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The political dimension of Northern Ireland

Rea, Desmond - In: International Journal of Social Economics 23 (1996) 12, pp. 30-57

States that Northern Ireland continues to be governed by Direct Rule from Westminster, with the Government in the Republic of Ireland able to influence that rule through the Anglo‐Irish Conference and the Secretariat located in Belfast. There are many questions emerging from the recent...

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A summary of the Financial Services Authority's enforcement procedures in the United Kingdom

Falkner, Robert; Gerty, Jon - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 7 (2006) 1, pp. 69-82

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) enforcement procedures pursuant to powers granted by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FMSA”) to impose a variety of sanctions on firms and individuals for breaches of rules under...

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Financial crime, terror and subversion ‐ the control of risk in a destabilised world economy

In: Journal of Financial Crime 11 (2004) 4, pp. 312-315

Emphasises the global nature of the challenges posed by terrorism, economic crime and subversion; because of this, national law enforcement needs to be aided by regional and international agreements. Mentions the UK’s Crime (International Cooperation) Bill, which will make it easier to...

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Training is now more than simply ticking the right boxes : Organizations build the right skills through targeted employee development

Cadman, Charlie - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 21 (2013) 1, pp. 34-37

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advance the view that the planned reduction in health and safety red‐tape in the UK, combined with growing industry demand for proven skills from contractors and suppliers as well as the cross‐skilling that has become so important during the...

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The regulatory challenge to relationship marketing in UK banking

Ashton, John K.; Pressey, Andrew - In: International Journal of Bank Marketing 22 (2004) 6, pp. 453-464

scrutiny than is justified. To illustrate the importance of government regulation broadly and the new UK competition law …

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Product development in UK retail banking : Developing a market‐oriented approach in a rapidly changing regulatory environment

Slattery, David J.; Nellis, Joseph G. - In: International Journal of Bank Marketing 23 (2005) 1, pp. 90-106

affected by changes in regulation and in government policy. It considers the issues faced by banks in pursuing a market … the development of mortgage and pensions products has been closely linked to changes in regulation and government policy … the literature shows that very little detailed research has been carried out into the impact of regulation and government …

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Reforming the professional regulatory bodies: the Law Commission's review of health and social care professional regulation

Spencer‐Lane, Tim - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 14 (2012) 5, pp. 237-243

UK health professional regulation and, in England only, social workers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper …

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Public policy issues in children’s advertising and programming

Stanbrook, Lionel - In: Young Consumers 3 (2002) 2, pp. 63-68

Reviews the growing pressure in the UK to establish a more restrictive regime in children’s advertising; much of this pressure comes from Sweden. Links this vehement opposition to children’s TV advertising to distrust of both advertising and television, and compares BBC and commercial...

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Legal and regulatory controls on advertising and marketing to children in the United Kingdom

Dresden, Brinsley; Barnard, Jamie - In: Young Consumers 5 (2004) 1, pp. 77-83

Examines the stringent existing regulations on advertising and marketing to children under 16 (or 18 in the case of alcohol); these safeguards are nevertheless under scrutiny because of growing concern in the UK and Europe. Outlines the three sets of codes of conduct applying to broadcast and...

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The challenge of advertising to children

Fletcher, Winston - In: Young Consumers 5 (2004) 2, pp. 11-15

Outlines some of the ways in which advertising to children differs from advertising to other groups: no other market is so fragmented and rapidly changing, involves advertising to users who rarely purchase and purchasers who rarely use, or is as beset with regulatory controls and by constant...

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