literacy rate (99%) is attributable to universal public education introduced for the primary level in 1870 (Scotland 1872‚ free 1890) and secondary level in 1900. Parents are obliged to have their children educated from the ages of 5 to 16 (with legislation passed to raise this to 18)‚ and can continue education free of charge in the form of A-Levels‚ vocational training or apprenticeship to age 18. About 40% of British students go on to post-secondary education (18+). The Church of England and the
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Health and Saftey Legislation 1. What is the Data Protection Act Our rights‚ responsibilities and obligations to data protection The Data Protection Act gives the right to know what information is held about us‚ and sets out rules to make sure that information is handled properly for example by employer or a company. The Data Protection Act is an act of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament defining the ways in which information about living people may be legally used and handled. The main
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Height Issues in HSE’s Corporate Topic Group‚ Member of HSE’s internal sub group drafting the Regulation and chairman of ACWAHT When they came into force the Work at Height Regulations (WAHR) implemented the Temporary Work at Height Directive1 in the UK. The key elements of the development approach taken by HSE in the drafting of the Regulations were: • To take an opportunity to try to reduce the numbers of deaths and major injuries caused by falls from height in the workplace. (Falls from height are
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Also bear in mind that your coursework report will be much shorter than this. Case Study 1 – Thorntons PLC Contents: 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1 2 Assessment of Strategic Capability ........................................................................ 1 2.1 GENERAL STRATEGY .....................................................................................................................
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There are currently 800‚000 people withdementia in the UK. There are over 17‚000 younger people with dementia in the UK. There are over 25‚000 people with dementia from black and minority ethnic groupsin the UK. There will be over a million people with dementia by 2021. Two thirds of people with dementia are women. The proportion of people with dementia doubles for every 5 year age group. One third of people over 95 have dementia. 60‚000 deaths a year are directly attributable to dementia
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1.1 Current Childminding Legislation The following is an overview of the current legislation which has an affect on childminders‚ parents and children. Equality Act 2010 The act replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single act to make the law simpler and to remove inconsistencies. The act covers nine protected characteristics. The characteristics applying to home-based childcare include disability‚ race‚ religion or belief and gender. Childcare Act (2006) The act lays
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RENAISSANCE How can the Renaissance be used as a springboard for defining modernity? With the Renaissance‚ the interest shifted to the earthly realm of nature. In some respects‚ this was a good thing: nature received a more proper place. From a biblical viewpoint nature is important because it has been created by God‚ and is not to be despised. The things of the body are not to be despised when compared with the soul. The things of beauty are important. Sexual things are not evil of themselves
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References: 1. ^ RFC 950‚ Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure‚ J. Mogul‚ J. Postel (August 1985)‚ page 1‚ 16 2 3. ^ RFC 4861‚ Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)‚ T. Narten et al. (September 2007) 4 7. ^ "Document ID 13711 - Subnet Zero and the All-Ones Subnet". Cisco Systems. 2005-08-10. Retrieved 2010-04-23. "[...] the last subnet[...]‚ known as [
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of the UK manufacturing? http://www.themanufacturer.com/uk-manufacturing-statistics/ SECTORS: Aerospace Industry: UK has 17% global market share (largest in Europe) This industry contributes about £11.4 billion to the UK’s GDP Turnover: £24.2 billion (2011) (Title: The Aerospace Industry‚ Author: John Bardens and Chris Rhodes‚ Last Updated: 20 November 2012) Automotive Industry: makes 1.58 million cars and commercial vehicles annually Turnover: £59 billion 10% of total UK exports
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Delegated legislation - Judicial Review of delegated legislation Control by the courts by Judicial Review. Judicial review Ultra vires and reasonableness‚ is described here Judicial Review Judicial Review is the process by which delegated legislation may be challenged‚ it is conducted in the Administrative court. Judicial review of criminal cases is heard in a Divisional Court (with 2 or more judges). Judicial Review of SI’s Courts can question whether a Minister‚ when issuing an SI‚
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