Conduct rules, Ethics and Professional Practice Flashcards
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What are some bodies within the RICS
RICS Matrics - Aimed at newly qualified surveyors to give them a platform within the RICS including; APC support, CPD seminars, Networking. e.c.t
LionHeart - Based in Birmingham, lionheart is an independantly run charity by out professionals for our professionals. They offer; financial support, free councilling, legal advice.
What is the RICS CPD policy
All members must undertake a minimum of 20 hours of CPD each calender year. This is logged and submitted to the RICS. This demonstrates that its members maintain and enhance the knowlage and skills they meed to deliver a professional service. Of the 20 hours, 10 hours need to be formal CPD.
What is formal and informal CPD
Formal CPD - Professional courses, seminars and conferences, online seminars
Informal CPD - Shaddowing professionals, Priviate Sudy, delivering presentations
What are the five ethical standards that all RICS members must meet
Act with integrity,
Always provide a high standard of service,
Act in a way that promotes trust in the profession,
Treat others with respect,
Take responsability
What is meant by ‘act with integrity’
This means being honest and staightforward in all that you do. This includes but is not limited to;
Being trustworthy,
Being open and transparent,
Respencing confidential information,
Not taking advantage of anyone you owe a duty of care,
Not allowing bias or conflict of interest.
What is meant by ‘always provide a high standard of service’
This means always ensuring that your client or those whom you have professional responsability for receive the best possible advicem support or performance including;
Be clear with the service you are providing,
Act within the scope of your competance,
Be transparent about fees and any other costs,
Communicate with your client in a way that will enable them to make informed decisions
What is meant by ‘act in a way that promotes trust in the profession’
This means act in a manner, both in your prefessional and personal life, to promote you, your firm or organisation you work for and the profession in a positive way including;
Promoting what you and the profession stand for,
Fufilling your obligations,
Understand how yours and others actions affect the enviroment,
understanding that being a progessional is more that how you behave at work.
What is meant by ‘treat others with respect’
This means treating people with courtesy, politeness, consideration not matter their attibutes includeing those in Equality Act 2010 including;
Never discriminate anyone,
be aware of cultual sensativities,
put the fair treatment of clients at the centre of your buisness culture,
what is meant by ‘take responsability’
This means being accountable for all of your actions, don’t blame others if things go wrong including;
Always act with care and diligence,
Responde in appropriate manner to complaints,
If you beleive sinething is not right, question it,
What is the structure of the RICS
Privy Council > Governing Council > discretionary bodies & committees
What is the Privy Council
The Privy Council acts as an independent decision-making body that reports on activity and performance only. The RICS’s bye-laws have to be ratified by the UK Government, through the Privy Council even if it approved by the majority of the Governing Council.
What is The Governing Council
The Governing Council is the RICS’s highest governing body, setting out the global strategy and ensuring RICS fulfills its Royal Charter obligations.
The council is made up of elected members from across the globe. The chair of the Governing Council is currently Chris Brooke FRICS (2017) and the President Elect Tim Neal MRICS (2017).
The Governing Council oversees various boards and councils that are required by the charter and bye-laws
What are some various boards and councils that are required by the charter and bye-laws
Management Bodies, Standards and Regulations Board, Audit Committee.
What are some discretionary bodies that support the governing council
The Governing Council is also supported by a number of discretionary bodies that exercise power outside the control of the administration these include; Finance Committee, Nominations Committee, Presidential Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee.
What is a Royal Charter
A document that is signed by the king or queen of a country, and that gives an organization particular rights normally reserved for organizations that work in the public interest. The RICS was incorporated in 1881.
What is the RICS Royal Charter
The charter sets out the objectives of the RICS: The objects of the Institution shall be to secure the advancement and facilitate the acquisition of that knowledge which constitutes the profession of a surveyor, namely, the arts, sciences and to maintain and promote the usefulness of the profession for the public advantage in the United Kingdom and in any other part of the world
What is The Royal Charter Bye-Laws
There are 10 Bye-laws, These Bye-laws and any Regulations apply to all members or where stated within the charter; a Firm, a Regulated Non-Member and any person covered by any agreement made under Article 20 of the Charter.
How is the civil court system structured
Supreme Court,
Court of Appeal,
High Court of Justice,
County Court.
How is the criminal court system structured
Supreme Court,
Court of Appeal,
Crown Court,
Magistrates Court,
What is a civil law UK
Civil Law covers such areas as contracts, negligence, family matters, employment, probate and land law.
What is criminal law UK
Criminal Law deals with behavior that is or can be construed as an offense against the public, society, or the state examples are murder, assault, theft and drunken driving. The Hierarchy top down is as follows;
What is the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, serving as the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
What is the Court of Appeal
The court of appeal is split into the Civil Division which hears appeals from the County Court, High Court of Justice and Family Court and The Criminal Division also hears appeals from the Crown Court Permission to appeal is normally required from either the lower court or the Court of Appeal itself.
Permission to appeal is normally required from either the lower court or the Court of Appeal itself; and with permission, further appeal may lie to the Supreme Court.
What is Common law
Common law, which is also known as case law or precedent is law that has been developed by judges, courts and similar tribunals. It is one of the many sources of the UK’s unwritten constitution
