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Commission for Rural Communities - 25 Nov 2009 11:03
CRC launches ‘Insights from users and providers of Children’s Centres in rural communities’
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For many children and young people, the idyll of living in the countryside is far from the reality. Their remoteness from essential services is often made worse because of limited access to transport and the hidden disadvantages which affect poorer families.


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Home Office - 25 Nov 2009 11:06
Review of rape victims' experiences welcomed
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A review of rape victims' experience of the criminal justice
system, published today, has been welcomed by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson.


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Gartner Business Intelligence Summit 2010, 1-2 February 2010. Lancaster London, UK
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Set across the core topics of BI the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit focuses on the top issues facing your organization today and provides actionable strategies that will enable a more agile information infrastructure.

Topics covered at the Summit:-

* Key steps to making Business Intelligence strategic
* The evolving role of corporate performance management
* Role, structure and organization of the BI Competency Center
* The Data Warehouse in a time of data explosion
* Trends in Enterprise Information Management (EIM) and Master Data Management
* BI market trends and the increasing impact of the mega-vendors
* Best practices in budgeting, planning & forecasting

With 15 Gartner analysts, more than 50 conference sessions, keynotes, panels, interviews, case studies, workshops and more than 700 BI executives from across Europe and all industries this Summit simply cannot be missed!

Please follow the below link to find out more and to register for a unique Public Sector Price of €1695+UK VAT
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Metropolitan Police Authority - 25 Nov 2009 11:14
Metropolitan Police Authority Victoria Borwick tells APA conference ‘the buck stops here’.
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Metropolitan Police Authority
25/11/09
75/09

Metropolitan Police Authority member Victoria Borwick, speaking at
the Association of Police Authorities conference in Nottingham today
(Wednesday 25 November), addressed the debate on police accountability
and public redress.


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Scottish Government - 25 Nov 2009 10:48
People and culture in Scotland, 2008
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Scotland's Chief Statistician recently published a range of statistics relating to cultural attendance and participation by adults in Scotland.
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Scottish Government - 25 Nov 2009 10:56
Supporting children and young people
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A new Scottish approach to supporting children and young people, tested in Highland and supported by the Scottish Government, is delivering real results for local youngsters.
http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/lfi/DNWA-7Y5EU9

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Welsh Assembly Government - 25 Nov 2009 10:58
Funding for primary care developments
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A new primary care centre in Mold, announced by Health Minister Edwina Hart, is one of the new developments underway as part of improvements to healthcare facilities in Wales.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - 25 Nov 2009 12:03
Hilary benn welcomes professor read’s report ‘a national assessment of forestry and climate change’`
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272/09 Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, today welcomed Professor
Read’s report ‘A National Assessment of Forestry and Climate Change’.
Professor Read’s report gives advice and recommendations on how
providing extra tree cover in the UK can help reduce carbon emissions
preventing damaging climate change.


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Department of Energy and Climate Change - 25 Nov 2009 12:15
Call for health professionals to act on climate change
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Sent on behalf of the Department of Health






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Gartner Business Intelligence Summit 2010, 1-2 February 2010. Lancaster London, UK
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Set across the core topics of BI the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit focuses on the top issues facing your organization today and provides actionable strategies that will enable a more agile information infrastructure.

Topics covered at the Summit:-

* Key steps to making Business Intelligence strategic
* The evolving role of corporate performance management
* Role, structure and organization of the BI Competency Center
* The Data Warehouse in a time of data explosion
* Trends in Enterprise Information Management (EIM) and Master Data Management
* BI market trends and the increasing impact of the mega-vendors
* Best practices in budgeting, planning & forecasting

With 15 Gartner analysts, more than 50 conference sessions, keynotes, panels, interviews, case studies, workshops and more than 700 BI executives from across Europe and all industries this Summit simply cannot be missed!

Please follow the below link to find out more and to register for a unique Public Sector Price of €1695+UK VAT
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Department of Health - 25 Nov 2009 12:15
Call for health professionals to act on climate change
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Health should be at the centre of our fight against climate change,
Health Secretary, Andy Burnham will say today (Wednesday) at the
launch of a new report on Health and Climate Change.








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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - 25 Nov 2009 11:49
NICE to publish final guidance on topotecan for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer and preliminary recommendations for bevacizumab for metastatic colorectal cancer
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NICE will be making two announcements on cancer treatments this week. Final guidance will be published today that recommends the use of topotecan as a second line treatment for relapsed lung cancer, and preliminary recommendations published for consultation yesterday (24 November) state that the use of bevacizumab for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer does not represent a cost-effective use of NHS resources.
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Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) - 25 Nov 2009 12:17
The Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills 2008/09
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A picture of overall improvement in care, education and skills in England is revealed in Ofsted’s Annual Report, launched yesterday by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert.
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QCDA (Qualifications & Curriculum Development Agency) - 25 Nov 2009 11:57
From QCA to QCDA
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The bill establishing QCDA has received royal assent

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Scottish Government - 25 Nov 2009 12:01
Waiting times targets
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Statistics published recently by ISD Scotland show that 99.9 per cent of patients referred by a GP or dentist for an outpatient appointment are waiting less than 12 weeks.
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Scottish Government - 25 Nov 2009 12:38
More powers would benefit Scottish economy
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Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Fiona Hyslop recently published the National Conversation paper on Employability and Skills which promotes the idea of a single system of support for those in training and those looking for a job.
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Welsh Assembly Government - 25 Nov 2009 12:08
Statement from the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
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The Assembly Government once again reaffirms its commitment to the One Wales agreement in relation to a referendum on Part Four powers.
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Wired-GOV Newswire (news from other departments) - 25 Nov 2009 12:32
House of Commons Reform Committee
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REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
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Highways Agency - 25 Nov 2009 12:45
Hairy Biker chefs become reporters for Traffic Radio
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Celebrity chefs The Hairy Bikers will enjoy fifteen minutes of fame
as presenters of national traffic news on a unique digital radio service.




http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/lfi/408965

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Home Office - 25 Nov 2009 13:44
Changes give British workers more opportunities to apply for jobs
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From 14 December 2009, the resident labour market test for Tier 2 of the points-based system will be extended to four weeks for all jobs, the Government announced yesterday. This will replace the current requirement to advertise jobs for two weeks, or one week for jobs where the salary is £40,000 or more.
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Gartner Business Intelligence Summit 2010, 1-2 February 2010. Lancaster London, UK
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Set across the core topics of BI the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit focuses on the top issues facing your organization today and provides actionable strategies that will enable a more agile information infrastructure.

Topics covered at the Summit:-

* Key steps to making Business Intelligence strategic
* The evolving role of corporate performance management
* Role, structure and organization of the BI Competency Center
* The Data Warehouse in a time of data explosion
* Trends in Enterprise Information Management (EIM) and Master Data Management
* BI market trends and the increasing impact of the mega-vendors
* Best practices in budgeting, planning & forecasting

With 15 Gartner analysts, more than 50 conference sessions, keynotes, panels, interviews, case studies, workshops and more than 700 BI executives from across Europe and all industries this Summit simply cannot be missed!

Please follow the below link to find out more and to register for a unique Public Sector Price of €1695+UK VAT
using the following discount code:- PS-BIE7

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Ministry of Defence - 25 Nov 2009 12:21
Former High Court Judge Appointed to Chair Al Sweady Inquiry
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Sir Thayne Forbes will chair the inquiry into allegations that Iraqi
nationals were ill-treated and unlawfully killed by British troops in
May 2004 in southern Iraq, the MOD announced today.




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Scottish Government - 25 Nov 2009 13:31
Home Care, Scotland, 2009
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Scotland's Chief Statistician yesterday published Home Care, Scotland, 2009. This statistics release presents the latest national figures for home care services provided or purchased by local authorities in Scotland.
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