scholarly journals Ethical Controversies of Familial Searching: The Views of Stakeholders in the United Kingdom and in Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1068-1092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela Granja ◽  
Helena Machado
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Criminal Investigation ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Missing Persons ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Criminal Suspects

Familial searching is a technology that detects genetic relatedness. The term is generally used to refer to searches conducted in criminal DNA databases to identify criminal suspects through their connection with relatives. Beyond criminal investigation purposes, familial searching might also be used for the identification of unknown bodies and missing persons. The United Kingdom and Poland are cases that illustrate the variability of familial searching meanings, uses, and regulations. In the United Kingdom, familial searching is regulated by exceptionality and is mainly used for the identification of suspects in serious criminal cases. In Poland, familial searching is regulated within the framework of expanding the scope of its application to the search and/or identification of missing persons. Drawing on interviews with diverse key stakeholders in the United Kingdom and Poland, we address the ethical controversies of familial searching in the field of criminal investigation and in the domain of missing persons together. We argue that the views of stakeholders about the ethical controversies of familial searching lead to prescribing specific notions of social risks, public good, and the accountability of the state.

Risk Privatisation and Social Investment – Self-Employment in the United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-283
Author(s):  
Kevin Caraher ◽  
Enrico Reuter
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
The One

Abstract With increasing numbers of self-employed persons in the United Kingdom (UK) struggling to protect themselves via personal savings or private insurance against work-related social risks (an issue that has gained further importance in light of the Covid-19 pandemic), this article first discusses self-employment as a type of work that implies intrinsically privatised forms of risk management. Secondly, current social policy interventions towards vulnerable self-employed persons in the United Kingdom (UK) are analysed to identify the mix of instruments used for, on the one hand, investment and support and, on the other hand, conditionality, coercion and activation. Finally, we explore how responsibilities for risk management manifest themselves and argue that the expansion of activation and conditionality increases pressures upon self-employed workers with insufficient incomes and thus indicates a far-reaching risk privatisation, while undermining the idea of a meaningful social investment approach.

scholarly journals ‘The Jigsaw Culture of Care’: A qualitative analysis of montessori-based programming for dementia care in the United Kingdom

Dementia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 147130122110201
Author(s):  
Shruti Raghuraman ◽  
Victoria Tischler
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Culture Of Care ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The Uk

Aims Montessori-Based Programming (MBP) in dementia care refers to a growing body of research and practice that has developed Montessori methods to facilitate self-paced learning, independence and engagement for people living with dementia. A number of research gaps have been identified in the existing literature such as a lack of cross-cultural studies and well-powered, robustly designed outcome studies. The current study investigated the use of MBP with a focus on provision in the United Kingdom. It aimed to identify MBP implementation approaches, challenges and barriers, and research gaps. Design and Methods A qualitative design was implemented to analyse data from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders ( N = 8) with experience of MBP in the UK. Participants included care home management and staff, MBP trainers and independent dementia experts with a background in Montessori methods. Inductive, thematic analysis revealed four main themes and sub-themes. The study duration was between April 2019 and October 2019. Findings A framework describing knowledge and understanding of MBP in the UK, implementation considerations, challenges and barriers, evidence of outcomes and research gaps was developed to provide guidance for researchers and practitioners interested in MBP. Implementation considerations included using a whole-home approach and changing the culture of care through management support. Barriers to implementation included conservative attitudes to care, perceived lack of time and resources, health and safety issues, and issues of sustainability. Conclusion The benefits of MBP in dementia care are promising but require further empirical investigation. There is a need to design, execute and publish evidence to secure the support of key stakeholders in dementia care research, policy and commissioning in the UK.

scholarly journals Genetic relatedness of ceftriaxone-resistant and high-level azithromycin resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae cases, United Kingdom and Australia, February to April 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy V Jennison ◽  
David Whiley ◽  
Monica M Lahra ◽  
Rikki M Graham ◽  
Michelle J Cole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Whole Genome Sequencing ◽  
Genome Sequencing ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
High Level

Between February and April 2018, three ceftriaxone-resistant and high-level azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae cases were identified; one in the United Kingdom and two in Australia. Whole genome sequencing was used to show that the isolates from these cases belong to a single gonococcal clone, which we name the A2543 clone.

Estonia affair will tighten checks on money laundering

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Money Laundering ◽  
Financial Supervision ◽  
Criminal Investigation ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Illicit Flows ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Subject The impact of the recent money laundering scandal. Significance Danske Bank has lost 28,000 private customers in Denmark between January and June 2018, Reuters reported on August 14. The unfolding money-laundering scandal at Danske Bank’s Estonian branch has sparked a criminal investigation and put the failings of financial supervision under the spotlight in both Estonia and Denmark. Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest lender, has shut down its Estonian operations. The process will be costly for Danske Bank in terms of both money and reputation. It also serves to draw further attention to illicit flows from former Soviet states to the EU. Many countries, including the United Kingdom, have already tightened their legislation accordingly. Impacts The bank will find it more difficult to expand its operations outside its traditional geographical territories. Tighter EU regulations against money-laundering will increase banks’ compliance costs. Some market segments, such as non-resident operations, may become just too costly to service.

scholarly journals Correcting Miscarriages of Justice: The Role of the Criminal Cases Review Commission - The Bowker Lecture, September 28, 1999

1969 ◽  
pp. 365
Author(s):  
L. H. Leigh
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Lecture Series ◽  
The University

This article explains the origins and operation of the Criminal Cases Review Commission of the United Kingdom. The Commission was created in1997 to investigate and respond to possible miscarriages of justice. The article explains how the Commission works and its jurisdiction. As well, the author describes the strengths and weaknesses of the workings of the Commission. This article was originally delivered as a lecture at the University of Alberta on September 28, 1999 as part of the Bowker Lecture series.

Missing Persons in the United Kingdom

2006 ◽  
pp. 425-443
Author(s):  
Sophie Woodforde ◽  
Teri Blythe
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Missing Persons ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Quad: Origin and Evolving Dynamics

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-29
Author(s):  
Srabani Roychoudhury
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Good ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Public Good ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Security Concern

Quad is not a formal treaty, and for its members, it is not the only platform in Asia. It has brought like-minded maritime democracies together to create a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. It has responded to disaster crises and the pandemic more promptly than China’s aggressive moves in the Indo-Pacific region. This article aims to understand the origin of ‘the Quad’ referred to as Quad 1.0 and its failure in 2007 and re-emergence of it as Quad 2.0. Quad 2.0 is further divided into the pre-pandemic Quad 2.1 and pandemic onset Quad 2.2. This article articulates the trajectory that Quad has traversed to reach Summit level meetings and its pursued agenda. The latest development in this arena is forming a trilateral agreement between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom (AUKUS). This article questions the role of Quad in view of the formation of AUKUS and draw on its implications. It concludes that Quad has faltered in answering the security concern, paving the way for AUKUS. Quad’s role is likely to turn towards a developmental paradigm of ‘productive global public good’. In the long run, this will help create an equitable cohesive region and realize the ambition of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

Lessons from United Kingdom Airports on Ground Control Strategies

2003 ◽  
Vol 1850 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Humphreys ◽  
Stephen Ison
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Access Time ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Private Car ◽  
Local Transport ◽  
The Government

Major airports are currently operating close to capacity, and in the medium long term, air traffic is likely to grow, despite the effects of September 11, 2001. One of the consequences will be increased airport ground access congestion and a deterioration of ground access time reliability. A major challenge for airports is to make efficient use of ground access capacity that is currently dominated by private car trips. In response to the problem in the United Kingdom, the government has instructed each of 27 airports to lead an Airport Transport Forum comprising key stakeholders, namely the airlines, airport owners, employers, local transport authorities, rail companies, bus companies, and local government. Each forum is responsible for producing an airport surface access strategy to encourage more efficient use of ground access capacity and to attract more trips to airports by public modes of transport. There was a review of the U.K. mechanisms for coordinating ground access, and a comparison and contrast of the strategies was proposed for reducing car dependency for surface access trips by employees to airports. Although there are differences in the operating contexts of U.S. and U.K. airports, it might be asked, What lessons can be drawn from U.K. airports? The strategies of variously sized U.K. airports were analyzed, and findings reveal evidence of good innovative practice for reducing car dependency and improving efficiency of ground access systems. There is potential for transferability to the U.S. airport environment.

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