Mandating the Sustainability Disclosure in Annual Reports—Evidence from the United Kingdom

“He came, he went, like the simoon, That harbinger of fate and gloom, Beneath whose widely-wasting breath, The very cypress droops to death.’'—Byron.The frequent occurrence of Cholera, in different parts of the United Kingdom, of late years, and its prevalence at present, secms to point out the necessity of our being prepared for its appearance, particularly in public institutions, and amongst others, Lunatic Asylums, which in some instances have suffered severely from this disease. In the West Riding of York Asylum, containing 633 patients, 98 are reported to have died from cholera in the autumn of 1849. The private asylums for pauper lunatics generally about London and in some other places, suffered more or less from the same epidemic; whether from cholera or some other cause, the mortality in the Lancaster Asylum was unusually high, 48 per cent in 1833, according to “a table of patients admitted, &c,” in the annual reports of that institution.

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The role of Jean Monnet

Government and Opposition ◽

10.1111/j.1477-7053.1967.tb01172.x ◽

1967 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 349-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Richard Mayne

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

European Integration ◽

Annual Reports ◽

Official Statistics ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Future ◽

Lytton Strachey ◽

United Kingdom Government

The future historian of European integration is likely to suffer from a surplus of documentation and a shortage of facts. If a certain kind of ignorance, as Lytton Strachey once remarked, is essential to the writing of intelligible history, it has little hope of survival amid the vast accumulation of newspaper cuttings, official statistics, policy speeches, annual reports and statesmen's memoirs with which the present-day scholar must contend. One expert has calculated that ‘the volume of official documents produced by the United Kingdom Government and its agencies during the six war years 1939–45 equalled, in cubic content, the volume of all previous archives of the United Kingdom and of its constituent kingdoms England and Scotland that had survived down to the date of the outbreak of war.’

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Profiles of registrant dentists and policy directions from 2000 to 2020

BDJ Open ◽

10.1038/s41405-020-00054-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Latha S. Davda ◽

David R. Radford ◽

Sasha Scambler ◽

Jennifer E. Gallagher

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Health Care Access ◽

Annual Reports ◽

Immigration Policies ◽

Freedom Of Information ◽

List Type ◽

The European Union ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Government ◽

The Uk

Abstract Introduction The National Health Service’s reliance on overseas doctors and nurses, unlike dentists, has been widely reported. As the United Kingdom (UK) leaves the European Union, an understanding of the migration trends and possible influences are important to inform future planning. Aim To examine trends in the profile of UK registered dentists in the context of key events and policy changes from 2000 to 2020. Method Data were obtained from the General Dental Council via annual reports, and under ‘freedom of information’ communications; details of policy initiatives were obtained from the government and professional websites. Results Over a 20-year period (2000–2019), the number of registered dentists increased from 31,325 to 42,469, a net increase of 36% (11,144 dentists), the majority of whom were international graduates (58%; n = 6,416) such that by December 2019, 28% of all registered dentists had qualified outside of the UK. Similarly, regarding new registrants, there were increases of graduates from UK (18%), EEA countries (214%) and, via the Overseas Registration Examination route (621%); and a decrease from countries with bilateral agreements for recognition (43%), in line with changes in health and immigration policies. Conclusions International dental graduates increasingly contribute to the UK dental workforce and there is an urgent need for research into dentist migration and retention in the UK in support of patient access to dental care. Impact The United Kingdom (UK) dental workforce is increasingly reliant on international dental graduates representing 28% of current registrants compared with 18% in 2000. Health policies and immigration policies were the main drivers that influenced dental workforce migration to the UK along with wider events, such as EU expansions, global recession and Brexit. Pre-existing lack of research into dental workforce could add to the uncertainties of post COVID-19 oral health care access and delivery.

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Challenges to Shariah equity screening, from Shariah scholars’ perspective

International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management ◽

10.1108/imefm-11-2016-0165 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 229-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anna Azmi ◽

Normawati Non ◽

Norazlin Ab Aziz

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Equity Markets ◽

Annual Reports ◽

Content Type ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Low Levels ◽

Main Activity ◽

Level Of Understanding ◽

Voluntary Basis

Purpose This paper aims to examine the challenges of applying Shariah law in the equity market by engaging in narratives with Shariah screeners and advisors on how they conduct their screening responsibilities despite the low levels of Islamic-related disclosure made by companies in their annual reports. The Shariah screening processes in three countries with different Islamic equity markets – Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom – are examined. Design/methodology/approach The authors interview 19 Shariah screeners and advisors in three different Islamic equity markets – Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. Findings Overall, the findings in this study show that despite the differences in the regulatory environment, companies still make Islamic-related disclosures on a voluntary basis. However, the lack of Islamic-related disclosures presents various challenges for Shariah screeners, particularly when identifying the operations that constitute the main activity of the company in screening for prohibited activities. Research limitations/implications Shariah screeners can play an important role in increasing the level of understanding and perhaps increasing Islamic-related disclosures in annual reports by establishing a set of effective guidelines or practices for Shariah screeners to use when screening companies for their Shariah-compliant status. Originality/value The paper identifies a gap in the Shariah screening literature and voluntary Islamic disclosures literature. By identifying this gap, the paper highlights the challenges Shariah screeners and advisors face because of the low level of Islamic-related disclosures.

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