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News archive 2005

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

• December 2005
• November 2005
• October 2005
• September 2005
• August 2005
• July 2005
• June 2005
• May 2005
• April 2005
• March 2005
• February 2005
• January 2005

December 2005

• Successful dispersal of asylum seekers - HO report 22 December
• Obesity and health inequalities - CHE report 20 December
• Disability, poverty and living standards - SPRC report 20 December
• Why the young turn to crime - ESRC research 20 December
• Revised Avian 'flu contingency plan - Defra 19 December
• Effect of family size and birth order on educational attainment - CEPR report 16 December
• National Safety Camera Programme: four-year evaluation - DfT report 15 December
• Launch of dedicated drug courts - 13 December
• British Social Attitudes 2005 - NatCen report 13 December
• Social care in England 2004-05 - CSCI report 13 December
• Poverty and social exclusion 2005 - JRF report 13 December
• Homelessness falls by twenty-three per cent - ODPM statistics 12 December
• UN climate change conference - Defra announcement 10 December
• Health research strategy - DH consultation responses 9 December
• Targets for bus services in England - NAO/AC report 9 December
• National studies programme 2006-07 consultation - Audit Commission 6 December
• Criminal justice: tensions and challenges - PMPA journal 2 December

November 2005

• Early reports from the National Evaluation of Sure Start 30 November
• Poverty and social exclusion in Wales - JRF report 30 November
• 2003 Scottish Health Survey results 29 November
• Understanding drug selling in communities - JRF report 28 November
• Home Office Citizenship Survey 2005 - early findings 25 November
• Minority ethnic groups and crime - HO report 24 November
• Services for young adults with complex needs - SEU report 24 November
• Young people - response to DfES consultation 24 November
• The culture of drinking, and how it could be changed - JRF report 24 November
• National drug strategy: Australia - AIHW report 22 November
• Science and Innovation Strategy - Home Office 22 November
• Government, the third sector and the rise of social capital - CRPSM report 21 November
• Intelligent Transport Systems - DfT policy framework 21 November
• Young adults and the criminal justice system - Barrow Cadbury Commission report 16 November
• Reducing the burden of harm from poor nutrition, tobacco smoking, physical inactivity and alcohol misuse - Centre for Health Economics report 15 November 2005
• Gender, time use and public policy - CEPR report 15 November
• Minority ethnic groups and the class barrier - JRF report 14 November
• Social rights and social capital - ARPA report 10 November
• Obesity and workplace absenteeism among older Australians 10 November
• Juvenile crime, alcohol and drugs - AIC report 8 November
• Consultation on climate change adaption - Defra 7 November
• The Healthcare dilemma - PWC report 7 November
• Community severance impacts - DfT report 3 November
• Improving the education and training of 14-19 year-olds - Nuffield Review 2 November
• Asylum policy and refugee children - Barnardo's report 1 November
• Tackling social exclusion through new technologies - SEU report 1 November
• National alcohol needs assessment for England 2004 1 November

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October 2005

• Ageing population, pensions and wealth creation - Tomorrow's Company report 31 October
• The burden of disease - HPA report 28 October
• The benefits of a degree - DfES report 27 October
• Graduates from disadvantaged families - JRF report 27 October
• The effects of pupil grouping - DfES report 27 October
• Tackling prison drug markets - HO report 27 October
• Education White Paper - DfES 25 October
• Evidence and Innovation Strategy 2005-08 - Defra project 25 October
• Biomass to generate heat - Biomass Task Force report 25 October
• New directions in community justice - ippr report 25 October
• Social and economic future of Europe - DWP report 24 October
• Scientific analysis in policy making - OST revision 19 October
• Strategy to improve health and wellbeing of nation - DWP, DH, HSE 19 October
• MMR vaccine not causing long-term developmental problems - Guardian article 19 October
• Police performance measures and anti-social behaviour - ESRC research 18 October
• EU action to tackle health inequalities - DH reports 17 October
• Look to Russia's past to fight epidemics - The Scientist article 17 October
• Ornithologists yet to understand full impact of Meinertzhagen's fraud - The Scientist article 17 October
• Why harm matters more than crime - CSF report 17 October
• The experience of health in an unequal society - POHG report 17 October
• Growing the railways - Transport 2000 17 October
• Success despite literacy difficulties - NCVER report 14 October
• What are the risks of Bird flu? - DH article 13 October
• Review on the economics of climate change - HM Treasury announcement 12 October
• Improving services, improving lives - interim SEU report 12 October
• Transport analysis guidance - DfT consultation 11 October
• Gap in housing market for young people - JRF report 11 October
• Community action in the field of health and consumer protection 2007-13 - DH consultation 10 October
• Skills for Life in colleges: one year on - Ofsted report 10 October
• Principles of welfare reform - DWP report 10 October
• Immigration and asylum policy - SMF report 10 October
• Black Pupils’ Achievement Programme - DfES scheme 7 October
• North Queensland Drug Court - AIC final report 6 October
• Role of government in public health - KF report 5 October
• New refugee integration projects - HO launch 3 October

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September 2005

• Welsh framework for Children, Young People & Maternity Services - Wales NHS document 30 September
• Environment and social justice - SDRN briefing 29 September
• Victims of trafficking - HO report 29 September
• Tackling rural disadvantage - CRC report 28 September
• Effective engagement in the EU - BRTF report 23 September
• National Guidance Framework: Highways Agency and Local Authorities 23 September
• Public confidence in official statistics - ONS report 22 September
• Decarbonising the UK - Tyndall Centre report 21 September
• Welsh social justice report 2005 - NAW 20 September
• Homelessness in ethnic minority populations - ODPM report 20 September
• Mental health: numbers on community-based treatment orders - King's Fund report 20 September
• Vulnerability of the professional classes - EFT report 19 September
• Bird ‘flu’ - Department of Health briefing 16 September
• How fiscal policy affects the family in France, Germany and the UK - Civitas report 16 September
• Why some countries plan better than others - Policy Exchange report 14 September
• Strong performance and progress in UK education - OECD report 13 September
• Call for regulation of regional bus services to mirror that of London - PTEG survey report 12 September
• Criminal Justice: tensions and challenges - PMPA October issue 12 September
• Targeting child poverty reduction in the UK - UNDP report 9 September
• Interventions related to obesity - HSFC review 9 September
• To the point: a blueprint for good targets - SMF report 8 September
• Promoting gender equality in transport - EOC report 7 September
• Social sustainability, religious belief and global ethics - Hawke Research Institute paper 7 September
• Improving delivery of mainstream services in deprived areas - ODPM report 6 September
• Call for scientists to spark public debate about the value of science - Demos report 5 September
• Personalised Travel Planning - DfT report 1 September
• Poor communities have the least access to essential life chances and resources - JRF report 1 September
• Getting to grips with learning styles - NCVER guidance 1 September

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August 2005

• Police, civilians and democratic accountability - Democratic Audit of Australia report 30 August
• Spending on cancer services reaches record levels - DH summary 30 August
• Omnibus survey 2005 - DfT report 26 August
• Review of training and development needs for public sector organisations - NICE report 26 August
• Key findings from the Supporting People Baseline User Survey - ODPM summary 26 August
• Call for train operating companies to be given more control - Adam Smith report 26 August
• Avian Influenza - Defra statement 25 August
• The positive impact of new forms of vocational education on 14 - 16 year olds - NFER report 25 August
• Anti-poverty and regeneration work and research - JRF report 22 August
• Good work evident across the childcare sector - Ofsted report 19 August
• How Defra is tackling climate change 17 August
• Smoking in the South East - SEPHO report 17 August
• How gambling, drinking and dating could benefit communities - CSV report 17 August
• Impact of hate crime to be investigated - Victim Support announcement 10 August
• Airport expansion is bad for the economy - FoE report 5 August
• Scottish Household Survey 2003-04 - results 4 August
• Government fight to end hospital waiting times not over - King's Fund report 4 August
• New indicators launched to measure local quality of life - Audit Commission report 2 August
• North east sets out to realise public benefit of buying local - nef report 1 August

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July 2005

• Multi-agency partnerships in key worker services for disabled children - DfES report 28 July
• Sustainable development in the South East - ippr report 27 July
• NHS improving against tougher targets - Healthcare Commission report 27 July
• Government urged to give third sector greater control of public service delivery 26 July
• Identifying national transport needs - DfT report 26 July
• Drugs education in schools, mental health and pupils' emotional well-being - Ofsted reports 21 July
• Crime in England and Wales 2004/2005 - Home Office report 21 July
• The role of data and evidence in 'public' policy making - obesity 20 July
• Rapid climate change - POST briefing 20 July
• Launch of Better Regulation Bill Consultation 20 July
• Assessing the value of additional years of schooling for the non-academically inclined - ACER report 20 July
• Transport - campaigning for smarter choices - DfT guidance 19 July
• Returning failed asylum applicants - NAO report 19 July
• Managed migration routes to UK - Home Office consultation 19 July
• State of Healthcare Report 2005 18 July
• International best practice in child care - Daycare Trust report 18 July
• Avian 'flu in China - report incorrect according to China's Ministry of Agriculture 15 July
• Arrangements to safeguard children - second joint report 14 July
• Medical case for clean air in the home, at work and in public places - RCP report 12 July
• Assessment of services available to minority ethnic young people leaving care - JRF report 11 July
• Costs of crime in England and Wales 2003/2004 - HO report 8 July
• Active Citizenship and the Role of Public Space - CLES report 7 July
• Binge drinking and public health - POST briefing 6 July
• Survey of employment in Britain - DTI report 5 July
• Detention and removal of asylum seekers - international comparison 5 July
• Wide variation in cancer cases and deaths - ONS report 5 July
• Transport priorities for 2005-06 to 2007-08 - DfT strategy 4 July
• Voting and convicted criminals - DAA report 4 July
• Scotland: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey 1 July
• Supporting people with learning disabilities - SE report 1 July
• Consumer access to health information on the internet: health policy implications 1 July

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June 2005

• Discrimination against new and expectant mothers in the workplace - EOC report 30 June
• Citizenship education at school in Europe - Eurydice report June 2005
• Success For All delivery plan: data evidence - DfES report 29 June
• Assessment of the Evercare Programme in England 28 June
• Action plan to pass more power from central government to local communities 28 June
• Transport - pmpa journal special issue 28 June
• Care services for older people - King's Fund inquiry 27 June
• Managing risks to the public: appraisal guidance - HM Treasury 24 June
• Reducing the risk of hospital acquired infection - PAC report 23 June
• Review of action to reduce re-offending - Guardian report 22 June
• UK Influenza Pandemic Contingency Plan - summary of comments received by DH 21 June
• Home Office Annual Report 2004-2005 20 June
• Care of children with profound disabilities - DASH report 17 June
• Call for national school bus network - Sutton Trust report 16 June
• Academies evaluation - PWC report 15 June
• NHS reform - Adam Smith report 13 June
• Mental Health as mainstream policy - ippr report 13 June
• Children's NSF: the evidence base - DH report 13 June
• Transport issues for UK Presidency of the EU - DfT report 10 June
• Civil renewal and active citizenship - NCVO report 9 June
• State of the environment - Environment Agency report 9 June
• Family spending - ONS report 8 June
• Anti-social behaviour strategies - JRF report 7 June
• Interim Australian Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza 6 June
• Climate change: survey of practice in Scottish local authorities - SNIFFER report 6 June
• Operation of NHS research ethics committees - DH report 6 June
• Debt in UK - DTI report 1 June

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May 2005

• Evidence-informed policy making - CEBPP paper May
• Role of the voluntary sector - NCVO report 31 May
• Sure Start impact on Social Services - DfES report 26 May
• Drug related crime and the effectiveness of treatment programmes - HO report 26 May
• Costs and benefits of Foot and Mouth Disease control strategies - Defra report 26 May
• Child and family policy developments in the UK - JRF report 26 May
• A risk management model for home ownership schemes - AHURI report 25 May
• Framework for the future of the NHS in Scotland 25 May
• Parliament in the public eye - Hansard Society report 25 May
• Literacy, behaviour and auditory processing - ACER report 24 May
• Sustainable models for meeting the costs of long-term care in the UK 23 May
• Developing the strategically-focused school - NCSL report 20 May
• 10 year strategy for health and social care in Wales 19 May
• The need for effective research in local government - LGA/LARIA study 19 May
• Impact on children and young people of family health problems - CRFR report 18 May
• Public attitudes to self care - DH survey 18 May
• Securing strategic leadership for the learning and skills sector in England - NAO report 18 May 2005
• Need to achieve an adequate supply of affordable energy while cutting emissions of carbon dioxide - Royal Society report 16 May
• Scientific analysis in policy making - DTI consultation 13 May
• Transport planning for a linear city - Brisbane Institute report 13 May
• The NHS 2004-2005 - DH report 13 May
• Competitive economies can expand to accommodate immigrant workers - CEPR report 12 May
• Protecting health in heatwaves - DH plan 11 May
• Transport research 2005-06 - DfT plan 11 May
• Progress achieved in Scotland against hospital infections 9 May
• Evaluation of learning provision within family and community learning centres - JRF report 6 May
• Social value judgements - NICE consultation 5 May
• Giving by wealthy Australians and their counterparts in other places - Swinburne report 5 May
• A picture of Australia's children - AIHW report 2 May

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April 2005

• Health inequalities and New Labour - BMJ report 30 April
• Drug use among police detainees in Australia - AIC report 28 April
• Key results of the 2004 International Crime Victimisation Survey - AIC report 28 April
• Impact of a family member's drug problem - JRF report 27 April
• The fiscal contribution of immigrants in the UK - IPPR report 27 April
• Integrated resource planning for transport - Institute for Sustainable Futures report 21 April
• Changing patterns of accountability in UK government - Canberra paper 21 April
• Waste to produce up to 17% of electricity generated in the UK by 2020 - ICE report 21 April
• French scientists call for long-term government plan - article in The Scientist 20 April
• Open source revolution - Demos report 20 April
• One million patients give their assessment on NHS - Picker Institute report 18 April
• Education Indicators - Statistics Canada 12 April
• Call to overhaul science funding - STC report 11 April
• UK science saved - The Scientist article 11 April
• Myths about the public sector workforce - TUC report 8 April
• European Commission plan to double research spending - article in The Scientist 8 April
• Choices and opportunities in later working life - JRF papers 7 April
• Anti-social behaviour - HAC report 5 April
• Progress on sustainable development - DEFRA indicators 4 April
• Direct payment for adult social care - Cabinet Office and Department of Health report 4 April
• Climate change - looking forward - EFRAC report 1 April
• Social housing efficiency: ODPM Efficiency technical note 1 April
• Digital strategy - SU report 1 April

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March 2005

• Role for parents of young people not in education, employment or training - DfES report31 March
• Tackling Domestic Violence national action plan31 March
• Transition from the Foundation Stage to Key Stage One - NFER report 31 March
• Evaluation of Success For All - DfES report31 March
• Patients had better quality health services over the winter months31 March
• Improving emergency care in England - PAC report30 March
• Education Improvement Partnerships - prospectus30 March
• Poverty and inequality in Britain: 2005 - IFS report30 March
• Road pricing: the next steps - Transport Committee report24 March
• Future transport systems - Foresight project24 March
• Call for a balanced approach to immigration - CPS pamphlet23 March
• Diabetes care improving two years on - DH report 23 March
• Learning lessons from the Estates Renewal Challenge Fund - ODPM report23 March
• Police, crime and anti-social behaviour in Wales - WAC report22 March
• Modernisation agenda in local government - ODPM report22 March
• Role of voluntary and community organisations - Home Office consultation22 March
• Securing better services: developing a new performance framework - ODPM document22 March
• A vision for adult social care in England - DH Green Paper 21 March
• Transport policy and the needs of the UK economy - CBI manifesto21 March
• Higher education funding policy - IFS report18 March
• Call to treble GDP on social housing - Shelter report17 March
• Climate change - Environment Agency first national report17 March
• New transport schemes to support housing development - DfT announcement 17 March
• Creating healthier communities - ODPM guide16 March
• Restorative justice to help victims of crime - NCJB guidance 16 March
• Regulation: less is more: reducing burdens, improving outcomes - BRTF report16 March
• Putting people at the heart of public services - OPSR report16 March
• Older people's well being - SEU interim report15 March
• Science in Society: Findings from Qualitative and Quantitative Research - OST report14 March
• Substantial progress on the NHS Cancer Plan - NAO report11 March
• Police reform programme - overall strategy on track - HASC report 10 March
• Need to ensure that offenders complete Drug Treatment Testing Orders - PAC report10 March
• Transport 2050: how to rebuild Britain's transport system - RAEng report9 March
• Women and Work Commission's Interim Statement8 March
• Call for super-sizing of councils and greater community governance - NLGN report8 March
• Local Government spending: buying local worth 400% more - NEF report 7 March
• Launch of UK strategy and framework for sustainable development - Defra 7 March
• Women still primarily responsible for caring - Fawcett Society report 7 March
• Competitive Scottish Cities? - SE report2 March
• Literacy strategy - CPS report2 March
• School discipline in Scotland - HMIE report2 March
• Improved housing conditions in England benefit the disadvantaged and vulnerable - ODPM survey1 March

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February 2005

• Re-offending and family contact in prison - PRT report28 February
• Department of Health - Tackling Cancer: Improving the patient journey - NAO report25 February
• Strategic Audit: Progress and challenges for the UK - SU paper 24 February
• Politics still a turn-off, even in cyberspace - ESRC research24 February
• Tram beats the bus for getting people out of their cars - PTEG report23 February
• Community cohesion and refugee people seeking asylum - JRF report23 February
• More than a roof: progress in tackling homelessness - NAO report23 February
• Home Office targets - HAC report22 February
• Literacy and numeracy strategies - Ofsted evaluation22 February
• Public sector reform - manifesto 22 February
• Improvement in NHS waiting times - Healthcare Commission report 21 February
• England is largely invisible to Whitehall after devolution - ESRC study18 February
• Sustainable consumption and behaviour change - SDRN briefing 17 February
• Juvenile reconviction - Home Office report17 February
• Part-time working - EOC report14 February
• British quangos 2005 - CPS guide11 February
• Public Services reform - SMF report10 February
• Road traffic in Great Britain: fourth quarter 2004 - DfT statistics10 February
• Devolved administrations play a greater role in influencing European policies - ESRC study9 February
• Improving the speed and quality of asylum decisions - Commons PAC report 8 February
• Training needed to tackle complexity of joined-up services for children - ESRC report7 February
• Cancer care in the NHS - Reform report6 February
• Improving school attendance in England - NAO report4 February
• Health in Wales - Chief Medical Officer's report 20052 February
• Employment opportunity for all - DWP five year strategy2 February
• Improving education system but class gap holding back some young people - Ofsted annual report2 February
• Foot and mouth: applying the lessons from the 2001 outbreak - NAO report2 February
• Service design and delivery guide - eGU publication2 February
• Underage 'risky' drinking - JRF report2 February

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January 2005

• Atkinson review of government output and productivity - final report 31 January
• The politics of science - article in The Scientist31 January 2005
• Annual review of the policies and expenditure of the Office of Science and Technology (OST) - Commons report31 January
• Parents less worried by children drinking than drugs, sex or smoking - Portman Group report27 January
• Manchester and Edinburgh may face congestion charging - Guardian article27 January
• Crime in England and Wales continues to fall - HO reports25 January
• Tackling cancer in England: saving more lives - PAC report 25 January
• The price of parenthood - CPS report21 January
• Public Services: Quality, Performance and Delivery - ESRC Programme 19 January
• Transforming the life chances of disabled people - SU report19 January
• Racist and religious crime data - CPS report18 January
• NHS Waiting Times in Wales - AGW report14 January
• Call for stronger safeguards for privacy and human rights on Police DNA database - Genewatch UK report12 January
• Tide of poverty is turned but inequality still runs deep - CASE report 12 January
• Reducing the blood alcohol content limit to 50mg - PACTS briefing 11 January
• Online transport planners to spread across government - e-Government Bulletin report10 January
• Contracting out cleaning linked to infection increase - Unison report10 January
• Treatment Centres contributing to lowest waiting list since comparable records began - DH report7 January
• Effects of class size on primary school attainment - IoE research 6 January
• Impact of using the private sector in England's worst-performing LEAs - CBI report5 January
• How UK healthcare compares to Europe - Bow Group report3 January
• Police performance: an international comparison - Civitas report 2 January

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