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News Archive 2002

This area provides links to news items which have featured previously on Policy Hub

December 2002

Engaging with the Public: survey of local authorities - a survey on the range and extent of public participation initiatives being used across Local Government carried out by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (December 2002)
Planning for a secure retirement - Government publishes its Green Paper on Pensions (17 December)
Delivering better transport - Department for Transport publishes a report on progress towards delivery of the Government's 10 Year Plan for Transport (17 December)
E-Government progress - Public Accounts Committee report assesses the progress of Departments in introducing e-services (13 December)
New Sure Start Unit (11 December)
Lessons from top councils - Audit Commission publish the first Comprehensive Performance Assessment of single tier and county councils in England (10 December)
New research is critical of devolution plans for English Regions - Research commissioned by the Local Government Association and the County Councils Network is critical of the Governments proposals to re-organise Government in the English regions (2 December)

November 2002

Young runaways - Social Exclusion Unit report examining the problem of young people running away from home or care (28 November)
Cross-cutting reviews published - HM Treasury have published two cross-cutting reviews; tackling health inequalities and cross-cutting review of the labour market (November 2000)
Improving risk management in Government - Strategy Unit report examines the way government handles and communicates about risk to the public (20 November)
Protecting the public - Home Office White Paper proposes modernisation of laws on sexual offences (19 November)

October 2002

New approaches to policy making: four new guides from Cabinet Office (31 October)
What works in neighbourhood renewal? - Neighbourhood Renewal Unit launch innovative web-site, Renewal.net (21 October)
Delivering effective local services to the disadvantaged - Regional Co-ordination Unit publish review of area based initiatives (16 October)
Tips for assessing the impact of policies - Cabinet Office Strategy Unit publish new version of Impact Assessment and Guidance Checklist for Policy Makers on Policy Hub (11 October)

September 2002

Improving your skills in delivery - new initiative by the Office of Government Commerce to raise the level of project delivery skills in Central Government (23 September)
Sue Duncan named first Government Chief Social Researcher (18 September)
Putting the 'e' in regional strategies - report published by the Society of Information Technology Management (Socitm) urges England's regions to start developing e-strategies (9 September)
How can qualitative research lead to more effective consultation with the public? - Sue Duncan, Director - Policy Studies, Strategy Unit, Cabinet Office and Alan Hedges, independent research consultant and a spokesperson for the Association for Qualitative Research examine the social policy role of qualitative research (13 September)