http://www.out-law.com/en/ Latest legal news on public sector from OUT-LAW.COM, part of international law firm Pinsent Masons en-gb Pinsent Masons LLP Tue, 22 May 2012 13:50:05 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/government-admits-anonymisaton-of-data-does-not-always-secure-individuals-privacy/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/government-admits-anonymisaton-of-data-does-not-always-secure-individuals-privacy/ Public Sector Health and care service providers and private sector life scientists will have access to anonymised medical data relating to individuals who consent to the sharing of their records under a new 10 year information strategy outlined by the Government. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:17:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/london-council-fined-70k-following-child-sex-abuse-data-breach/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/london-council-fined-70k-following-child-sex-abuse-data-breach/ Public Sector A local authority in London has been fined £70,000 after papers containing identifying details about child sex abuse cases were stolen from a social worker it employed. Tue, 22 May 2012 12:12:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/almost-1000-data-offences-recorded-at-dwp-in-10-month-period/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/almost-1000-data-offences-recorded-at-dwp-in-10-month-period/ Public Sector Staff at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) were disciplined a total of 992 times for unlawfully or inappropriately accessing individuals' social security records between April 2011 and January this year. Tue, 22 May 2012 10:02:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/ico-announces-plan-to-change-public-sector-publication-scheme-standards/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/ico-announces-plan-to-change-public-sector-publication-scheme-standards/ Public Sector Public bodies will be required to proactively publish some information and to do so transparently and in a re-usable formats under plans being developed by a freedom of information (FOI) watchdog. Mon, 21 May 2012 12:42:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/majority-of-government-sites-will-fail-to-comply-in-time-with-cookies-enforcement-deadline/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/majority-of-government-sites-will-fail-to-comply-in-time-with-cookies-enforcement-deadline/ Public Sector Most Government websites will fail to comply with new laws on 'cookies' when the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) begins formally enforcing them next week, the Cabinet Office has said, according to a reports. Thu, 17 May 2012 11:55:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/uk-continues-to-lead-international-ppp-market-despite-reform-uncertainty-survey-shows/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/uk-continues-to-lead-international-ppp-market-despite-reform-uncertainty-survey-shows/ Public Sector The UK has emerged as one of the 'Big 5' countries expected to experience the most public private partnership (PPP) activity over the next 12 months, following a recent survey by Deloitte and industry publication Partnerships Bulletin. Tue, 15 May 2012 09:20:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/minister-vetoes-disclosure-of-information-about-risks-to-nhs-changes/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/minister-vetoes-disclosure-of-information-about-risks-to-nhs-changes/ Public Sector The Secretary of State for Health has vetoed plans for the publication of a Government document which outlined potential risks of changes to the NHS, claiming that publication would reduce the chances of civil servants offering ministers frank advice. Thu, 10 May 2012 12:19:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/employment-tribunals-cannot-apportion-liability-in-discrimination-claims-where-more-than-one-party-is-at-fault/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/employment-tribunals-cannot-apportion-liability-in-discrimination-claims-where-more-than-one-party-is-at-fault/ Public Sector Employment tribunals do not have the jurisdiction to apportion liability for compensation in discrimination claims where more than one party is at fault, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has ruled. Tue, 08 May 2012 14:41:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/page-497 http://www.out-law.com/page-497 Public Sector This guide is based on UK law for the tax year 2012/13 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/unsurprising-report-calls-for-more-transparency-about-private-equity-investment-in-public-contracts/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/unsurprising-report-calls-for-more-transparency-about-private-equity-investment-in-public-contracts/ Public Sector Private companies investing in Private Finance Initiative (PFI)-funded public projects must be transparent about the relationship between their share of the risk and their profits, a committee of MPs has warned. Thu, 03 May 2012 10:26:00 +0100