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31-577: The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010 (commonly known as RVAR 2010) is a statutory instrument in the United Kingdom . It aims to set standards designed to improve accessibility for disabled people on light rail passenger vehicles . It came into force on 6 April 2010. The instrument exercises powers conferred by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 . It revokes and replaces
62-610: A consultation on the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) policy, which was open from 16 April until 4 June 2014. The GDC had received over 4000 responses to the consultation on the proposed 64% rise in the Annual Retention, fee, and 97% of responses were critical of the rise. The BDA took the step of appointing Forensic Accountants to analyse the figures presented by the GDC as justification for the rise. The subsequent report
93-552: A draft statutory instrument subject to affirmative procedure was not approved by the House of Commons was on 12 November 1969 when the House rejected four draft Orders relating to parliamentary constituencies. The Regulatory Reform Act 2001 enables the Government to make an Order to change Acts of Parliament so as to remove burdens on business or others, so long as it can be done without removing "necessary protections". Because of
124-580: A motion that an instrument should be annulled, although in the Commons, unless the motion is signed by a large number of Members, or is moved by the official Opposition, it is unlikely to be debated, and in the Lords such a motion is seldom actually voted upon. If a resolution to annul an instrument is passed, it will be revoked by the King through an Order-in-Council. Between the date of the resolution to annul and
155-404: A smaller fully appointed Council took office with 24 members and a balance of 12 lay and 12 professional. The last Chair of the GDC to be elected was qualified dentist Kevin O'Brien who was in post from 21 September 2011 to 30 September 2013. In October 2013 further restructuring occurred. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA), is an independent body accountable to
186-423: A week of the date it is made. Most statutory instruments (SIs) are subject to one of two forms of control by Parliament, depending on what is specified in the parent Act. Parliament's control is limited to approving, or rejecting, the instrument as laid before it: it cannot (except in very rare cases) amend or change it. Whether or not a statutory instrument is subject to affirmative or negative resolution procedure
217-535: Is also used when the King in Council or a Minister exercises a power under an Act passed before 1947 which is legislative, rather than executive , in character. Use of a statutory instrument is not required where the parent Act does not specify it. This may be the case where delegated legislation is of only limited application and therefore not of general importance. Instead, other provisions may be made for publishing
248-402: Is dictated by the parent act. The more common form of control is the negative resolution procedure. This requires that the instrument is either: A motion to annul a statutory instrument is known as a "prayer" and uses the following wording: That an humble address be presented to His Majesty praying that the [name of statutory instrument] be annulled. Any member of either House can put down
279-617: Is made, numbered, catalogued, printed, made available for sale and published on the Internet. This ensures that the public has easy access to the new laws. Numbers are assigned by His Majesty's Stationery Office and are sequential within the year of making. The number provides a means of citing the statutory instrument in addition to the title given by the instrument itself. So, for example, The Income Tax (Exemption of Minor Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 are numbered and may be cited as SI 2003 No. 1434 or SI 2003/1434. In addition to
310-855: Is the principal form in which delegated legislation is made in Great Britain . Statutory instruments are governed by the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 . They replaced statutory rules and orders , made under the Rules Publication Act 1893, in 1948. Most delegated legislation in Great Britain is made in the form of a statutory instrument. (In Northern Ireland , delegated legislation is organised into statutory rules , rather than statutory instruments.) The advent of devolution in 1999 resulted in many powers to make statutory instruments being transferred to
341-482: Is used where the delegated legislation may be more controversial. The parent Act may require that the proposed statutory instrument be approved by both Houses of Parliament (or, in the case of an instrument which relates to financial matters, by the House of Commons only) either: Once the instrument is laid before Parliament, the Government will move a motion in each House that the instrument be approved. The last time
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#1732782847968372-743: The General Dental Council ), is also to be made by statutory instrument. Often the Minister authorised to issue a statutory instrument is " the Secretary of State ", which the Interpretation Act 1978 defines as "one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State"; this form effectively allows the Prime Minister to create new departments and define or redefine their responsibilities at will. A statutory instrument
403-832: The Scottish and Welsh governments, and oversight to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Parliament . Instruments made by the Scottish Government are now classed separately as Scottish statutory instruments . A statutory instrument is used when an Act of Parliament passed after 1947 confers a power to make, confirm or approve delegated legislation on: Minister of the Crown includes the Welsh Ministers and various Acts provide that delegated legislation, although made by another person (for example,
434-718: The GDC met 23 out of 24 of the Standards in 2016-17. The initial stages of the GDC's fitness to practise process were audited by the PSA with the findings published in December 2013. Dental Protection Limited have been highly critical of the way in which the GDC approach the Fitness to Practise Proceedings that are the disciplinary hearings Dentists have to undergo. The PSA announced in May 2014 that it would be undertaking an investigation of
465-527: The GDC register and in July 2008 it became a mandatory requirement. The Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) is administered by the GDC, and is designed to test the knowledge, skills and professionalism of candidates against the standard expected of graduate dentists on first registration with the General Dental Council (GDC). This means that UK graduates and overseas dentists are expected to have
496-516: The General Dental Council (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2012 that was made in July 2012. The new Council took office on 1 October 2013, supported by other new governance arrangements. It was established in 1956 by an amendment to the Dentists Act 1948 , now updated in the Dentists Act 1984 . The Council was originally set up in 1956 with 50 members but has been restructured, with the number of members decreasing each time. On 1 October 2009,
527-489: The House of Commons annulled a statutory instrument was in 1979 when it rejected the Paraffin (Maximum Retail Prices) (Revocation) Order 1979 (SI 1979/797). Statutory instruments which are subject to affirmative resolution are less common, making up about 10% of the total. This is the more stringent form of parliamentary control as it requires positive approval, rather than the absence of a decision to annul. Accordingly, it
558-847: The Instrument) that was first brought into service after 31 December 1998, except if it belongs to a class first brought into use before 1 January 1999. RVAR 2010 covers the following areas of a rail vehicle: The Instrument aims to provide accessibility by ensuring that: Statutory instrument (UK) [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee A statutory instrument ( SI )
589-578: The Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998. RVAR 2010 sets standards designed to improve accessibility for disabled people on light rail vehicle systems for passengers, including metro , underground and tram systems, which are not subject to the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006 ( PRM-TSI ). RVAR 2010 does not apply to main line rail systems . The regulations apply to a rail vehicle (as defined by
620-464: The UK Parliament, which promotes the health and wellbeing of the public and oversees the nine UK healthcare regulators, including the General Dental Council. The PSA review the performance of all regulators on an annual basis, identifying where things are being done well and where improvements can be made. The PSA review all final decisions made by fitness to practise committees. The PSA audit
651-591: The date when the Order-in-Council is made, the instrument remains law but ineffective. Anything done under the instrument whilst it was in force remains valid, and the Government is free to make a new statutory instrument. The last occasion on which a statutory instrument was annulled was on 22 February 2000, when the House of Lords passed a motion to annul the Greater London Authority Elections Rules. The last time
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#1732782847968682-478: The extensive powers given to the Government to amend primary legislation as part of the Act, a special form of affirmative procedure has been introduced. Firstly, the Government must produce a draft proposal and consult interested organisations. It must then lay the proposal and the results of the consultation, along with a detailed explanation, before Parliament for 60 days. Select committees of both Houses then debate
713-613: The initial stages of fitness to practise processes to examine whether the regulator is using effective decision-making processes. Concerns about cost-effectiveness, levels of confidence in the GDC and cost-effectiveness of fitness to practise procedures were put to the CEO Evlynne Gilvarry by the British Dental Association (BDA) in an interview that was published in September 2014. The GDC ran
744-399: The legislation. So, for example, an Order providing for the transfer of contracts from one National Health Service body to another may only be notified to the affected bodies, and by-laws made by a local council may be publicised through an announcement in local newspapers. The main effect of delegated legislation being made by statutory instrument is that it is effective as soon as it
775-417: The main numbering system, there are a number of subsidiary numbering systems which may indicate an instrument's position within a particular series of instruments (in the following list n indicates the number): Statutory instruments will be classified by subject heading in the annual edition printed by His Majesty's Stationery Office. Printed copies of a statutory instrument will generally be on sale within
806-405: The proposal and examine it against criteria including maintenance of "necessary protection" for those who may be affected, the adequacy of public consultation, the extent of the burden to be lifted, financial implications and compliance with European law. The Committees then report their findings to the House. The Government has to take those findings into account when deciding whether to proceed with
837-720: The proposal. If it does, it then lays a draft Order before Parliament along with an explanation of any changes made, which is again considered by the Committees before finally being put to a vote of each House for approval. General Dental Council The General Dental Council ( GDC ) is an organisation which regulates dental professionals in the United Kingdom. It keeps an up-to-date register of all qualified dentists and other dental care professionals such as: dental hygienists , dental therapists , dental nurses , dental technicians and clinical dental technicians. It
868-636: The quality of dental education in the country, ensuring a proper quality of care is given to the patients, and helping any patient who has questions or complaints. It is meant to act as a bridge of communication between the government, public and the dental professionals. The General Dental Council is entirely funded by the profession it regulates. The professions that the GDC include in the dental care professionals group are: dental nurse, dental technician, dental therapist, dental hygienist, orthodontic therapist and clinical dental technician. On 31 July 2006 it became possible for dental nurses to voluntarily join
899-438: The same basic level of knowledge and skills. The ORE has two parts which must be taken – and passed – in order. The purpose of Part 1 is to test the candidates' application of knowledge to clinical practice and Part 2 is designed for candidates to demonstrate practical clinical skills. From 1 October 2013 the Council has consisted of 12 members who are all appointed: 6 registrants and 6 lay members. The changes were specified in
930-597: Was established in 1956 to set and maintain standards in UK dentistry, with the aims of protecting the general public from unqualified dental professionals. Its headquarters are in Wimpole Street , Marylebone , London. The General Dental Council has also stated that it aims to promote confidence in dental professionals and to be at the forefront of health care regulation. The GDC is tasked with ensuring that all dental professionals maintain up to date knowledge, controlling
961-605: Was quoted as being 'Damning' and resulted in the GDC having to engage KPMG to assess the figures which had been presented as evidence. In September 2014 the GDC's proposed increase in Annual Retention Fees led to threats of legal action from the BDA, the trade union and representative body of UK dentists. The Professional Standards Authority assessed the GDC’s performance against its Standards of Good Regulation and judged that