddnb.com view article 47748 Jenkin, Alfred Kenneth Hamilton 1900 1980 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 30 December 2008. ref Today its three and a half miles of shelving holds millions of individual historical documents , including deed s, leases , manorial records, parish registers , correspondence and diaries, maps and plans, County council council records and photographs many of these relating to Mining in Cornwall mining , fishing , farming and most other aspects of life in Cornwall. The documents range in date from the mid 12th century right up to the 21st century and they comprise an exceptionally valuable resource for local history local historians , family history family historians , ecclesiology ecclesiastical historians, mining historians and those undertaking research or academic projects. Their online catalogue contains over a quarter of a million entries and is growing apace. References reflist External links http www.cornwall.gov.uk index.cfm?articleid 307 Cornwall RecordOffice http crocat.cornwall.gov.uk dserve DServe.exe?dsqApp Archive&dsqCmd Index.tcl Cornwall RecordOffice Online Catalogue http www.a2a.org.uk Access to Archives http maps.google.com maps?f q&hl en&q truro&sll 50.2633, 5.0514&sspn 0.049491,0.123596&ie UTF8&t h&om 1&ll 50.261422, 5.066864&spn 0.000772,0.001931&z 19 Google map of location Cornwall Category Archives in England Category History of Cornwall Category Cornish culture Category Organisations based in Cornwall Category Organizations established in the 1950s Category Education ... more details
update date April 2010 POV date January 2008 The Scottish Criminal RecordOffice SCRO was established in 1960 with a mission statement To manage information for the Scottish Police Service, wider Criminal Justice Community and the public to assist in the prevention and detection of crime and enhance public safety. Citation needed date November 2009 The organisation is based at Pacific Quay in Glasgow , under current Director John McLean. The high profile Shirley McKie case has embroiled the SCRO in controversy surrounding its provision of fingerprint identification and verification services. This controversy lead to the separation in 2001 of these services from local control by each of the eight Scottish police forces Central Scotland Police Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary Fife Constabulary Grampian Police Lothian & Borders Police Northern Constabulary Strathclyde Police and, Tayside Police and to the establishment of the Scottish Fingerprint Service . Fingerprint controversy In January 1997 an expert from the SCRO identified the left thumb print of constable DC Shirley McKie , a murder squad detective with Strathclyde Police , as coming from the bathroom door frame inside the house in Kilmarnock of murder victim, Marion Ross. Three other SCRO experts confirmed this thumb print identification but another five SCRO experts, who were asked to do so, refused. Nonetheless DC McKie, who denied ever having been inside the house, was charged with perjury . In May 1999 the Scottish High Court of Justiciary rejected the SCRO fingerprint evidence, and Shirley McKie was unanimously found ... Superintendent Scott Robertson, were then appointed by the Crown Office to conduct a further investigation ... , the final Mackay and Robertson report was submitted to the Crown Office in October 2000. It took more ... and that there was sufficient evidence to justify criminal charges. However, the Crown Office told ... Category Organisations based in Glasgow Category Law enforcement in Scotland Criminal Records Office ... more details
The Eugenics RecordOffice ERO at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York was a center for eugenics and human heredity research in the first half of the twentieth century. Both its founder, Charles Benedict Davenport , and its director, Harry H. Laughlin were major contributors to the field of eugenics in the United States. Founded in 1910, the ERO was financed primarily by Mary Williamson Averell Mary Harriman widow of railroad baron E. H. Harriman , ref cite web url http books.google.com books?id h0QCIfcFYx8C&pg PT99&dq 22Eugenics RecordOffice 22 22rockefeller 22 funded harriman carnegie&hl en&ei l7vrS fqKMH68AaH4NzBCA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&ved 0CCoQ6AEwAQ v onepage&q 22Eugenics 20Record 20Office 22 20 22rockefeller 22 20funded 20harriman 20carnegie&f false title The Tangled Field Barbara ... Google Books publisher Books.google.com date accessdate 2011 02 03 ref Rockefeller family and then the Carnegie Institution until 1939. In 1944 it closed, and its records were transferred to the Charles Fremont Dight Institute for the Promotion of Human Genetics at the University of Minnesota . When the Dight Institute closed in 1991, the genealogical material was filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah and given to the Center for Human Genetics. The non genealogical material was not filmed and was given to the American Philosophical Society Library. The American Philosophical Society has a copy of the microfilm as well. The endeavors of the Eugenics RecordOffice were facilitated by the work of various committees. The Committee on Inheritance of Mental Traits included among its members Robert M. Yerkes and Edward L. Thorndike . ref Leila Zenderland, Measuring Minds Henry Herbert Goddard and the Origins of American Intelligence Testing New York Cambridge University Press, 2001 , 164. ref The Committee on Heredity of Deafmutism included ... default Eugenics Records Office Finding Aid lists contents of collection at the American Philosophical ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Image ThePublicRecord.png 260px image Image PublicRecord 2008 11 11 frontpage.png 180px caption The paper s November 11, 2008 front page type Weekly newspaper format Tabloid foundation 1999 price free by mail and street boxes owners The PublicRecord headquarters 1323 South Broad Street br Philadelphia PA 19147 br USA chiefeditor James Tayoun , Sr. publisher James Tayoun, Sr. maneditor Anthony West language English ISSN 1938 8551 website http www.phillyrecord.com The PublicRecord is a free weekly tabloid newspaper, published in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania since 1999. The editorial matter is local and state politics, labor unions, and community organization news. The advertising matter is by labor unions, businesses, candidates for publicoffice, elected officials, and official ... s sales. ref cite web url http issuu.com phillyrecord docs pr 506 p 4 title The PublicRecord masthead accessdate 2009 10 15 date 2009 10 15 work The PublicRecord publisher James Tayoun, Sr. ref History Image PublicRecord leader.png thumb left 250px The PublicRecord leader, 2009 The PublicRecord ... z recur aboutus.html title About Us accessdate 2009 10 15 date 2009 10 15 work The PublicRecord ... to 45 months in federal prison, The PublicRecord printed a front page article, Fumo has ... Fumo has a future accessdate 2009 10 15 last Shaheeli first Joe date 2009 07 16 work The PublicRecord ... of the PublicRecord is former Councilman Jim Tayoun, who served time for corruption. ref cite web url http citypaper.net blogs clog 2009 07 20 the publicrecord strikes again title The Clog The PublicRecord Strikes Again accessdate 2009 10 15 last Taussig first Doron date 2009 10 15 work Philadelphia ... intact. In fact, if it were not for a Pennsylvania law prohibiting felons from holding office, many of them would have easily been reelected to the offices they had held. The PublicRecord, July 16 ... PublicRecord, The Category Newspapers published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Publications ... more details
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The Standards in PublicOffice Commission the Standards Commission is an independent body established in December 2001 by the Irish Government under the Standards in PublicOffice Act, 2001. It replaced the Public Offices Commission which was established in November 1995 by the Ethics in PublicOffice Act, 1995. The legislation limits donations to political parties in Ireland defines prohibited donations and sets out annual reporting procedures. The Commission is also responsible for Codes of Conduct by politicians, office holders, and civil servants. See also Good Governance Ethics External links http www.sipo.gov.ie en Standards in PublicOffice Commission Category Politics of the Republic of Ireland Category Government of the Republic of Ireland Category Commissions Ireland stub ... more details
The Office of Public Health and Science OPHS is an operating agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the managing personnel body for the United States Public Health Service . The office is under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Health , who serves as the senior uniformed advisor on public health and science issues to the Secretary of Health and Human Services Department Secretary . The Office serves as the focal point for leadership and coordination across the Department in public health and science, provides direction to program offices within OPHS, and provides advice and counsel on public health and science issues to the Secretary. Office of the Surgeon General Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Office of Population Affairs Office of HIV AIDS Policy Office of Minority Health Office on Women s Health President s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports National Vaccine Program Office Blood Safety and Availability United States Office of Research Integrity Office of Research Integrity External links http www.osophs.dhhs.gov ophs Office of Public Health and Science HHS agencies US gov stub health stub Category United States Department of Health and Human Services agencies ... more details
The Office of Public and Indian Housing PIH is an agency of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development . Its mission is to ensure safe, decent, and affordable housing , create opportunities for residents self sufficiency and economic independence, and assure the fiscal integrity of all program participants. Background PIH is responsible for administering and managing a range of programs authorized and funded by Congress under the basic provisions of the U.S. Housing, Act of 1937. This act was created to provide affordable housing to well over a million households nationwide. This act actually created the Public and Indian Housing program as well. The United States Congress dictated for funds to be dedicated not only for the development of additional public and Indian housing units, but also for the modernization of the housing stock, the improvement of the management of the programs by the public and Indian housing authorities which own the housing, and for programs to address ... are administered by the Office of Community Relations and Involvement ref http www.hud.gov offices pih ih onap index.cfm Office of Native American Programs ref Office of Public and Assisted Housing Operations ref http www.huduser.org about pdrdvsn.html Office of Public and Assisted Housing Operations ref including the housing choice voucher tenant based rental assistance program Office of Public Housing Investments Office of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives What is public housing? Public ..., the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered ... million households living in public housing units, managed by some 3,400 HAs. See also Native American ... housing program References references External links http www.hud.gov offices pih index.cfm Office of Public and Indian Housing HUD agencies US gov stub Category United States Department of Housing and Urban Development agencies Public and Indian Housing Category Public housing in the United States ... more details
The NASA Office of Public Affairs is tasked with media and public relations. Its mission is to provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information to the media and general public concerning NASA activities and results The function was created in the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958. Services include advising the NASA Administrator on issues concerning communications as well as public and media relations, policy guidance, advice, and consultation to Headquarters as well as Field Installations on public affairs issues, coordination of resources to news media and the public, maintaining communication channels to the news media and the general public. ref cite web title Public Affairs Functional Role, Mission, and Relationship to the NASA Strategic Plan url http www.hq.nasa.gov office codez plans FLPs P FLP.pdf publisher NASA ref The most recognizable face and function of the office is NASA TV and the http nasa.gov website . The Public Affairs Officer at the Kennedy Space Center is also familiar to many as they serve as the voice of NASA during launches providing commentary during countdowns. See also George Diller , Public Affairs Officer during the later half of the Space Shuttle program Jack King , Voice of Apollo , Public Affairs Officer during projects Project Mercury Mercury , Project Gemini Gemini and Apollo program Apollo . References reflist Category NASA ... more details
National Public Prosecutor s Office lang pl Prokuratura Krajowa , sometimes also translated as State Prosecutor s Office is the highest civil organizational unit in Poland s Prosecutor s offices. It s directed by National Public Prosecutor Prokurator Krajowy . National Public Prosecutor is the second highest prosecutor office in Poland after Public Prosecutor General . In 2010 the National Public Prosecutor s Office was replaced by the General Public Prosecutor s Office Prokuratura Generalna . The title Public Prosecutor General , however, is still reserved for the one who supervises all other prosecutors the difference is that he is now elected from independent candidates, and no longer a governmental minister . National Public Prosecutors align center border 0 colspan 2 align center National Public Prosecutors of Poland align center State Public Prosecutors align center Term of office ??? ??? Henryk Pracki 07.07.1996 12.07.2001 W odzimierz Blajerski 12.07.2001 22.10.2001 Andrzej Kaucz 22.10.2001 14.11.2001 Karol Napierski 17.12.2001 31.10.2005 Janusz Kaczmarek 31.10.2005 08.02.2007 Tomasz Sza ek p.o. Tomasz Sza ek 04.04.2007 14.05.2007 none Dariusz Barski p.o. Dariusz Barski 14.06.2007 19.07.2007 Dariusz Barski 19.07.2007 21.11.2007 Marek Staszak 21.11.2007 20.01 2009 Edward Zalewski 06.03.2009 Category Politics of Poland Category Polish law Category Prosecution pl Prokuratura Krajowa gov stub Poland bordered law enforcement stub Euro law stub Poland stub ... more details
The Office of Public Sector Information OPSI is the body responsible for the operation of Her Majesty s Stationery Office usually abbreviated as HMSO and of other public information services of the United Kingdom. OPSI is part of The National Archives of the United Kingdom and it is responsible for Crown copyright United Kingdom Crown copyright . OPSI announced on June 21, 2006 that it was merging with The National Archives to create a joined up approach to information management within government. This merger took place in October 2006. OPSI continues to discharge its roles and responsibilities from within the structure of The National Archives. Controller of HMSO and Director of OPSI The Controller ... as its first Superintendent . ref name HMSO cite web last Office of Public Sector Information web site title The History of Her Majesty s Stationery Office url http www.opsi.gov.uk about hmso ... The Stationery Office References reflist External links http www.opsi.gov.uk Office of Public Sector ... research. DEFAULTSORT Office Of Public Sector Information Category Public bodies and task forces of the United ... Cyhoeddus da Office of Public Sector Information de Her Majesty s Stationery Office no Office of Public ... UK Statutory Instrument s. The Controller of HMSO is appointed by Letters Patent to the office of Queen s Printer of Acts of Parliament. This office is separate from the functions of OPSI. Historically ... , Wales and Northern Ireland . The current holder of this office is Cambridge University Press . History ... Office TSO , but HMSO continued as a separate part of the Cabinet Office. Prior to 1996, it was the publisher ... directive on the re use of public sector information, it was decided that there was a need for a dedicated body to be the principal focal point for advising on and regulating the operation of public ... Office website http www.epsiplus.net eContentplus Thematic Network to support the implementation of the European Directive on Public Sector Information PSI Re use The http www.openpsi.org OpenPSI ... more details
Proposed deletion dated concern Unnecessary content fork, check Director of Public Prosecutions for comparison copy and paste from ROI state website, but ostensibly not copyright infringement. timestamp 20110404153104 cleanup date April 2011 refimprove date April 2011 The Irish Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions ref http www.dppireland.ie ref was established by the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974 ref http www.irishstatutebook.ie 1974 en act pub 0022 index.html ref . The Act provided for the transfer to the Director of all functions previously performed by the Attorney General in relation to criminal matters and election and referendum petitions. The Director is independent in the performance of his functions. Director of Public Prosecutions enforces the criminal law in the courts on behalf of the People of Ireland directs and supervises public prosecutions on indictment in the courts and gives general direction and advice to the Garda S och na in relation to summary cases and specific direction in such cases where requested. The Chief Prosecution Solicitor provides a solicitor service, within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, to act on behalf of the Director. The current Director of Public Prosecutions is James Hamilton Director of Public Prosecutions James Hamilton The Office of the DPP has three main divisions Directing Division. The Directing Division consists of barristers and solicitors who examine criminal investigation files and decide whether or not a prosecution should be taken. Solicitors Division. The Solicitors Division consists of prosecution solicitors and legal executives who prepare and conduct cases on behalf of the Director in all Courts sitting in Dublin. Administration Division. The Administration Division consists of general service civil service grades and provides support and other services to both the Directing Division and Solicitors Division in order to enable the Office to fulfil its statutory function. References ... more details
The Office of the Public Guardian OPG in Scotland , is a Scottish public body public body based in Falkirk as part of the Scottish Court Service , established in April 2001 following the passing of the Adults with Incapacity Scotland Act 2000 . History Scots law The Office of the Public Guardian OPG , which is part of the Scottish Court Service, was established in April 2001 following the passing of the Adults with Incapacity Scotland Act by the Scottish Parliament. It is responsible for supervising the actions of those appointed in terms of the Act to manage the property and financial affairs of adults who lack the capacity to carry out these functions for themselves. It also provides a wide range of advice and guidance. The OPG is able to investigate concerns where the property or financial affairs of an adult seem to be at risk. The Office of the Public Guardian OPG has a range of functions under the Adults with Incapacity Scotland Act. The OPG provides information advice and guidance with regard to Powers of Attorney Access to Funds Guardianship and Intervention Orders and investigations. The OPG also maintains a Public Register of all continuing powers of attorneys, and welfare powers of attorney drawn up after April 2001, all withdrawers appointed under the access to funds scheme and all guardians and interveners appointed by the courts after April 2002 The OPG investigates concerns where the property or financial affairs of an adult seem to be at risk. The OPG supervises the actions of withdrawers appointed under the access to funds scheme. The OPG also supervises all financial guardians and interveners appointed by the courts. As part of this supervision a financial ... accounting. See also Office of the Public Guardian England and Wales External links http www.publicguardian scotland.gov.uk Office of the Public Guardian Scotland official website http www.opsi.gov.uk ... court systems Category Public bodies of the Scottish Government Category Government agencies established ... more details
for the Office of Public Works currently Martin Mansergh Teachta D la TD . The Commissioners comprise ...primarysources date April 2008 Infobox public organisation full name Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland Office of Public Works logo File Opwireland.png status Active territory Republic of Ireland leadership Minister of State Ireland Minister of State at the Department of Finance Ireland Department of Finance appointment Minister for Finance founded 15th October 1851 hq Trim, County Meath , Republic of Ireland Ireland homepage http www.opw.ie The Office of Public Works OPW lang ga Oifig na nOibreacha Poibl legally the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland , though the full title is rarely used is a public service of the Republic of Ireland State Agency of the Department of Finance Ireland Department of Finance in the Republic of Ireland . Its chief responsibility is the ownership, upkeep, and maintenance of Government of Ireland and historic buildings in the Republic of Ireland . Role The agency also provides election , procurement and printing services for government. The office also historically had responsibility for drainage schemes and other large civil and public engineering projects. The office is in charge of the Government Supplies Agency which issues the Irish Statute Book and in particular the Iris Oifigi il magazine. History The office was created on 15 October 1831, initially it was known as the Board of Works. It was formed out of the merger of the Office of the Surveyor General for Ireland , the Barracks Board, and Navigation Board. The OPW had responsibility for the majority of heritage sites in Ireland prior to 1996. In 1996 the management of most of these sites was transferred to a separate agency, D chas D chas The Heritage Service , under the terms of the Heritage Act 1995 . Duchas adopted a stylised version of the traditional OPW logo, with the OPW ... for the organisation. The organisation is unique in the Irish public sector, in that it is the only ... more details