Chapter 3.1 - Compare the key legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements when sourcing in the not-for-profit, private and public sectors Flashcards
Name 4 areas of regulation that organisations must follow
- Data protection
- Ethical practise
- Health, safety and environment and workers rights
- Marketplace competition
What do data protection regulations cover?
The movement, storage, ownership and distribution of personal data
What do ethical practise regulations include?
Regs that govern and promote good practises and prohibit corrupt or unfair practises between organisations and their customers
Collusion
The cooperative but secretive or covert joining of allegiances of two parties
Carterl
A group of organisations that work together to prevent competition, raise prices and gain control of the market
What do health, safety, environmental and workers rights ensure?
That workers have the right to work without prejudice, suffer no injury in the process of carrying out their work and have a suitable balance of work and leisure time
What do marketplace competition regs ensure
Fairness in business and trading, while promoting and facilitating competition within different markets to ensure that customers can find products at a good value
What are product safety standards?
Regs that sets minimum levels of safety or quality that a product should conform to before it can be sold within a country or region
British Standards Institution (BSI group)
An institution that produces the technical standards that products must conform to in the UK
Give an example of product safety standards in Europe
CE mark - European conformity. It shows that the product meets the requirements of relevant European directives, is safe, fit for use and suitable for sale within the EU and EEA
Brexit
The UK’s departure from the European Union in 2020
Name a piece of UK data protection legislation
Data Protection Act 2018
Name a piece of UK ethical practise legislation
Bribery Act 2010
Name a piece of UK health, safety and environment and worker rights legislation
The Equality Act 2010
Name a piece of UK marketplace competition legislation
Competition Act 1998
Name a piece of UK product standards legislation
Consumer Rights Act 2015
The public interest test
The test used by public sector organisations to determine whether or not information should be released to the public when it is requested. Information will not be released if it is not seen to be in the public interest
Name 2 additional regulations public sector organisations are subject to
- The freedom of information act 2000
- UK Public Contract Regulations 2015
Call for competition
A notice released by a buying organisation through the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) to make potential suppliers aware that they may participate in a sourcing competition in line with the organisations requirement
Prior Information Notice (PIN)
A notice released by a buying organisation through the OJEU to make potential suppliers aware of a sourcing competition that it intends to run in the future
Name 4 rules the PCR 2015 contain in relation to public sector sourcing
- A number of procedures that specify the format of the tender
- A process that outlines the stages the buyer must follow when carrying out a tender
- Timescales that allow tenderers a suitable amount of time to compile and submit a tender and showcase their capabilities
- Contract award criteria that outline what the buyer should consider when appraising the viability of submitted tenders
Name 3 examples of regulatory bodies for not-for-profit organisations
- Australian Charities and Not-for-profits commission
- Charity commission for England and Wales
- International revenue service (USA)