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Gobert, James, and Maurice Punch. "Whistleblowers, the Public Interest, and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998." Modern Law Review 63, no. 1 (January 2000): 25–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.00249.

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Lewis, D. "Recent legislation. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998." Industrial Law Journal 27, no. 4 (December 1, 1998): 325–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ilj/27.4.325.

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Dimond, Bridgit. "Whistle-blowing and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998." British Journal of Nursing 11, no. 20 (November 2002): 1307–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2002.11.20.10770.

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Vickers, Lucy. "Whistling in the wind? The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998." Legal Studies 20, no. 3 (September 2000): 428–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121x.2000.tb00152.x.

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In a number of high profile disasters, human and financial, in recent years, such as the Piper Alpha oil rig fire and the collapse of the BCCI bank, employees had concerns about the impending disaster but did not raise them for fear of repercussions at work. This has led to increased recognition of the role that employees can play in safeguarding the public interest. In 1998 legislation was finally passed to provide employment protection for employees who raise concerns about malpractice and wrongdoing at work. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) provides protection against dismissal and detrimental action where employees make disclosures about a range of specified subjects. Protection is primarily aimed at internal disclosure, but the Act also provides a framework for raising issues externally. This article examines the provisions of the Act and assesses its potential to protect those who risk their livelihoods to raise concerns that are in the public interest.
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Middlemiss, Sam. "Whistle-blowing and the equality dimension of victimisation in the workplace." International Journal of Discrimination and the Law 17, no. 2 (June 2017): 137–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1358229117712586.

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A considerable amount of attention has been given to the general law of victimisation under the Equality Act 20101 but scant consideration has been given to the equality aspect of victimisation relating to whistle-blowing in the United Kingdom, and the present article will address this. The term whistle-blowing relates to workers making certain disclosures of information relating to their employer’s activities in the public interest. Most workers in the public, private and voluntary sectors are protected from victimisation by making a protected disclosure under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. However, only qualifying disclosures (defined below) are protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. The protection against victimisation covers unfair dismissal and an action for suffering a detriment. However, this article will concentrate on the latter. In the process of considering the legal rules in the United Kingdom, the human rights dimension of cases will be considered as will comparison with the law in the United States.
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Bone, Nick. "Whistle Blowing — What is it?" Research Ethics 3, no. 3 (September 2007): 103–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/174701610700300312.

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Ashton, J. "15 Years of Whistleblowing Protection under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998: Are We Still Shooting the Messenger?" Industrial Law Journal 44, no. 1 (March 1, 2015): 29–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dwu029.

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Lewis, D. "Ten Years of Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 Claims: What Can We Learn from the Statistics and Recent Research?" Industrial Law Journal 39, no. 3 (August 27, 2010): 325–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dwq018.

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Savage, Ashley, and Richard Hyde. "The response to whistleblowing by regulators: a practical perspective." Legal Studies 35, no. 3 (September 2015): 408–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lest.12066.

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The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 provides protection for whistleblowers; it does not place statutory obligations on regulators to act in response to whistleblowing concerns. Using Freedom of Information requests as a research methodology, this paper seeks to examine how whistleblowing is approached by regulators and what happens when a whistleblowing disclosure is made. Forty-eight national regulators in a variety of fields and 408 county, district and unitary local authorities with responsibility for the regulation of food were contacted. The paper begins by considering the importance of whistleblowing disclosures and how they are protected in PIDA. The examination of the law reveals that several organisations with important regulatory functions are not prescribed, and this has the potential to create inconsistencies in the protection of whistleblowers. The bulk of the paper examines the results of the Freedom of Information requests. By examining the results of these requests, it was possible to show that there are a number of inconsistencies in the way in which regulatory agencies handle concerns. Several changes to practice are suggested in order to ensure that the whistleblowers receive appropriate treatment and that the concerns that they express can be properly addressed.
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Al-Haidar, Faisal. "Whistleblowing in Kuwait and UK against corruption and misconduct." International Journal of Law and Management 60, no. 4 (July 9, 2018): 1020–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlma-05-2017-0119.

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the nature and the scope of whistleblowing in Kuwait and in the UK. Whistleblowing is when a person, usually an employee, in a government agency or private enterprise, discloses information to the public or to those in authority, of mismanagement, corruption or other wrongdoing. Due to the unpredictable consequences of whistleblowing, it is probable that many employees who witness wrongdoing do not consider blowing the whistle, because they fear the impact of such action on their relationship with their employers. Design/methodology/approach The author evaluated the whistleblowing systems in different countries. He first tackled the nature of whistleblowing in general, proceeded to analyse whistleblowing in Kuwait with mentions from other countries and finally evaluated the whistleblowing process in the UK. Findings The whistleblowing situation in the UK is clearer than that in Kuwait. Recent improvements have been made in the UK to protect whistleblowers. In the UK, the whistleblowing law under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 came into force in July 1999 to protect whistleblowers. Kuwait also has had some improvements, which were seen to offer legal protection for those raising concerns about corruption under Law no. 24 of 2012. However, the author recommends that the Kuwaiti Government should give more protection to whistleblowers, and there is a need to protect the whistleblowers. Originality/value Potential whistleblowers might feel discouraged from disclosing information against their organisation, fearing a backlash against them. This is where the law and the rights of employees must be clarified. This paper will, therefore, evaluate the system of whistleblowing in the UK under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and examine this against the whistleblowing law in Kuwait under the Whistleblowing Act no. 24 of 2012.
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Tshweza, Ikho. "Public interest considerations under the Competition Act No. 89 of 1998 and the effect on Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46010.

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Van, der Merwe Francois Petrus Johannes. "A method of evaluating an irrigation water use in terms of "efficient, sustainable and beneficial use of water in the public interest"." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08282008-110336/.

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Zwane, Bhangase Patrick Mzabalazo. ""A Critical and comparative analysis of the public interest case law jurisprudence of the competition tribunal of South Africa on large and notifiable mergers, since the enactment of the competition act no.89 of 1998(as amended)"." Thesis, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/20552.

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The Competition Act no.89 of 1998 coupled with its amendments ushered in a new era in the competition analysis and merger approval process in South Africa. This research paper's purpose is to intimately explore the emergent doctrine of "public interest" institutionalized in this new dispensation of competition legislation. In particular this report places under the spotlight the treatment of public issues in case law jurisprudence as developed in the consideration and determination of large and notifiable mergers under the auspices of the competition tribunal of the Republic of South Africa since the inception of the said new legislative order. The efficacy of the determination of socio-political issues and pure competitive efficiency issues separately but under and by the same entity are also examined. The contrast between the South African approach to the application of the doctrine of the public interest and that of some other competition jurisdictions abroad is also explored.
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Isparta, Louise Dorothy. "The position of the whistle-blower in South African law." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19106.

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The position of the whistle-blower is known to be a precarious one, with the whistle-blower often either regarded as a hero or a reprehensible traitor. Various pieces of legislation have attempted to remedy their precarious position, especially within the employment relationship, and in which the whistle-blower more often than not has the most to lose. The study at hand has the specific objective of comparing the position of the whistle-blower in terms of South African Law, against 16 specific measurables, and in comparison with the position of the whistle-blower in New Zealand, Australia (Victoria) and the United Kingdom. In the main, the protection offered to the whistle-blower within the South African context, is embodied within the Protected Disclosure Act 26 of 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the “PDA”).In examining the protection afforded to the whistle-blower in South Africa, it is concluded that the framework involved extends much further than just the mere provisions in the PDA. However, there are admitted challenges in respect of this framework as discussed, both legislative and non-legislative, especially in respect of duties of disclosures placed on persons in circumstances in which concurrent protection is not afforded to the whistle-blower. With reference to the comparison in respect of the measurement parameters set, it was found that the PIDA (UK) meets the least amount of the measurements set, with the PDA A (Australia, Victoria) meeting the most of the measurements; the PDA NZ is equally balanced in meeting and not meeting the measurements and the PDA meeting less of the measurements than not, but still meeting more than the PIDA. It was found that had it not been for the catch-all provision contained in section 4 (1) (b) of the PDA, the PDA would have ranked last.
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Chan, Kristan. "The Human Rights Act 1998: Failure in a Post 9/11 World." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33364.

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In 1997 the Labour Party introduced the White Paper Rights Brought Home: The Human Rights Bill. Bringing rights home was considered necessary to significantly influence rights conception in the UK and internationally. Rights Brought Home argued that incorporation would allow human rights to become a more prominent feature of society. The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) was brought into force with optimism and expectations. However, the war of terror has significantly impacted the way in which rights have been understood and appreciated. National security issues have clashed with Convention rights. There is mounting concern that British judges must blindly follow the rulings established by the European Court of Human Rights. There have been problems of public disengagement and hostility. The HRA is characterized by a story of failure. Understanding the relationship between the war on terror and the HRA is central to human rights development.
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Magana, Kamogelo Sidwell. "Public interest versus competition considerations : a review of merger review guidelines in terms of Section 12 A of the Competition Act, 1998." Diss., 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27309.

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One of the recognised ways through which a firm may increase its market share or reorganise its presence in a market is through a merger. A merger occurs when independent firms combine their businesses. Section 12A of the Competition Act, 1998, provides two grounds in terms of which mergers must be evaluated by competition authorities. These are competition and public interest considerations. The Act is reticent on which, between the two considerations, should take precedence in the event that the two conflict. The anterior purpose of this study is therefore to provide an in-depth analysis on which consideration must take precedence in the event of conflict. On analysis, the majority of case law suggests that the competition considerations must take precedence. This observation is also buttressed by a significant amount of literature, which holds that in merger analysis, the public interests only play a secondary role to the competition inquiry.
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Books on the topic "Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998"

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Hobby, Catherine. Whistleblowing and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. London: Institute of Employment Rights, 2001.

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Vickers, Lucy. Statutory protection for the whistleblower: The Public Interest Disclosure Act. Oxford: Law Department, Oxford Brookes University, 1998.

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Office, General Accounting. Financial management: Implementation of the Cash Management Improvement Act : report to Congress. Washington, D.C: The Office, 1996.

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Britain, Great. Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998: Elizabeth II. 1998. Chapter 23. London: Stationery Office, 1998.

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Charles, Proctor. Part F Cross-Border Issues, 43 The Banker’s Duty of Confidentiality. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780199685585.003.0043.

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This chapter examines the nature and scope of the bank's duty of confidentiality, and the exceptions to it. It considers the difficulties which may confront a bank with branches in several countries and whose business may therefore be subjected to several different systems of law. The discussions cover the system of law applicable to the duty; the general nature and scope of the duty; disclosure under compulsion of law; disclosure in the interests of the bank itself; disclosure in the public interest; disclosure with the consent of the customer; damages for breach of the duty; the Data Protection Act 1998; wider duties of confidence; duties of confidentiality to third parties; and other duties of confidentiality.
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Britain, Great. The Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (Statutory Instruments: 1998: 1763 (NI. 17)). Stationery Office Books, 1998.

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Public Interest Diclosure Act, 1998 (Public General Acts - Elizabeth II). Stationery Office Books, 1998.

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Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act, 1998 (Public General Acts - Elizabeth II). Stationery Office Books, 1998.

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Office, General Accounting. Financial management: Federal Financial Management Improvement Act results for fiscal year 1998 : report to Congressional Committees. Washington, DC: The Office, 1999.

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Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales., ed. How should you react to suspected fraud or corruption?: How will the new Public Interest Disclosure Act protect you and your staff?. Audit Commission, 1999.

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Book chapters on the topic "Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998"

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"The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) 1999." In Organisational Culture and Context, 74–75. Routledge, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780080473659-22.

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"The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) 1999." In Understanding Culture and Ethics in Organizations, 32–33. Routledge, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780080914718-15.

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Spencer, Maureen, and John Spencer. "10. Public interest immunity, closed material procedures, and disclosure." In Evidence Concentrate. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198803867.003.0010.

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This chapter, which deals with public interest immunity (PII) and disclosure in criminal and civil cases, first explains exclusion of evidence on the grounds of the PII doctrine in relation to the public interest in non-disclosure of documents. It then considers disclosure in criminal proceedings under the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2003) and the Criminal Procedure Rules 2014 as well as disclosure in civil proceedings under the Civil Procedure Rules. The chapter also examines areas of public interest that are covered by possible PII claims, including national security, defence and foreign policy, protection of children, the identity of police informers, and confidential records held by public bodies. It concludes with an outline of the Closed Material Procedures (CMPs).
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"Whistle-Blowing." In Macdonald on the Law of Freedom of Information, edited by John MacDonald and Ross Crail. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198724452.003.0027.

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The principal focus of Chapter 19 is on the statutory protection from victimization of employees and other ‘workers’ who disclose information in the public interest under the provisions introduced into employment legislation by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. It describes the purpose and scheme of the provisions (in their original form and as amended in 2013), and explains key concepts such as ‘protected disclosure’, ‘qualifying disclosure’ and ‘worker’. It then outlines the procedures and remedies applicable in the event of unfair dismissal or subjection to detriment for making a protected disclosure. How the legislation works in practice is illustrated by reference to cases decided in employment tribunals, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, and the higher courts. The chapter also takes a brief look at whistle-blowing duties imposed on auditors and actuaries of financial institutions and persons involved in administering pension schemes following the BCCI and Maxwell affairs in the 1990s.
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Taylor, Stephen, and Astra Emir. "22. Privacy and confidentiality." In Employment Law, 384–405. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198806752.003.0022.

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This chapter discusses the law on privacy and confidentiality in the workplace. It looks at the four statutes which relate directly to issues of workplace confidentiality: the GDPR/Data Protection Act 2018, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (which deals with whistleblowing), the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000. It also considers two other areas of law which are influences in this area: the law on job references and the law on restricting the activities of former employees. Also discussed is the impact of the Human Rights Act in this area.
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Bently, L., B. Sherman, D. Gangjee, and P. Johnson. "9. Defences." In Intellectual Property Law. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198769958.003.0009.

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This chapter deals with the exceptions that a person may invoke in defence when sued for copyright infringement. Most of these exceptions are referred to as ‘permitted acts’ in Chapter III of Part 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988). The chapter begins by introducing six concepts that feature in many of the exceptions set out in the CDPA 1988: fair dealing, non-commercial use and not-for-profit users, lawful use, sufficient acknowledgment, relationship with contract, and dealings with copies made under exceptions. It then cites exceptions relating to personal copying for private use; non-commercial research or private study; text and data analysis; criticism or review; disclosure in the public interest; uses of works for people with disabilities; public administration; databases, computer programs, and electronic programs; and artistic works and broadcasts. A section on miscellaneous defences concludes the chapter.
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"The Environment." In Macdonald on the Law of Freedom of Information, edited by John MacDonald and Ross Crail. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198724452.003.0012.

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Pollution does not respect state boundaries. The EU has taken the lead in ensuring greater access to information about the environment. Chapter 9 considers the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Aarhus Convention, in which the international community set out the principles that should apply to the disclosure of environmental information, and Council Directive 2003/4 which provides rules that apply across the EU. Chapter 9 then analyses the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (‘EIR’) including the definition of ‘environmental information’, the fact that the exemptions are all subject to the public interest test, and that the substantive exceptions in regulation 12(5) only apply to the extent that the disclosure would have a detrimental effect. The chapter concludes by considering enforcement and ministerial certificates, including the Supreme Court’s decision that regulation 18(6), which provides for a ministerial veto, is incompatible with Article 6 of Directive 2003/4.
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Choo, Andrew L.-T. "8. Public Interest Immunity and Related Matters." In Evidence. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198806844.003.0008.

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Chapter 8 examines the doctrine of public interest immunity. It discusses the development of the law; ‘class’ claims and ‘contents’ claims; national security and analogous concerns; proper functioning of the public service; the two main contexts in which public interest immunity disputes in criminal cases have arisen—the disclosure of the identity of police informers, and the disclosure of the location of police observation points; how the doctrine of public interest immunity stands alongside, and probably overlaps with, the operations of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and section 10 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, which governs the disclosure of sources of information contained in publications.
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Choo, Andrew L.-T. "8. Public Interest Immunity and Related Matters." In Evidence, 190–203. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198864172.003.0008.

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Chapter 8 examines the doctrine of public interest immunity. It discusses the development of the law; ‘class’ claims and ‘contents’ claims; national security and analogous concerns; proper functioning of the public service; the two main contexts in which public interest immunity disputes in criminal cases have arisen—the disclosure of the identity of police informers, and the disclosure of the location of police observation points; how the doctrine of public interest immunity stands alongside, and probably overlaps with, the operations of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and section 10 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, which governs the disclosure of sources of information contained in publications.
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Samanta, Jo, and Ash Samanta. "3. Consent." In Medical Law Concentrate, 37–58. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198871354.003.0003.

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This chapter deals with consent as a necessary precondition for medical treatment of competent adults. It provides an overview of the common law basis of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, followed by discussion of issues relating to information disclosure, public policy, and the key case of Montgomery and how this applies to more recent cases. It considers the statutory provisions for adults who lack capacity, exceptions to the requirement to treat patients who lack capacity in their best interests, and consent involving children under the Children Act 1989. Gillick competence, a concept applied to determine whether a child may give consent, is also explained. Relevant case law, including Gillick, which gave rise to the concept, are cited where appropriate.
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Labalette, Thibaud, Alain Harman, and Marie-Claude Dupuis. "The Cige´o Industrial Geological Repository Project." In ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2011-59265.

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The Planning Act of 28 June 2006 prescribed that a reversible repository in a deep geological formation be chosen as the reference solution for the long-term management of high-level and intermediate-level long-lived radioactive waste. It also entrusted the responsibility of further studies and investigations on the siting and design of the new repository upon the French Radioactive Waste Management Agency (Agence nationale pour la gestion des de´chets radioactifs – Andra), in order for the review of the creation-licence application to start in 2015 and, subject to its approval, the commissioning of the new repository in 2025. In late 2009, Andra submitted to the French government proposals concerning the implementation and the design of Cige´o (Centre industriel de stockage ge´ologique). A significant step of the project was completed with the delineation of an interest zone for the construction of the repositor’s underground facilities in 2010. This year, Andra has launched a new dialogue phase with local actors in order to clarify the implementation scenarios on the surface. The selected site will be validated after the public debate that is now scheduled for the first half of 2013. This debate will be organized by the National Public Debate Committee (Commission nationale du de´bat public). In parallel, the State is leading the preparation of an territorial development scheme, which will be presented during the public debate. The 2009 milestone also constitutes a new step in the progressive design process of the repository. After the 1998, 2001 and 2005 iterations, which focused mainly on the long-term safety of the repository, the Dossier 2009 highlighted its operational safety, with due account of the non-typical characteristics of an underground nuclear facility. It incorporates the first results of the repository-optimisation studies, which started in 2006 and will continue in the future. The reversibility options for the repository constitute proposals in terms of added flexibility in repository management and in package-recovery levels. They orient the design of the repository in order to promote those reversibility components. They contribute to the dialogue with stakeholders in the preparation of the public debate and of the future act on the reversibility conditions of the repository. The development of the repository shall be achieved over a long period, around the century. Hence, the designer will acquire additional knowledge at every new development of the project, notably during Phase 1, which he may reuse during the following phase, in order, for instance, to optimise the project. This process is part of the approach proposed by Andra in 2009 pursuant to the reversibility principle.
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Gershman, Harvey W. "The Latest and Greatest on the Resurgence of Waste-to-Energy and Conversion Technologies." In 18th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/nawtec18-3503.

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This presentation will provide a historical perspective on the development of waste-to-energy (WTE) and conversion technologies in the 1970s and 1980s. During this time period, U.S. EPA provided grant assistance to a variety of projects and technologies including refuse derived fuel (RDF) production, RDF combustion, pyrolysis, gasification and anaerobic digestion. This presentation will also provide the latest, up-to-date information about WTE and alternative technologies, including data on costs, and current status of projects developing across North America as they exist in 2010. It will provide a review of WTE technologies as an element of integrated solid waste management systems and highlight some of the advances which have been moved into production units to make WTE environmentally friendly. It will also include a brief look at plants worldwide, followed with a focus on facilities, technologies and companies operating in the U.S. Specific examples of technologies and associated facilities will include: –Mass Burn; –Modular; –RDF - Processing & Combustion; –RDF - Processing Only; –RDF - Combustion Only. Municipal waste combustors are regulated under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), originally passed by Congress in 1963 and amended in 1967, 1970, 1977, 1990 and 1995 and 1998. The U.S. EPA may implement and enforce the requirements or may delegate such authority to state or local regulatory agencies. The CAA places emissions limits on new municipal waste combustors. In addition, the 1995 amendments to the Clean Air Act (CAA) were developed to control the emissions of dioxins, mercury, hydrogen chloride and particulate matter. By modifications in the burning process and the use of activated carbon injection in the air pollution control system, dioxins and mercury, as well as hydrocarbons and other constituents, have effectively been removed from the gas stream. The presentation will also review the companies offering WTE in the form of alternative technologies being promoted and considered in the U.S., and several recent and current procurements will be reviewed. GBB tracks over 150 different companies offering technologies, facilities and services whose developmental stages range from engineering drawings and laboratory models to full-scale operating prototypes. The presentation will provide an overview of these systems and their status. Implementation of new WTE projects — whatever technology is selected — will involve local governments in the process because MSW management is a local responsibility. Implementation will involve risks for local government and any private entities involved. A comprehensive review of the risks and challenges associated with implementing various technologies will be provided. The presentation will conclude with key elements to keep in mind when implementing WTE and/or conversion technologies. The last new MSW-processing WTE facility constructed in the U.S. commenced operations in 1996. Since that time, no new greenfield commercial plant has been implemented. In the past few years, however, interest in WTE and waste conversion has begun to grow, again. This renewed interest in waste processing technologies is due to several factors: successful CAA retrofits, proven WTE track record, increasing cost of fossil fuels, growing interest in renewable energy, concern of greenhouse gases, reversal of the Carbone Supreme Court Case, and the change in U.S. EPA’s hierarchy, which now includes WTE. Since 2004, several municipalities commissioned reports in order to evaluate new and emerging waste management technologies and approaches. These will be summarized. With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the U.S. DOE has been working to advance innovative green energy technologies, which can be applied to MSW as well as other bio-feedstocks. DOE has made a number of grant awards to projects where MSW is used as a feedstock. This presentation will summarize the status of these projects and discuss how they should be viewed when considering new projects. The presentation will also outline policies for governments to consider when considering recycling goals with WTE. This review will be done in the context of environmental and energy considerations as well as public policy considerations. Comments will be included regarding current legislation and regulations, specifically for greenhouse gas emissions, being considered by the U.S. or state governments. The presentation will provide participants with: –A historical reference for experiences with WTE/alternative technologies in the U.S. in the 1970s and 1980s; –Latest information on the state of WTE/alternative technologies in the U.S., including their environmental performance; –A global understanding of current technologies and trends; –Understanding of the risks and challenges associated with implementing various technologies; –Understanding the key elements to keep in mind when implementing WTE; –Suggested policy for recycling and WTE to co-exist as components of a local solid waste system; and –Comments about current legislation being considered by the U.S. and state governments.
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