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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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News from Out-Law.com

 

Tips for Christopher Graham, Britain's new privacy chief
The new Information Commissioner has a better opportunity to make a direct connection with the public and change privacy culture in the UK than any of his predecessors, information law experts have said.
Lords ruling reduces contracts' certainty, says expert
A landmark House of Lords ruling will undermine the certainty of contracts and could make it more expensive to take cases over contract interpretation to court, according to a contract law expert.
Software firm launches Google suit over AdWords and search listing
A software company has sued Google not only for trade mark infringement in Google's AdWords advertising system but for making its website invisible to the Google search engine.
Companies will have to justify different treatment of old people, Government says
Financial services and insurance companies will have to justify any unfavourable treatment of older people while car hire companies will not be allowed to refuse to serve old people under new proposals drawn up by the Government.
No Dr No rights for Bond owners, says EU court
The company behind the James Bond film franchise cannot stop another company from registering Dr No as a trade mark because the film title is an indication of artistic, and not commercial, origin, an EU court has said.
Heatwave should prompt relaxed dress codes and law change say unions
Employers should relax dress codes in the current heatwave to avoid concentration lapses, mistakes and even accidents, union bosses have said. They have also called for a law change to create a maximum legal working temperature.
Pirate Bay to be heart of legal content distribution network, say new owners
The world's biggest distributor of links to copyright infringing material is to be bought by a software entrepreneur and turned into a legitimate business, the site has announced. The Pirate Bay has agreed to be acquired for £4.8 million.
Regulators push for fairer, easier data protection compliance in outsourcing deals
The European Commission should make sure that outsourcing providers who process personal data are bound by consistent rules irrespective of whether they are based inside or outside the EU, data protection watchdogs have said.