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:: Business Resources
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This section of the web site is under continuous
development. Below you will find an ever increasing
array of links to sources of information on the Internet
and various business tools.
Sources of advice on best practice
www.ogc.gov.uk -
The Office of Government
Commerce is an independent office of the HM Treasury
and works with public
sector organisations to help them improve their efficiency,
gain better
value for money from their commercial activities
and deliver improved
success from programmes and projects. The site contains
useful
information, guidance and toolkits on the role of
Senior Responsible Owners
of IT projects, Government procurement, Managing
Successful Programmes (MSP), the Gateway Review
process and the Government's efficiency programme.
www.nao.org.uk -
The National Audit Office
scrutinizes spending on behalf of Parliament. It
is independent of
Government. They audit the accounts of all government
departments and
agencies, as well as a wide range of public bodies,
and report to
Parliaments on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness
with which they
have used public money. The web site contains a number
of reports of NAO's
investigations into Government IT and Public Finance
Initiative projects.
www.audit-commission.gov.uk -
The Audit Commission are an independent
public body responsible for ensuring that public
money is spent
economically, efficiently, and effectively in the
areas of local government,
housing, health, criminal justice and fire and rescue
services.
www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk - The
Improvement and Development Agency works on innovation
in Local Government.
IDeA Knowledge provides in-depth improvement news
and examples of good
practice from councils across England and Wales,
and provides access to the
IDeA's range of tools and services.
www.plainenglish.co.uk -
The Plain English Campaign is an independent
UK based organisation that fights to stamp out all
forms of 'gobbledygook'
www.govtalk.gov.uk -
GovTalk sets
the standards for seamless
electronic Government. The purpose of this site is
to enable the public
sector, Industry and other interested parties to
work together in developing
and agreeing policies and standards for e-government.
Sources of information about central and local government
services
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www.direct.gov.uk -
DirectGov is
the
government's portal for citizens. The site provides
a wide range of public
service information and services.
www.businesslink.gov.uk - Business
Link
is the government's website for any small business
owner to start a search
for information or support on issues such as tax,
IT, finance and employment
regulations.
www.info4local.gov.uk -
Info4local Government provides the first, online, one-stop
gateway for local authorities to get
quick and easy access to local government-related
information that is
published on the web sites of central government
departments and agencies.
www.planningportal.gov.uk - The
Planning Portal is the UK government's online planning
and building
regulations service. It can be used to learn about
planning and building
regulations, apply for planning permission and building
regulations consent,
find out about development near you, appeal against
a decision and research
government policy. It is a good example of a joined
up local and central
government service designed to meet the need of customers.
www.local.gov.uk -
Local.gov.uk This is a gateway to local authority
organisations and advice.
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