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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

 

Nominet plans release of super-short domain names
A host of new, short domain names will be made available under the body responsible for domain names ending in .uk, Nominet. It plans to allow the registration of previously-banned domain names consisting of one or two characters.
Amazon objector claims partial victory in One-Click patent challenge
Amazon's controversial 'one click' patent has been given the green light by the US Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) after a re-examination.
Tories will halt IT procurement and try to stop contracts over £100m
Government IT procurement will stall after this year's general election if the Conservative Party wins power. Conservatives have pledged to put an immediate halt to all IT procurement and to try to make it harder to award contracts over £100 million.
UK shoppers unaware of online rights, reports BIS
UK web users are Europe's biggest online shoppers but are not aware of their consumer rights when it comes to e-commerce, a Government survey has found.
Contract was in place because companies behaved as if it was, says Supreme Court
A deal was governed by a contract despite the two companies involved not actually signing and exchanging copies of it, the Supreme Court has ruled. The contract is in effect because the firms behaved as if it was, it said.
European Parliament threatens court action over ACTA secrecy
The European Parliament has threatened to take the European Commission to the EU's highest court if it does not disclose the details of a secret international copyright treaty.
Remedying PPI mis-selling could cost the industry over £4 billion, says FSA
The FSA has drastically revised its estimate of what it will cost firms to comply with new guidance on handling and redressing customer complaints about payment protection insurance (PPI).
ISPs, publishers and academics voice outrage at Digital Economy Bill
Plans to introduce a law that will force internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to websites accused of hosting copyright-infringing content have been condemned by ISPs, publishers, consumer groups, user rights groups and academics.