I’ve spent the last two weeks organising the marketing of our range of regulatory support for awarding organisations. I’ve designed a marketing leaflet to emphasise the challenge of regulation now that Ofqual has published its new arrangements. The image for the front of the leaflet gives the message that regulation is negative, that its impact is to delay, confuse and restrict any organisation which wishes to push ahead successfully in business. The key image shows ‘one-way’ signs pointing both left and right, a ‘do not enter’ sign, a ‘dead end’ sign and a ‘stop’ sign all in bright reds and yellows. All of them together threaten to seriously impede your progress!
Use of Social Networks in the Workplace
There is some scepticism about the effectiveness of the Data Protection Act for regulating access to personal data on social networks. I recently conducted two short surveys (April and May 2011) as part of my research at City University London. The surveys set out to identify the main issues that concerned users of social networks and the views of data protection and information governance professionals about the use of social network services in the work place.
For the full 8-page report see Social_Networks_Haynes_ 2011. Read more 
Another wave of regulation
On 16th May Ofqual published its General Conditions of Recognition and Criteria for Recognition for Awarding Organisations and their qualifications. Friday 18th May 2012 is the deadline for the submission of a statement of compliance and associated self-evaluation to assure the regulator that its requirements can continue to be met. Read more
