The Regulators
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| Originally published | September 24, 1996 |
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| Authors | Stephen King |
| Followed by | Desperation |
| Genres | Horror Fiction |
| Page count | 480 |
| Country | United States |
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| ID | 1411265 |
About The Regulators
The Regulators is a novel by American author Stephen King, writing under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, Desperation.
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... The Regulators and Defra now have two months to provide a response before a final decision is made...
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... The white paper outlines five principles that The Regulators should consider to enable the safe and innovative use of AI in the industries they monitor: • Safety, security and robustness: applications of AI should function in a secure, safe and robust way where risks are carefully managed• Transparency and " explainability" organisations developing and deploying AI should be able to communicate when and how it is used and explain a system s decision-making process in an appropriate level of detail that matches the risks posed by the use of AI• Fairness: AI should be used in a way which complies with the UK s existing laws, for example on equalities or data protection, and must not discriminate against individuals or create unfair commercial outcomes• Accountability and governance: measures are needed to ensure there is appropriate oversight of the way AI is being used and clear accountability for the outcomes • Contestability and redress: people need to have clear routes to dispute harmful outcomes or decisions generated by AIOver the next year, regulators will issue practical guidance to organisations to set out how to implement these principles in their sectors...
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... And I think there s a real pressure on us for ourselves, and The Regulators not to repeat that situation, " he said...
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... " We are paying close attention to these plans and to The Regulators plans, because we would not want our constituents to think cryptocurrencies are any less risky if they are regulated, " she said...
Wild swimmers are getting sick from sewage, campaigners say
... " Through increased monitoring and transparency, driven by government, The Regulators have launched the largest criminal and civil investigations into water company sewage treatment works ever...
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Government may have broken law over sewage - watchdog
By Esme Stallard Jonah Fisher and Sophie WoodcockClimate and science
The UK's environment watchdog suspects the government and regulators have broken The Law over how they regulate sewage releases.
The Office for Environmental Protection announced its preliminary findings into an investigation on Tuesday.
The Regulators and Defra now have two months to provide a response before a final decision is made.
Last week a BBC investigation found potentially hundreds of illegal dry sewage spills in England.
In response to The Announcement the government said: " The volume of sewage discharged is completely unacceptable. That is why We Are The First government in history to take such comprehensive action to tackle it".
But it added: " While we do not agree with the OEP's initial interpretations, which cover points of law spanning over two decades, we will continue to work constructively with the OEP on this issue. "
In June 2022 the OEP announced it was investigating whether England's regulators, Ofwat and the Environment Agency , along with The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) had failed to meet their legal responsibility to monitor water companies' release of sewage and enforce The Rules .
Following a year of evidence-gathering by the organisation and its lawyers, on Tuesday it announced that " it had reasonable grounds for suspecting that the authorit[ies] has failed to comply with Environmental Law ".
The government has come Under Pressure in recent years over The High levels of sewage discharges into the UK's rivers and seas.
In 2022, water companies in England released sewage for 1. 75 million Hours - or 825 times A Day on average.
Releasing sewage into waterways can lead to a build-up of algae which starves local wildlife of oxygen and can produce toxins that are fatal to pets and dangerous to people.
In response to The Initial OEP findings an Environment Agency spokesperson said: " We welcome this investigation from The Office for Environmental Protection and we share their ambition to drive improvements in water quality. "
Ofwat echoed this and told The Bbc : " We welcome the OEP's considerations, particularly on the clarity of responsibilities for the protection of The Environment and we will work with them as their investigation moves forward. "
The OEP announcement on Tuesday was an " information notice" - a requirement for The Regulators to set out whether they agree with the OEP's view that they have not complied with Environmental Law , and if they agree what action they will take. The OEP will assess this information and likely publish a final decision later this year.
If it is found The Law was breached the OEP said it " would be serious" and the First Time that the OEP has made such a decision.
The organisation will make recommendations to MPs to take action against The Regulators or will apply to The High Court for urgent judicial review.
In practice this means that the Environment Agency or one of The Regulators will have to change The Way it enforces The Law for sewage companies.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
