The Identity Documents Act 2010 repeals the Identity Cards Act 2006. The Identity Documents Act 2010 prescribes that the Secretary of State shall not issue further ID cards and that ID cards already issued are treated as cancelled. Sections 25, 26 and 38 of the Identity Cards Act 2006 are re-enacted by the Identity Documents Act 2010, with minor amendments. The Act can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations make provision relating to the rate of member and employer contributions to the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme and the payment of interest on the late payment of pension, lump sum, refund of contributions or interim or substitute awards. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations prescribe that the term of office of an independent member of a police authority, if his or her term of office is due to expire before 10 May 2012, is extended until that date. The Regulations set out a number of exceptions to this provision. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Order gives the Government powers to specify to which public
authorities from the list in sch.19 of the Equality Act 2010 the public sector equality duty applies, and
make regulations imposing requirements on them to enable the
better performance of the duty. The Order can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations make changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme, by amending Regulations that have an impact on the scheme. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Order prescribes that workers who make a protected disclosure to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission have the right not to be subjected to a detriment. The Order can be viewed on the OPSI website.
The Regulations replace the Jurors’ Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1977 (SI 1977/445) to establish a new scheme for paying allowances to jurors. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Order specifies the revaluation percentages for the purpose of the revaluation of benefits under occupational pension schemes on or after 1 January 2011. The Order can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Order specifies the revaluation percentages for the purpose of the revaluation of benefits under occupational pension schemes on or after 1 January 2011. The Order ensures that there is corresponding provision in Northern Ireland to Regulations made in Great Britain. The Order can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations make arrangements to establish the role of a responsible officer. Responsible officers will assess the performance of doctors. They will be able to refer their concerns to the General Medical Council for further investigation. The Regulations are made in the context of the planned revalidation of a doctor's licence to practice. The Regulations
can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations provide that expenses for travel to a temporary
workplace and related subsistence costs can no longer form part of employees'
pay for national minimum wage purposes. The
Regulations can be viewed on the OPSI website.
The Directions prescribe that office holders who are subject to Common Tenure under the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009 and the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009, are entitled to maternity, paternity, parental, and adoption leave under the Employment Rights Act 1996. Office holders may make a request for time off work or adjustment to their duties for the purpose of caring for a dependant. The Directions can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations prescribe that the surviving civil partner of a member of the Church of England Pensions Scheme is in the same position as a member's widow or widower. The Regulations amend the meaning of "child" to incorporate the child of a member's civil partner. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a new remuneration code that regulates bankers' bonuses. Affected financial institutions are required to apply remuneration policies, practices and procedures that are consistent with and promote effective risk management. The remuneration code is available on the FSA website.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) introduces a scheme to publicise the names of employers that pay their employees below the national minimum wage. The Government's policy on HM Revenue and Customs enforcement, prosecutions and naming employers who flout national minimum wage law (PDF format, 108K) can be viewed on the BIS website.
The Order removes the limit on the amount of compensation that may be
paid to civil servants who are made redundant from their employment. The Order can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations extend the circumstances in which a police authority is not required to advertise for independent members. A police authority may fill a vacancy from an old application if there are at least twice the number of applicants as there are vacancies and if the vacancy occurs within five years of the last advertisement. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations amend the definition of "compulsory retirement age" in the voluntary early retirement schemes of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-Time) and the compulsory early retirement scheme of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-Time). The amendment clarifies the position in respect of people who were serving in the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-Time) both before and after 1 July 1994. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations prescribe additional categories of migrants who are required to apply for a biometric immigration document. The additional categories are: tier 1 (general); tier 1 (entrepreneur); tier 1 (investor); tier 1 (post-study work); and tier 5 (temporary worker). The Regulations (PDF format 16K) can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations add categories of persons to those eligible to claim a sure start maternity grant. The Regulations also amend the timescales for claiming a grant and update definitions to ensure consistency with other legislation. They make corresponding provision to Regulations made in Great Britain. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations add categories of persons to those eligible to claim a sure start maternity grant. The Regulations also amend the timescales for claiming a grant and update definitions to ensure consistency with other legislation. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Order repeals s.23 of, and sch.2 to, the Finance Act 2010, which would have brought into force a restriction of pension tax relief to the basic rate for high income individuals. The Order can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Order prescribes that the special annual allowance charge, an income tax charge on pension contributions and benefits in excess of the special annual allowance, introduced under sch.35 to the Finance Act 2009, has no effect after the tax year 2011/12. The Order can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations amend the criteria for a police force to become a
“relevant police force” for the purpose of enhanced criminal record
certificates. The amendments are being made to remove the requirement to search
local police force records on the basis of previous addresses alone, where it is
known that no information exists in the local police force records from searches
of police data sources. The Regulations
can be viewed on the UK legislation website.
The Regulations amend the disclosure of information requirements that apply to occupational, personal and stakeholder pension schemes in Northern Ireland. The amendments introduce permission to use electronic communication to deliver information. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.