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📢 “Adopting the CAO policy should be a floor and not the ceiling” – was one of the comments discussed during the first of two webinars hosted by DFC’s IAM about its Draft TOR. Will you be providing your comments during the next - and final - webinar scheduled for 21 June 2024 (registration details below)? 🖐 The Independent Accountability Mechanism of the U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (DFC) provided a high-level summary of the Draft TOR and explained why it was modelled after IFC/MIGA’s CAO policy. ⁉ This was followed by participants engaging the IAM Director, Mehrdad Nazari, in wide-ranging conversations covering numerous topics, including those listed below: -         Should DFC’s CEO, who is also a voting Board member, be recused on IAM cases going to the Board? -         Is an explicit deferral option required when DFC/clients have ample opportunity to address issues prior to IAM’s involvement? -         Can IAM hold up disbursements if serious harm is identified in a complaint? -         What are the eligibility criteria/periods related to pre-Board approval and post-exit? -       How does the IAM make judgments with respect to "harm", when "Harm" is in the eye of the beholder? -         What is IAM’s role in preventing and responding to threats and reprisals? -         How can the IAM improve disclosure and outreach? ℹ IAM's next/last webinar related to the Draft TOR is scheduled for Friday, June 21, from 4 – 6 pm (EST), and you can register here: https://lnkd.in/gAvr2JaC 🌻 The Draft TOR can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/gbsF2DWz 📺 The Discussions Notes (slide deck) can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/gUcTDySU   🤝 As noted in Stakeholder Engagement Plan, which can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/giVFKr57, the 60-day public consultation period for the TOR ends on July 30th. Thanks to all participants! - Please keep your questions and suggestions coming. And don't forget to "Follow" this LinkedIn page! #accountabilitymatters U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Independent Accountability Mechanisms network (IAMnet)

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The updated BDA Safe Staffing and Safe Workload Guidance is available now. Originally published in 2016, this much-updated guidance has been designed to inform and support decision-making on safe staffing levels by BDA members, managers, organisations and commissioners. Access it here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eky2bWkB

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The updated BDA Safe Staffing and Safe Workload Guidance is available now. Originally published in 2016, this much-updated guidance has been designed to inform and support decision-making on safe staffing levels by BDA members, managers, organisations and commissioners. Access it here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eky2bWkB

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We have published new guidance on how to get a registration code for your vouching scheme. View guidance: https://ow.ly/CArN50UnjHS #pensionsdashboards #pensions #connection #guidance

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Scotland's National Outcomes - Consultation with Parliament https://lnkd.in/dPCmzE6n Also take a look at the detailed outcomes https://lnkd.in/eyx2BfHk #govtech

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Big changes for so many of our partners now… the statutory medical examiners’ system and associated death certification reforms have now come into effect. The Government has laid a written ministerial statement outlining these changes, which can be found at https://lnkd.in/ePXc-nkt. #deathcertificates #deathcerts #funeraldirectors

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*Confidentiality: POPI and PAIA* As a healthcare practitioner, a complaint can be lodged against you with the Information Regulator. This could result in criminal prosecution, which if convicted could mean a 10 year prison sentence; or a fine of up to R 10 million, or both! It is extremely important for all parties handling health related information to assess their practices policies for dealing with health related and personal information. Learn to identify all reasonably foreseeable risks and to establish appropriate safeguards within your practice. View our short course here:- https://lnkd.in/gJxpEvDJ #POPIandPAIAinyourMedicalPractice #POPIAReadiness

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🚨Ofgem recognises the urgency 🚨 Connections and Use of System Code (CUSC) modification proposals CMP434: ‘Implementing Connections Reform’ and CMP435: ‘Application of Gate 2 Criteria to existing contracted background’ will now be available in Q 1 2025 with a Q2 2025 implementation date. I know onlookers will says this is slow but following the programme for these types of proposals that is ambitious. #grid #reforms #gate2

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📢 Independent Sentencing Review call for evidence: contribute to the Clinks response - https://lnkd.in/eimGt3Kx 📝 This short survey is an opportunity to share examples and evidence from your work with people in prisons and in the community, along with good practice and recommendations that will help shape our response to the Independent Sentencing Review. 📖 Read more about the Independent Sentencing Review and Clinks' response in our previous blogs here - https://lnkd.in/eNMj_fBX #Sentencing #SentencingReview #SentencingReform #Survey #CriminalJustice #VoluntarySector #Charities

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Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eD5bFkyn Navigating the issue of parental consent can be challenging in allied healthcare environments. We provide some tips for gaining appropriate consent, to hopefully avoid any pitfalls, and for involving the relevant parties in the assessment/treatment process of children. #professionalliability #therapy #parentalconsent #children #assessment #Howden #HealthAndCare

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Local authority clients, get crystal clear on your public liability policy and how it responds to claims related to children in care. Our latest resource gives you a detailed analysis… https://lnkd.in/eVmQ3nw2 #RMP #DedicationInAction #RiskManagement #PublicSector

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"⚡Newsflash⚡ Oldfield Consultancy has provided a statement to court on the use of statistical expert witnesses. As qualified expert witnesses Oldfield Consultancy advocate for the right people to provide evidence and sit in court to ensure a fair trial. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWd2vxh7 #ethics #ai #statistics #artificialintelligence #datascience #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #consultancy"

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Please note: Caution is strongly recommended when considering proposals or appeals from organisations claiming to be the ‘Order of Malta’ or the ‘Order of Saint John’. Before you engage any such group, please confirm their authenticity via one of our Grand Priories, National Associations, or Diplomatic Missions. For a complete list of the Order’s official entities, please visit: https://lnkd.in/dzN32xPS  In Romania, there are three Order of Malta entities: 1. The Relief Service of the Order of Malta in Romania (Maltez/SAMR): The Serviciul de Ajutor Maltez în România is a non-profit association headquartered in Cluj-Napoca. For 30 years, through 17 branches in the country, Maltez have been running programmes for the benefit of those in need – the elderly, the sick, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups. Around 1,200 volunteers are involved to help them lead a dignified life without distinction of ethnicity, religion, gender, or political affiliation. 2. The National Association of the Order of Malta in Romania (AROM): AROM a small group of invested Knights and Dames, as well as Candidates, totalling around 25 persons. One can only become a member of the Order of Malta by invitation. Only persons of undoubted Christian morality and Catholic practice, who have acquired merit with regard to the Sovereign Order, its institutions and its works, are eligible for admission. The relevant Grand Priory or National Association is responsible for proposals of admission. 3. The Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Romania: The Embassy of Order to Romania is located in Bucharest, and is run by a small team of around five persons, including Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, H.E. Roberto Musneci. No other group is allowed to use the names or symbols of the 'Order of Malta' or 'Order of St John' in Romania.

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🎙 CQC have announced changes to their registration process today. From 18 November, CQC will no longer be accepting any type of registration applications from the provider portal, other than cancellation applications. ❓ What do you need to do if you have a registration in process? 🔸 If you have already submitted an application using the provider portal and it has been validated and accepted by the Registration team, you do not need to re-submit it. Your application is now in the queue to be assessed. 🔸 If you have submitted an application using the provider portal, but you have not yet received confirmation from the Registration team, CQC will contact you within the next few weeks to confirm that your application has been forwarded for assessment. 🔸 If you have only completed part of your application on the provider portal, you will need to complete and submit this by 5pm on 18 November. This includes both provider and manager parts of the application, if this applies to you. Need help with your CQC registration? Get in touch at [email protected] #cqcregistration #cqc #privateclinics Alisha May Ramazannezhad Sarah Cheesmond

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