http://powerfulwomen.org.uk/board-statistics-by-company/<\/a><\/p>Strong progress has been made in that the representation of women on FTSE 100 boards has increased from 12.5% in 2011 to 31.6% in May 2019 and among executive directors has doubled from 5.5% to 10.3% in the same period.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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No such assessment has been made, but the Government is considering options to ensure that our system of consumer protection provides a robust response to both local and national threats for the Consumer White Paper.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government has endorsed the TrustMark scheme to reduce the number of rogue and incompetent builders; and to identify local traders who have undergone independent checks for both trade competence and good trading practice. This scheme gives consumers increased confidence and ability to choose registered businesses including builders who adhere to and maintain high standards.<\/p>
<\/p>
TrustMark is actively involved with Trading Standards to provide further protection to consumers affected by rogue builders.<\/p>"}
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The proportion of guilty pleas (where plea was known) has slowly been declining, from 74% in 2014 to 69% for white defendants, and from 61% in 2014 to 57% for BAME defendants in 2018.<\/p>
Data is only available for defendants dealt with at Crown Court (not all defendants) for indictable offences.<\/p>
The proportion of defendants who entered a guilty plea by ethnicity (2008 \u2013 2018) can be found in the Crown court data tool at the following link:<\/p>
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802313/crown-court-tool-2018.xlsx<\/a><\/p>- Remove the \u2018Values\u2019 field from Rows<\/li>
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- Drag the \u2018Total for Trial\u2019 field into Values<\/li>
- Filter to \u201901: Guilty Plea\u2019 in the \u2018Plea at Crown Court\u2019 field for the number of defendants that entered a guilty plea<\/li>
- Filter to \u201901: Guilty Plea\u2019 and \u201902: Not Guilty plea\u2019 in the \u2018Plea at Crown Court\u2019 field number of defendants that entered a plea overall (where plea was known)<\/li>
- The number of BAME defendants can be defined by combining \u201902: Black\u2019, \u201903: Asian\u2019, \u201904: Mixed\u2019 and \u201905: Chinese and other\u2019 rows. The number of white defendants who entered a guilty plea each year can be found in the \u201801: White\u2019 row.<\/li>
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The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, transferring regulatory responsibility to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 1 April 2014.<\/p>
<\/p>
The FCA requires payday lenders to carry out robust affordability checks, limits the number of times a payday loan can be rolled over to two, places tough restrictions on lenders\u2019 use of continuous payment authorities, and requires all payday lending adverts to include a risk warning and information about where to get free debt advice.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government has given the FCA strong powers to protect consumers and to take action against firms and individuals that do not meet its standards. In 2018, the FCA issued total fines of £60 million.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p>On problem debt more broadly, the Government is implementing its manifesto commitment to introduce a breathing space and statutory debt repayment plan. The two polices aim to give people in problem debt the opportunity to take control of their finances and put them on a sustainable footing.<\/p>"}
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