Website of the Ethical Standards Commissioner, an independent regulator that looks at how people are appointed to the boards of public bodies in Scotland and investigates complaints made about the behaviour of MSPs, local authority councillors, board members of public bodies and lobbyists.
Social Care Wales is the body that sets and maintains standards for the social care workforce in Wales. There is information on the Register of Social Care Workers in Wales which is administered by Social Care Wales and on the Code of Professional Practice for Social Care which sets standards for all care professionals in Wales. The site also has training, development and careers information for the social care sector. A collection of resources including documents, videos and links to external web resources of interest to social care workers in Wales is also given on the site.
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) regulates newspaper and magazine content in the UK. Its website includes the Editors' Code of Conduct and a database of IPSO rulings. It also provides details of the Organisation's arbitration scheme, information about press standards, minutes of Board meetings, guidance on making a complaint and advice about dealing with harassment.
Archived website of Standards for England (Standards Board for England), a non-departmental public body which was abolished in 2012. Standards for England was the strategic regulator with responsibility for promoting high standards of conduct amongst councillors and members of local public authorities in England. Its website includes reports of meetings and information on the Code of Conduct and local standards framework. Summaries of completed investigations can be browsed or searched on the site.
Website of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, an independent public body whose purpose is to promote the Seven Principles of Public Life set out by the Nolan Committee. The website describes the Committee's remit and work. It also makes available reports, responses to consultations and other documents produced by the Committee.
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is the division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services responsible for ensuring that human subject research complies with appropriate regulations through the provision of guidance and education to research institutions. The OHRP website publishes a range of policy guidance, including federal regulations, compliance procedures and other advice-giving materials. Policy guidance is organised by topic including consent, research, human subjects, children, prisoners, stem cells and tissue storage.
Website of the Thai Industrial Standards Institute, the national standards body for Thailand. The Institute was established in 1968 under the Industrial Product Standards Act B.E. 2511 (1968). The full-texts of the Act and various ministerial regulations are available in HTML, in both Thai and English. The Institute develops, disseminates and promotes national standards in industry in Thailand, and participates in international standards organisations and programmes.
Website of ICANN, a technical coordination body for the internet. It is a non-profit corporation which coordinates the assignment of IP addresses, domain names, and protocol parameters. The site has organisational information, details of staff members and news items including an archive of ICANN's weekly newsletter. There is information on current and past topics the organisation is concerned with, details of committees and working groups and financial information.
Website of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, set up by the FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and codes of practice. The website provides detailed background and historical information relating to Codex and food standards. Statutes and rules of procedure of Codex are made available and members of the Commission can be browsed by region or country. A calendar of events gives details of forthcoming meetings and reports of Codex committees and task forces can be viewed in PDF format.
This is the official website of the Estonian Centre for Standardisation and Accreditation, responsible for standardisation in Estonia. The site includes the background and structure of the Board, as well as its legal basis and its functions and activities. Also included are details and statistics on standardisation, and reports on joint projects and technical committees. In addition there are reports on international agreements and the Board's participation in international projects. The site is available in Estonian, with some content in English.
