unreferenced date May 2010 In the UnitedKingdom the term publicservicebroadcasting PSB refers to broadcasting intended for the public benefit rather than for purely commercial concerns. The communications regulator Ofcom , requires that certain television and radio broadcasters fulfil certain requirements as part of their licence to broadcast. All of the BBC s television and radio stations have a publicservice remit, including those that broadcast Digital broadcasting digitally . Additionally, all stations broadcast on terrestrial analogue television the ITV ITV Network , Channel 4 and Channel 5 UK Channel 5 are obliged to provide publicservice programming as they can be viewed freely almost anywhere nationwide. The recently introduced third tier of approaching 200 Community Radio services are also specifically recognised by Ofcom as being providers of publicservicebroadcasting output, delivered under the terms of the Community Radio Order 2004. Commercial radio also has nominal publicservice obligations. However, the requirements imposed for commercial radio are generally fewer, normally requiring only a minimum level of news. References references External links http www.bbc.co.uk British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Official site http www.bbc.co.uk thefuture index.shtml The BBC and the future of PublicServiceBroadcasting http www.channel4.com Channel 4 Television Official site DEFAULTSORT PublicServiceBroadcasting In The UnitedKingdom Category Television in the UnitedKingdom ... more details
Publicservice law in the UnitedKingdom is an emerging field of study which draws on elements of regulation and competition law and traditional public law . Education main Education Act UnitedKingdom and predecessor states seealso Education in the UnitedKingdom Education in England Health main National Health Service Act 2006 seealso National Health Service National Health Service England http www.opsi.gov.uk Acts acts2006 ukpga 20060041 en 1 NHS Act 2006 Post main Postal Services Act 2000 PostComm seealso Postal Services in the UnitedKingdom Telecommunications main Communications Act 2003 Ofcom seealso Telecommunications in the UnitedKingdom Telegraph Act 1868 Attorney General v Edison Telephone Co of London Ltd 1880 81 LR 6 QBD 244 National Telephone Company , a monopoly nationalised in 1911 British Telecommunications Act 1981 , splitting telephony from the post office Telecommunications Act 1984 , privatising British telecom and establishing a regulator Broadcasting main Communications Act 2003 Ofcom seealso Publicservicebroadcasting in the UnitedKingdom Energy main Gas Act 1986 Electricity Act 1989 Utilities Act 2000 Energy Act 2004 Ofgem seealso Energy policy of the UnitedKingdom Water main Water Act 2003 Ofwat Rail main Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 Ofrail seealso Rail transport in Great Britain See also UK competition law European Community regulation Economics of the public sector Universal service fund Universal service Notes reflist 2 References Tony Prosser, The limits of competition law 2004 Category Public services Category Public law Category Law in the UnitedKingdom UK law stub ... more details
The Thai PublicBroadcastingService lang th RTGS Ong Kan Krachai Siang Lae Phrae Phap Satharana Haeng Prathet Thai , or, in brief, TPBS lang th . , is a publicbroadcastingservice in Thailand. It is established by the Thai PublicBroadcastingService ... by Somkiat Tangkijvanich to conduct a possibility study to transform iTV into a fully public financed television station. This effort resulted in the proposal of PublicBroadcastingService Act, in which ... images stories download tpbs act.pdf PublicBroadcastingService Act th icon ref The organization ... by the commercial free TPBS in accordance with the PublicBroadcastingService Act was made ... Television Station respectively. Thai PBS is a public television station broadcasting in UHF Channel 29. The station is broadcasting on a frequency formerly held by the privately run channel, iTV ... influence. According to the PBS Act, the new public TV station, called TPBS Thai PublicBroadcastingService , receives financial support derived from sin tax sin taxes to ensure its financial ... Discussion of a public television station in Thailand began in the aftermath of the Black May 1992 ... station that would broadcast news and information free from state intervention. The resulting public debate give rise to iTV Thailand iTV , a privately owned channel run which started broadcasting ... as an act against its original spirit of public news station. ref cite web url http www.nationmultimedia.com ... public scrutiny surrounding the sales of Shin Corporation to Temasek Holdings and its aftermath which ... name launched http pages.citebite.com j1w5g4b9qwrm Public TV channel launched , Bangkok Post , January ... interim period, programming was provided by the Public Relations Department s Television of Thailand ... 30 until 18 1, and the official version of TPBS starts airing. Broadcasting commences New programming ... by the Public Relations Department. Broadcast hours were originally from 4 30 p.m. to 11 00 ... more details
The following is a list of programs presently or formerly distributed through the United States American PublicBroadcastingService PBS stations and other public television entities. Current programs American Experience 1988 Present American Masters Antiques Roadshow A Place of Our Own Ask This Old House Austin City Limits television Austin City Limits Baking With Julia Bill Moyers Journal Art Wolfe Burt Wolf Travels and Traditions Charlie Rose show Charlie Rose Ciao Italia Design e2 Everyday Food Frontline PBS TV series Frontline GED Connection Great Performances History Detectives Hometime US TV series Hometime Independent Lens Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home Live from Lincoln Center Masterpiece TV series Masterpiece MotorWeek Nature TV series Nature The New Yankee Workshop Nightly Business Report NOVA TV series NOVA NOVA scienceNOW NOW series NOW PBS NewsHour previously known as The MacNeil Lehrer Report, MacNeil Lehrer Newshour, & The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer P.O.V. Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Rick Steves Europe Secrets of the Dead Soundstage TV program Soundstage The Tavis Smiley Show This Old House The Victory Garden television program The Victory Garden Washington Week Wide Angle TV series The Woodwright s Shop Workplace Essential Skills PBS Kids PBS Daytime Angelina Ballerina ... Wine The McLaughlin Group American Public Television Monty Python s Flying Circus BBC America Red Dwarf BBC America Waiting For God The Lawrence Welk Show The Fitness Show American Public Television Rick Steves Travels in Europe with Rick Steves American Public Television Art Wolfe Travels to The Edge with Art Wolfe American Public Television Mustard Pancakes American Public Television Zula Patrol American Public Television Former programs Some of these programs still air on stations, often ... The Big Comfy Couch Crossroads Cafe Captain Kangaroo American Public Television Doctor Who Dooley and pals ... Public Television Kidsongs American Public Television Lil Iguana Mark Kistler s Imagination Station ... more details
The UnitedKingdom Accreditation Service UKAS is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services. It was set up in 1995 under A Memorandum of Understanding which is now between UKAS and the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills . It is operated in the public interest as a company limited by guarantee and resulted from the merger in 1995 of NAMAS National Measurement Accreditation Service and NACCB National Accreditation Council for Certification Bodies . NAMAS was itself the result of a merger in 1985 of NATLAS National Testing Laboratory Accreditation Scheme formed in 1981 and BCS British Calibration Service formed in 1966. In 2010 UKAS acquired the CPA Clinical Pathology Accreditation from the Royal Colleges and also started ISAS Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme . The health care industry is expected to be a major growth area for accreditation. Standards covered ISO 17025 ISO 9001 ISO 17020 ISO 13485 ISO 14001 ISO IEC 20000 1 ISO 22000 ISO IEC 27001 British Standard BS 7799 Part 2 BS OHSAS 18001 OHSAS 18001 BS 25999 2 External links http www.ukas.com UnitedKingdom Accreditation Service official website Category Quality assurance ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The UnitedKingdom Passport Service was an executive agency of the Home Office that issued British passports UK passports to British nationality law British Nationals living in the UK. It was formerly the UK Passport Agency and the Passport Office . The agency s functions were transferred to the Identity and Passport Service on 1 April 2006. See also British passports Category Government agencies disestablished in 2006 Category Defunct executive agencies of the UnitedKingdom government ... more details
Fleet UnitedKingdom Western fleets in 1971. ref Hampshire 1975 , The Royal Navy Since 1945 its ... content 209.html ref The UnitedKingdom s nuclear deterrent is carried aboard the navy s Vanguard ... natstats ukds 2005 glossary.html UnitedKingdom Defence Statistics 2005 glossary Category ...Royal Navy The Naval Service is the naval branch of the British Armed Forces , which includes civilian ... Illustrious R06 HMS Illustrious , one of two Invincible class aircraft carrier s currently in service ... Alexandra s Royal Naval Nursing Service the Royal Marines the Naval Reserve Forces the Royal Naval Reserve including Queen Alexandra s Royal Naval Nursing Service Reserve the Royal Marines Reserve the Royal Fleet Reserve the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Naval Careers Service Formerly the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service , and the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors were also considered part of the Naval Service. The term Naval Service should be distinguished from the UK Naval Services , which consist of the Naval Service and the British Merchant Navy Merchant Navy . The April 2005 regular strength of the Naval Service i.e. Royal Navy and Royal Marines was 36,320. The Naval Service is dominated by the Royal Navy, which accounts for over 80 of Naval Service personnel. The Naval Service as a whole ... of Naval Staff . Ships of the Naval Service The Naval service operates a total of 180 ships, broken ... ships. Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service operates a total of 70 ... , a Type 45 destroyer . Referred to as the Senior Service by virtue of it being the oldest service ... Service submarine service has existed within the Royal Navy for over 100 years. The service possessed ... of the Naval Service is the Corps of Royal Marines, which had a reported strength of approximately ... of UK Regular Forces by Service and whether trained or untrained at 1 April each year , dasa.mod.uk ... ref Former components of the Naval Service Image Trident II missile image.jpg thumb A Trident ... more details
Public standards in the UnitedKingdom may refer to Committee on Standards in Public Life Parliamentary Standards Authority Standards Board for England Standards Commission for Scotland Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. Scotland Act 2000 See also International Public Sector Accounting Standards UnitedKingdom dab ... more details
Public holidays in the UnitedKingdom are the public holiday s observed in some or all of the countries of the UnitedKingdom . Workers in the UK are not automatically entitled to time off on a public ... of Bank Holidays for Scotland, Scottish Executive Public holidays in Europe UnitedKingdom topics DEFAULTSORT Public Holidays In The UnitedKingdom Category Holidays in the UnitedKingdom Category ... http www.berr.gov.uk whatwedo employment bank public holidays index.html Bank and public holidays ..., public holidays are often called bank holiday s. When an anniversary day that is usually a bank ... day. In this way, public holidays are not lost on years when they coincide with weekends which will already be a day off for many people . Increasingly, there are calls for public holidays on the Feast ... s Day as a holiday . An online petition sent to the Prime Minister received 11,000 signatures for a public holiday in Wales on St. David s Day the Scottish Parliament has passed a bill creating a public holiday on St. Andrew s Day although it must be taken in lieu of another public holiday ref ... for a public holiday on St Piran s Day St. Piran s Day . England, Northern Ireland and Wales class ... small this was not an officially recognised public holiday in Northern Ireland until the peace process ... back to Monday, 4 June 2012. Scotland Most bank holidays are not recognized in Scotland, as public ... a public holiday on Easter Monday. Previously Easter Monday had not been a public holiday in Scotland ... resulted in many banks now providing only a limited service on 2 January, with most members of staff ... First Monday in June public holiday. See also Bank Holiday Public holidays in the Isle of Man Public holidays in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha References Reflist External links http www.numericalexample.com content view 70 37 Eternal calendar containing the public holidays ... Bank Holiday http www.berr.gov.uk employment bank public holidays index.html Schedule of bank holidays ... more details
Image OGC Share of civil estate by area.PNG thumb right 250px The distribution of the UnitedKingdom government s real estate among the government departmental groups. ref name high performing property p4 high performing property OGC High performing property implementation plan 2007 , p. 4. ref The public estate in the UnitedKingdom is the collection of all government owned real property asset s in the UnitedKingdom . The Office of National Statistics estimated in 2008 that the public estate has a book value of 380 1000000000 number billion , which is about 6 000 for every UK resident. ref name hm treasury p4 hm treasury HM Treasury Operational efficiency program property , p. 4. ref Of this, approximately 240 billion is held by the local government s, while the rest&mdash 130 billion&mdash is held by the central government and public corporation s. ref name hm treasury p4 In 2007, the Office of Government Commerce estimated that the government s office portfolio was worth 30 1000000000 number billion , and cost 6 billion annually to run. ref name high performing property p3 high performing property OGC High performing property implementation plan 2007 , p. 3. ref In the mid 1990s, government real estate management functions were passed from the Property Services Agency to individual ... Office UnitedKingdom coauthors title Improving the efficiency of central government s office property ... office 2006 cite web author National Audit Office authorlink National Audit Office UnitedKingdom coauthors title Getting the best from public sector office accommodation url http www.google.fi url?sa ... Audit Office authorlink National Audit Office UnitedKingdom coauthors title Improving Procurement ... doi year 2009 archivedate accessdate 24 September 2009 quote cite Refend Public real estate management Category Real estate in the UnitedKingdom ... from public sector office accommodation 2006 , p. 6. ref The National Audit Office stated in 2006 that the motive ... more details
This article refers to sports broadcasting contracts in the UnitedKingdom . For a list of sports broadcasting rights in other countries, see Sports television broadcast contracts . Certain sporting events are protected by the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed & Designated Events and must be broadcast live and free to air on terrestrial television in the UK. Football FIFA World Cup BBC and ITV until 2014 UEFA European Football Championship European Championship 2012 coverage TBC UEFA Champions League ITV 18 live matches including final and Sky Sports 129 live matches including final until 2012 Premier League Sky Sports 115 games, packages A, B, C, E and F , ESPN UK ESPN 23 games, packages D until 2013. BBC highlights until 2013 England national football team England football team ITV All home matches and away friendlies live until 2012. FA Cup ITV 16 live games including final until 2012 and ESPN UK ESPN 25 live games including final until 2014. Live coverage of selected matches involving Welsh clubs on S4C UEFA Europa League Channel 5 UK Channel 5 16 live matches including final , ESPN UK ESPN 30 live matches and ITV4 15 live matches Football League Championship BBC 10 live matches per season plus highlights and Sky Sports 65 live matches per season, live play off matches until 2012 2012 15 Sky Sports 75 live matches per season, plus live play off matches and final Football ... Football League ESPN UK TV channel ESPN References references Europe topic Sports broadcasting contracts in DEFAULTSORT Sports Broadcasting Contracts In The UnitedKingdom Category Sports television in the UnitedKingdom Category Sports broadcasting contracts by country ... on ESPN GP2 Series GP2 Eurosport until 2011 ref cite web url http www.digitalspy.co.uk broadcasting ... , Kempton Park Racecourse Kempton Park and Newmarket Racecourse Newmarket . Horse racing in the United States US racing At the Races United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing U.S. Triple Crown ... more details
regions. UnitedKingdom main Publicservicebroadcasting in the UnitedKingdom The UnitedKingdom has a strong tradition of publicservicebroadcasting. In addition to the BBC , established ... . Television In the United States, the PublicBroadcastingService PBS formerly National Educational ... in Germany or in different languages. In the United States, publicbroadcasting stations are always ... such as the PBS PublicBroadcastingService PBS and NPR National Public Radio NPR , to stations that broadcast ... much entertainment but is subject to a publicservice remit. In 1985, the UK Broadcasting Research Unit 1981 1991 defined publicservicebroadcasting as involving ref http www.nosuch research.co.uk pppp.html BRU definition of publicservicebroadcasting ref Geographic universality The stations ... 10.1207 s15327736me0901 2 Economics, PublicServiceBroadcasting, and Social Values. The Journal of Media Economics. ref In the United States, publicbroadcasting amounts to a coalition effort. On average ..., taking responsibility for adequacy of service, the American publicbroadcasting system ... PublicServiceBroadcasting in Nepal Pakistan In Pakistan, the public broadcaster is the state owned ... that spawned both PBS and NPR . Publicbroadcasting in the United States is as old as broadcasting ... of Missouri s KOMU TV, an NBC affiliate . In the United States, publicbroadcasting is decentralized ... Public Radio NPR , PublicBroadcastingService PBS , Public Radio International PRI , American Public ... Cubavisi n Cuba Ecuadorian Ecuador TV Ecuador United States National Public Radio PublicBroadcasting ... Thai PublicBroadcastingService Thailand National Broadcasting Network Philippines Oceanian Australia ... www.article19.org pdfs standards modelpsblaw.pdf A Model PublicServiceBroadcasting Law , by ARTICLE ... servicebroadcasting in Britain London Frontline Club, May 2008. DEFAULTSORT PublicBroadcasting ...Refimprove date April 2008 POV check date April 2008 Publicbroadcasting includes radio, television and other ... more details
Infobox Military Award name National Service Medal image awarded by caption type Commemorative medal eligibility for National Service campaign status description clasps established first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher same lower related image2 caption2 The National Service Medal is a recently issued unofficial commemorative medal sponsored by the Royal British Legion . The medal is issued to purchasers who served as National Service Conscription in the UnitedKingdom conscripts for the UnitedKingdom between 1939 and 1960. Some of the proceeds from sale of the medals goes to the poppy appeal . Description It features a lion and a Britannia figure on one side and servicemen on the other. The coloured bands on the ribbon represent the colours of the Union Jack and the Royal British Legion. External links http www.nationaldefencemedal.webs.com UK National Defence Medal http www.veterans uk.info medals national serv.html National service medals at Veterans UK http www.awardmedals.com national service full size medal p 794.html?cPath 21 33 The Commemorative National Service Medal at Award Productions Category Conscription in the UnitedKingdom orders medals stub ... more details
Order of Precedence Decorations of the UnitedKingdom Category Military awards and decorations of the UnitedKingdom Category Decorations of the Royal Navy Category Decorations of the Merchant Navy ca Medalla del Servei Distingit Regne Unit it Distinguished Service Medal Regno Unito no Distinguished Service Medal ...Other uses Distinguished Service Medal disambiguation Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Military Award name Distinguished Service Medal image File Distinguished Service Medal UK .png br br File Distinguished Service Medal UK ribbon.png 90px caption Obverse of medal and ribbon awarded by UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland UK and Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth type Military decoration. eligibility other ranks of the British and formerly Commonwealth forces for set an example of bravery and resource under fire campaign status Discontinued in 1993 description clasps established 14 October 1914 first award 1914 last award total posthumous recipients individual higher Conspicuous Gallantry Medal same Military Medal br Distinguished Flying Medal br Air Force Medal lower Mentioned in Despatches image2 caption2 The Distinguished Service Medal was until 1993 a military ... the rank of Chief Petty Officer , for bravery and resourcefulness on active service ... Service Cross UK Distinguished Service Cross , which was awarded to officer armed forces commissioned ..., between the George Medal and the Military Medal . Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal ... then the Distinguished Service Cross UK Distinguished Service Cross has been awarded to personnel of all ... of the reigning monarch. The reverse has the inscription FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE in three lines ... bars of the Distinguished Service Medal width 20 valign center align center File UK Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg 110px br DSM width 20 valign center align center File UK DSM w Bar ribbon.svg ... more details
Service Cross UnitedKingdom British and Commonwealth orders and decorations Category Military awards and decorations of the UnitedKingdom Category Decorations of the Royal Navy Category Decorations of the Merchant Navy Decorations of the UnitedKingdom ca Creu del Servei Distingit Regne Unit de Distinguished Service Cross Vereinigtes K nigreich es Cruz de los Servicios Distinguidos Reino Unido fr Distinguished Service Cross Royaume Uni he nl Distinguished Service Cross Groot Brittanni no Distinguished Service Cross pl Distinguished Service Cross Wielka ...Infobox Military Award name Distinguished Service Cross image Image Distinguished Service Cross UK medal.png br br Image Distinguished Service Cross UK ribbon.png 90px center caption Obverse of the medal. Ribbon 36mm, three equal parts of dark blue, white, and dark blue. awarded by UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland type Military decoration. eligibility British, formerly Commonwealth ... Military Cross , Distinguished Flying Cross UnitedKingdom Distinguished Flying Cross lower Mentioned in Despatches Mention in Despatches related Distinguished Service Medal UK Distinguished Service Medal image2 caption2 The Distinguished Service Cross DSC is the third level military decoration awarded ... Service Cross , renamed October 1914. first award last award total During World War I 1,983 ... as the Conspicuous Service Cross , for award to warrant and junior officers ineligible for the Distinguished Service Order DSO . It was renamed the Distinguished Service Cross in October 1914, eligibility ... to remove distinctions of rank in awards for bravery, the Distinguished Service Medal UK Distinguished Service Medal , formerly the third level decoration for ratings, has been discontinued. The DSC .... align center class wikitable width 60 colspan 6 Ribbon bars of the Distinguished Service Cross width 20 valign center align center File UK Distinguished Service Cross BAR.svg 110px br DSC width 20 ... more details
www.roadchef.co.uk RoadChef DEFAULTSORT Motorway service areas in the UnitedKingdom Category Motorway service areas UnitedKingdom Category UnitedKingdom transport related lists Category Lists of buildings and structures in the UnitedKingdom Category Lists of places in the UnitedKingdom ...Motorway service areas , also known as service stations and commonly abbreviated to MSAs are places where ... Agency The Highways Agency and Motorway Service Areas in England publisher Highways.gov.uk date accessdate ... constructed by Extra service areas Extra . Some service stations also have hotels next to them offering ... 175px Baldock services Extra service areas Extra A1 M motorway A1 M Hertfordshire ref cite web ... 1363580.jpg 175px Beaconsfield services Extra service areas Extra M40 motorway M40 Buckinghamshire ... & 124 M62 J18 19 & 124 Moto Service Area Information publisher Moto way.co.uk date accessdate 2009 ... services Extra service areas Extra M65 motorway M65 Lancashire ref cite web url http www.extraservices.co.uk ... Moto Service Area Information publisher Moto way.co.uk date accessdate 2009 04 18 ref File Burton ... Service Area Information publisher Moto way.co.uk date accessdate 2009 04 18 ref File Burtonwood services ... Break date accessdate 2009 04 18 ref Cambridge services Extra service areas Extra A14 road England ... 2&location 10&Category Home title Motorway Services & 124 Cardiff West & 124 M4 J33 & 124 Moto Service ... Services & 124 Cherwell Valley & 124 M40 J10 & 124 Moto Service Area Information publisher Moto way.co.uk ... Chieveley & 124 M4 A34 J13 & 124 Moto Service Area Information publisher Moto way.co.uk date accessdate ... Cullompton services Extra service areas Extra M5 motorway M5 Devon ref cite web url http www.extraservices.co.uk ... bot H3llBot ref File Derby with Burton Services.jpg 175px Derby with Burton services Extra service ... & 124 Doncaster North & 124 M18 J5 M180 & 124 Moto Service Area Information publisher Moto way.co.uk ... Park & 124 M1 J23a & 124 Moto Service Area Information publisher Moto way.co.uk date accessdate ... more details
The powers of the fire service in the UnitedKingdom are extensive, but vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. These powers generally only apply to members of Local Authority Fire Servicepublic fire and rescue services . Powers are granted to firefighters in England & Wales by virtue of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 , in Scotland by virtue of the Fire Scotland Act 2005 and in Northern Ireland by virtue of the Fire and Rescue Services Northern Ireland Order 2006 . Whilst the three acts are almost identical in effect, they word the powers differently and vary in relation to the issuance of warrants. England & Wales In emergencies A fire and rescue authority may authorise in writing an employee for the purposes of section 44 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 separate from authorisation under section 45 below, which is only granted to some firefighters . ref name S44 http www.opsi.gov.uk Acts acts2004 ukpga 20040021 en 7 pt6 pb1 l1g44 Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, section 44 ref They may do anything they reasonably believe to be necessary for the purpose of ref name S44 extinguishing or preventing the fire or protecting life or property if they reasonably believe a fire to have broken out or to be about to break out , rescuing people or protecting them from serious harm if they reasonably believe a road traffic accident to have occurred , discharging any function conferred on the fire and rescue authority in relation to the emergency if they reasonably believe an emergency of another kind to have occurred , or preventing or limiting damage to property resulting from action taken as mentioned above. An emergency means an event or situation that causes or is likely to cause ref http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2004 ukpga 20040021 en 8 pt7 l1g58 Fire and Rescue ... in the UnitedKingdom References reflist UK fire service DEFAULTSORT Powers Of The Fire Service In The UnitedKingdom Category Fire and rescue in the UnitedKingdom ... more details
List of UnitedKingdom MPs with the shortest service is an annotated list of the Members of the UnitedKingdom Parliament since 1900 having total service of less than 365 days. Nominal Service days is the number of days elapsed between the Declaration or deemed election and the date of death, defeat, disqualification, resignation, etc. Effective Service days is the number of days elapsed between taking the Oath as a Member of Parliament if the Member did so and the date of death, resignation, disqualification or dissolution of Parliament. In other words, this number is the maximum number of days the Member could have sat in Parliament, whether or not they actually did so. class wikitable sortable Member Party Constituency Election Date Nominal Service days Took the Oath Maiden Speech Effective Service days Notes sortname Thomas Higgins Thomas Higgins Irish politician Irish Parliamentary Galway North UK Parliament constituency North Galway , 1906 25 Jan 1906 0 sup a sup ref Higgins died hours before his declaration on 26 January 1906, and was declared elected posthumously. ref N N 0 sortname Alfred Dobbs Labour Smethwick UK Parliament constituency Smethwick , 1945 26 Jul 1945 ref Polling took place on 5 July 1945, but results were not declared until 26 July. ref 1 sup a sup N N 0 sortname James Annand Liberal East Aberdeenshire UK Parliament constituency East Aberdeenshire , 1906 24 Jan 1906 16 sup a sup N N 0 sortname Bobby Sands Anti H Block Fermanagh and South Tyrone by election, April 1981 9 Apr 1981 25 sup a sup N N 0 sortname Harry Wrightson Conservative Leyton West UK Parliament constituency Leyton West , 1918 28 Dec 1918 ref Polling took place on 14 December 1918, but results were not declared until 28 December. ref 32 sup a sup N N 0 sortname Joseph Nicholas Bell ... sup f sup retired at next election reflist See also Records of members of parliament of the UnitedKingdomUnitedKingdom general election records UnitedKingdom by election records List of Stewards ... more details
The Operational Service Medal OSM is a series of British campaign medals that was introduced 1 January 2000 and at the same time the General Service Medal 1962 General Service Medal GSM was discontinued, with the exception of the award of the GSM with clasp for Northern Ireland . Awards Since its introduction, three OSMs have been issued OSM Sierra Leone , OSM Afghanistan , and OSM Democratic Republic of Congo . Although in each case the OSM is the same, different ribbons will denote the area of operations. Clasps A Clasp may be awarded with the OSM to signify service in a more dangerous area or period of conflict. See also Operational Service Medal Canada References MoD Website http www.mod.uk DefenceInternet DefenceFor Veterans Medals Category British campaign medals pl Operational Service Medal ... more details
The Meritorious Service Medal MSM is a silver medal for distinguished service, or for gallantry, principally by non commissioned officers of all of the British armed forces and of Queen Alexandra s Royal Naval Nursing Service . Summary The medal was first instituted for the British Army in 1845, for the Royal Marines in 1849, for the Royal Air Force in 1918 and for the Royal Navy in 1919. Following historic variations between the medals awarded in each of the armed forces, including slight differences in design and in the criteria for the award, the same medal is now issued for all of the services. To be awarded the MSM, an individual must have good, faithful, valuable and meritorious service, with conduct judged to be irreproachable throughout . Other ranks must have at least twenty years service, must already hold Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Long Service and Good Conduct Medals ... of any service can also be considered for the medal immediately after being commissioned, provided ... For Meritorious Service . The recipient s name, rank and unit is inscribed on the rim. If a sovereign is shown in naval uniform, then the medal was awarded for service at sea or with a Naval ... was instituted in 1845, to recognise meritorious service by non commissioned officers , and recipients ... for meritorious service in the field. Royal Marines The medal for Royal Marines was instituted in 1849, for gallantry or for distinguished service. As a gallantry medal, it was superseded by the Naval ... be awarded the medal in the field. Since 1977, the Royal Marines medal is only awarded for long service ... not in the face of the enemy and for meritorious service by petty officer s and senior ... Service and Queen Alexandra s Royal Naval Nursing Service . Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force s medal was instituted in 1918, for meritorious service by ground crew. It was superseded in 1928 by the British ... Msm.htm Meritorious Service Medal at mod.uk http petitions.number10.gov.uk RFAMSM RFA & MSM http ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Portal United Nations The United Nations PublicService Award is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public services publicservice . It rewards the creative achievements and contributions of publicservice institutions that lead to a more effective ... June 23 as the United Nations PublicService Day to celebrate the value and virtue of publicservice to the community . The UN Economic and Social Council established that the United Nations PublicService Awards be bestowed on PublicService Day for contributions made to the cause of enhancing the role, prestige and visibility of publicservice. The United Nations Millennium Declaration ... purpose of the United Nations PublicService Awards is to recognize the institutional contribution ... performing outsourced publicservice functions, are eligible for nomination. The United Nations ... science, do not qualify for the United Nations PublicService Awards. The deadline to apply ... In 2011, the United Nations PublicService Awards will be given in the following four categories Category ... OF WINNERS FOR THE 2005 UNITED NATIONS PUBLICSERVICE AWARDS http unpan1.un.org intradoc groups public ... UNITED NATIONS PUBLICSERVICE AWARDS http unpan1.un.org intradoc groups public documents un unpan022965.pdf ... United Nations Public Administration Network UN PublicService Day References reflist External links ... PublicService Awards promotes the role, professionalism and visibility of publicservice. Establishment ..., competent, professional, responsive and highly dedicated publicservice, sustainable development ... Forum in 1998, stressed the importance of publicservice by encouraging the world s youth to enter ... and talented individuals to enter publicservice. More than ever before, we need people like ... specific objectives a To reward service to citizens and motivate public servants worldwide to sustain ... for improvements in country level publicservice delivery c Through success stories, to counterbalance ... more details
crystal Cleanup date May 2008 File Uspsa logo.JPG 200px thumb Logo of the US PublicService Academy The United States PublicService Academy S. 960 and H.R. 1671 is a proposed institution of higher education . The Academy would be a federally subsidized four year college modeled on the United States Service academies United States military service academies devoted to civil servicepublicservice . The Proposed Academy Academics Applicants to the Academy would follow a congressional nomination process similar to that used for admission to the US service academies. Once admitted, students would ... a publicservice concentration in the field in which they ultimately will serve post graduation ... and Shawn Raymond . The PublicService Academy Act was first introduced in March 2007 by Hillary ..., such as Incident Response Team emergency response training, civilian internship in the Military of the United States armed forces , and an internship with a public agency. Service requirements Graduates would be required to serve the United States for five years in the public sector . Failure to complete five years of service would result in a dishonorable discharge from the Academy. Delinquent ... graduate education in return for an extended service commitment. For every year of subsidized graduate education, students must add two additional years to their service commitment. ref cite news ... to Turn the Lowly Bureaucrat Into a Cherished Public Servant first Jason last Deparle date 2009 01 07 ... was reintroduced unsuccessfully in the 111th United States Congress 111th Congress as House Bill ... and Public Affairs Maxwell School professors David Van Slyke and Alasdair Roberts academic Alasdair ... and graduate Public administration public affairs programs already in existence, whose breadth ... stub Category Political advocacy groups in the United States Category Non profit organizations based in the United States ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name United States Public Health Service logo phs.svg logo width 140px ... and Human Services Department of Health and Human Services child2 agency United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps website http www.usphs.gov www.usphs.gov footnotes The Public Health Service Act of 1944 structured the United States Public Health Service PHS as the primary division ... Health Service Commissioned Corps United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps . ref ... Health Services Administration SAMHSA United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps main United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps The United States Public Health Service ... services , the PHS Commissioned Corps fills public health leadership and service roles within United ... also Human experimentation in the United States Public Health Service Act References This article ... April title The Mastery Of Pellagra How The Doctors Of The United States Public Health Service Have ... and WASP HHS agencies Category United States Public Health Service Category United States Department of Health and Human Services agencies Public Health Service de United States Public Health Service ... within the Public Health Service Administration for Children and Families ACF Administration on Aging ... services pay grades O 1 through O 10 respectively. Mission The mission of the U.S. Public Health Service ... science. History The origins of the Public Health Service can be traced to the passage of an act in 1798 ... General of the United States Surgeon General was created to administer the Service, and John Maynard ... Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service or the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps .... Because of the broadening responsibilities of the Service, its name was changed in 1902 to the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service , and again in 1912 to just the Public Health Service. The Service ... in the Black Male In 1932, the Public Health Service, working with the Tuskegee Institute, began a study ... more details
Audit Office UnitedKingdom National Audit Office , who provide briefings on each report and assist ... System British House of Commons List of Committees of the UnitedKingdom Parliament References David McGee, The Overseers Public Accounts Committees and Public Spending , Pluto Press, London 2002. Stapenhurst ...The Public Accounts Committee PAC strictly, the Committee of Public Accounts is a Select Committee Westminster System select committee of the British House of Commons . It is responsible for overseeing government expenditures to ensure they are effective and honest. The PAC is seen as a crucial mechanism for ensuring transparency behavior transparency and accountability in government financial operations, having been described by Professor Peter Hennessy as the queen of the select committees... which ... Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1860s. The first Public Accounts Committee was established ... designated The Committee of Public Accounts for the examination of the Accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by Parliament to meet the Public Expenditure, to consist of nine members ... a z commons select public accounts committee membership Public Accounts Committee Changes ... Hansard Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee 1861 2008 class wikitable Year Chairman Party ... 469372&piPK 64165421&menuPK 64166093&entityID 000090341 20050516071440 Scrutinizing public expenditures assessing the performance of public accounts committees Pelizzo, Riccardo, Stapenhurst, Rick, Saghal, Vinod and William Woodley, What Makes Public Accounts Committees Work?, Politics and Policy ... Public Accounts Committees by Targeting Regional and Country Specific Weaknesses, in Anwar Shah ed ... in the public sector , British Accounting Review 30 343 360 Jones, C. 1987. The Origins of the Victorian Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee , MA, University of Melbourne. External links http www.parliament.uk parliamentary committees committee of public accounts.cfm Public Accounts Committee ... more details
Refimprove date December 2007 Dynamic list The following is a list of public house s in the UnitedKingdom . England See Category Public houses in England East Anglia The Eagle Pub The Eagle in Cambridge ... of Reading A catalog of old pubs in Reading, Berkshire. DEFAULTSORT List Of Public Houses In The UnitedKingdom Category Public houses in the UnitedKingdom ... UnitedKingdom and situated in Forty Green, claims to have evolved from an Anglo Saxon alehouse, an ordinary ... The Crane , Wandsworth . Built in 1748, though it is claimed and disputed that a public house existed ... folk in the public bar. Old Queen s Head, St John Street, London , Islington . V. I. Lenin met colleagues .... Old public house where, it is claimed, Thomas Paine wrote parts of The Rights of Man . Spaniards ... The Cat and Fiddle Inn in Cheshire is the second highest inn or public house in England. Ye Olde ... , dating back to 1251 The Moon Under Water public house The Moon Under Water , Deansgate, Manchester ... , Brighton , birthplace of the Dark Star Brewery . John Brunt V.C. public house The John Brunt V.C. ... House Inn is a remote and isolated public house in the heart of Dartmoor , Devon . It is the highest .... King William and Naval Volunteer Public Houses , Bristol. Dating from 1670. Black Castle Public House ... Inn, Bristol , Bristol from 1606. Mauretania Public House , Bristol. Includes some of the furnishings ... of Bristol Harbour. Seven Stars Public House, Bristol . Built in the 17th century. Shakespeare Inn, Bristol . Dating from 1636. Shakespeare Public House, Bristol . Dating from 1725. Stag and Hounds Public House . Dating from 1483. The Crown, Bristol . Built in the 18th century. The Victoria ... V tried traitors to the crown in 1415 on the eve of his departure to France. The Winkle public house ... date November 2010 West Midlands Adam & Eve Public House The Adam & Eve , a public house in Deritend ... as a public house in the mid 19th century, but is one of the oldest Grade II listed building s in Sheffield ... more details
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