Laws and legal systems in the uk Flashcards
what is civil law
-system trying to set out rules to cover all the sorts of situations that may arise in life within an organisation
what is criminal law
system for punishing wrong doing and are unacceptable publicly
what are the sources of law
1) common law, developed from the decisions of senior judges
2) statute law, created by legislative bodies e.g. parliament
3) European law, law system that is specific to the EU
types of offences
1) indictable offences, serious crimes and are tried in the crown court y a judge and jury (criminal case)
2) summary offenses, less serious, civil cases
3) triable-either-way offences. Can be either summary or indictable offences
what are some criminal penalties
-fines
-discharged
-community orders e.g. community services
-custodial sentences e.g. prison
-ancillary order, order that is related to the main cause of the penalty. A secondary penalty e.g. ban from driving
what are some prosecutions related to pharmacists’
-failure to keep adequate CD records
-Not meeting a prescription’s instalment instruction when supplying methadone
-NHS fraud
what’s the notifiable occupations scheme
when professionals have to share/ report details to a government to ensure they are qualified
what does it mean by a ‘spent’ conviction
when individuals with specific convictions do not need to disclose it in a job application
what is the human medicines regulation act
set of laws that govern the approval and manufacture and distribution the use of medicines
what is the veterinary medicinal directive act
protects animal health, public health and the environment
the misuse of drugs act
preventing the misuse of controlled drugs
the data protection act
act of parliament designed to protect personal data stored on computers or paper filing systems
environmental protection act
duty of landowners etc. to keep specified land clear or litter etc.
the poisons act
legislation designed to regulate the sale possession and use of poisons and other dangerous substances
