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Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2005

By: Great Britain: H.M. Treasury

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Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2005

By: Great Britain: H.M. Treasury

This compendium brings together recent outturn data, estimated outturns for the latest year and spending plans over the whole range of UK public expenditure. It includes data for expenditure for central government, local government and public corporations, as well as an analysis of public expenditure by country and region. Analyses generally cover the nine years 1999-2000 to 2007-08, with some series presented over a longer time period. It is published annually, normally alongside the main supply estimates and supplementary budget information.

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Caring for our collections

sixth report of session 2006-07, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee

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Caring for our collections

sixth report of session 2006-07, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Incorporating HCP 1624-i and ii, session 2005-06 previously unpublished

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The Budget and Structure of the Ministry of Justice

Second Report of Session 2012-13, Vol. 2: Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee

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The Budget and Structure of the Ministry of Justice

Second Report of Session 2012-13, Vol. 2: Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee

Incorporating HC 1679-i-v, Session 2010-12. Report is contained in Volume 1 (ISBN 9780215047557)

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The Law Officers' departments departmental report 2007

By: Great Britain: Attorney General's Office,Great Britain, H.M. Treasury,Great Britain. Treasury

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The Law Officers' departments departmental report 2007

By: Great Britain: Attorney General's Office,Great Britain, H.M. Treasury,Great Britain. Treasury

This report considers the work and expenditure plans of the Law Officers' Departments, covering the Attorney General's Office, Crown Prosecution Service, the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office (formerly the Customs and Excise Prosecutions Office), the Serious Fraud Office, the Treasury Solicitor's Department and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.

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0101711425

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Wales and Whitehall

eleventh report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee

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Wales and Whitehall

eleventh report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee

The effective operation of devolution stands the best chance of success if both the UK and Welsh governments share knowledge and understanding, concludes the Welsh Affairs Committee in this report. The Committee makes a number of recommendations to improve the relationship between Wales and Whitehall. A broad review of how intergovernmental relationships are coordinated is required. The Joint Ministerial Committee should meet on a regular basis and ministers at all levels should be alert to the consequences of policy and legislation on devolved areas. The Cabinet Office should take lead responsibility for devolution strategy in Whitehall. Whitehall has lost a focus on the devolution settlement and too often has displayed poor knowledge and understanding of the specificities of the Welsh settlement. The Civil Service needs more consistent training and clear department-by-department focus on retaining devolution knowledge and understanding. The Welsh Assembly Government should have the confidence to interact with Whitehall and to promote areas of good practice. The Cabinet Secretary and the Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Assembly Government should give evidence annually to the Welsh Affairs Committee. Finally, reform of the Barnett Formula is required. The current financial settlement does not appear sustainable and a new arrangement needs to be built on an agreed and enduring basis which is demonstrably fair and sensitive to the particular circumstances of Wales.

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Relations between the executive, the judiciary and Parliament

report with evidence, 6th report of session 2006-07

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Constitution

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Relations between the executive, the judiciary and Parliament

report with evidence, 6th report of session 2006-07

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Constitution

A constructive relationship between the three arms of government - the executive, legislature and judiciary - is essential for the effective functioning of the constitution and the rule of law. In recent years the character of these relationships has changed. The Committee has thus taken the opportunity of their annual examination of the Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor as a starting point of an assessment of the impact of the changes. After an introduction there are three main sections that examine: the executive and the judiciary; parliament and the judiciary; judiciary, media and the public.

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Improving the efficiency of central government's office property

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

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Improving the efficiency of central government's office property

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

The background to this NAO report is a renewed focus on the contribution that office property can make to improving government efficiency. The Government's civil property estate has an estimated worth of £30 billion and costs around £6 billion to run presenting significant opportunities for savings. This NAO report seeks to add impetus to the Office of Government's Commerce (OGC) initiative to save up to £1.5 billion through an annual efficiency saving by 2013. This report presents a consolidated view of the performance of central government departments' UK office property. The assessment is based on 16 Government departments', with a detailed review of departments' office strategies and planning processes. Divided into five parts, it covers the following areas: the importance of office property; an analysis of central government's spending; departmental property asset management; the role of the OGC in improving government's value for money; the potential efficiency savings from improving the performance of office property. Among the recommendations, are: Departments should have better data on the efficiency of individual buildings; Departments should actively engage wit the OGC's benchmarking service for the efficiency performance of buildings; Department's can achieve cost savings by locating in less expensive regions.

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Confident Communities in a Secure Britain

The Home Office Strategic Plan 2004-08

By: Great Britain. Home Office

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Confident Communities in a Secure Britain

The Home Office Strategic Plan 2004-08

By: Great Britain. Home Office

This five year plan should be read in conjunction with the Strategic plan for the criminal justice system (ISBN 010162882x) to see how the Home Office will take forward its objectives. It is in four main sections: the strategy for reducing crime, drug abuse and insecurity; building cohesive communities; managing migration; managing the Home Office. Amongst the measures is a greater focus on the more prolific offenders, an increased use of tagging and an expansion of treatment places for drug users. There will also be an investment of £800 million to integrate IT systems and there is a plan to introduce biometric ID cards by 2008.

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Party Finance and Expenditure in the United Kingdom

The Government's Proposal

By: Great Britain. Ministry of Justice

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Party Finance and Expenditure in the United Kingdom

The Government's Proposal

By: Great Britain. Ministry of Justice

This paper presents the Government's proposals on party funding, which follow the broad approach outlined by Sir Hayden Phillips in his report "Strengthening democracy: fair and sustainable funding of political parties" (2007, ISBN 9780108507113). It also takes account of the Constitutional Affairs Committee report "Party funding: first report of session 2006-07" (HC 163-I, ISBN 9780215031853) and the Committee on Standards in Public Life's (CSPL) "Review of the Electoral Commission" (Cm. 7006, ISBN 9780101700627). The Government proposes: to clarify the Electoral Commission's role as an effective regulator of party funding and campaign expenditure; to provide it with a widened range of sanctions and investigatory powers and to change the various bars and rules on the appointment of Commissioners and recruitment of staff if they have recently been involved in political activity; to increase the number of Commissioners to ten. The Government also agrees with the CSPL recommendation that responsibility for setting electoral boundaries should be removed from the Commission and the Boundary Committee for England should become an independent body. It is widely agreed that perceived 'excessive' spending by political parties is a cause of public concern, and the Government will update and broaden the definition of campaign spending, and aim for the agreement of all parties based on Sir Hayden's package of proposals for comprehensive spending limits. The paper also reviews the case for a donation cap and public funding of political parties. A cap of £50,000 had been suggested by Sir Hayden, but the Government believes a lower limit would be appropriate. Greater transparency on donations is essential. On public funding, the Government acknowledges the wide differences of opinion on how best to achieve reform, and does not intend to legislate until some consensus is reached with all parties.

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Devolution

a decade on, fifth report of session 2008-09, Vol. 1: Report, together with formal minutes

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee

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Devolution

a decade on, fifth report of session 2008-09, Vol. 1: Report, together with formal minutes

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee

Devolution was a major component of the Government's package of proposed constitutional reform for the United Kingdom post 1997. Devolution has fundamentally transformed politics within the devolved territories, but it has also had a significant impact on the make-up and the constitution of the United Kingdom. Fundamental changes in the way Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are governed have not been followed by major changes in the way England is governed. Matters which are the responsibility of devolved Parliaments in the rest of the UK are, in England, determined by the United Kingdom Government and Parliament. This report identifies several changes required to improve the current infrastructure and the procedures and practices of governance in the UK after devolution, in order to facilitate the effective and efficient functioning of the asymmetric system of devolution. Whitehall was not ready for devolution. Departmental responsibility for overseeing the working of the UK's system of government has been divided and unsettled, and the report recommends that a lead department responsible for devolution strategy be identified. The second half of the report identifies two significant constitutional and political issues which have been brought into sharp focus since the onset of devolution in 1999: first, the fact that England remains highly centralised under the authority of the UK Government and Parliament, resulting in the "English Question", a phrase which encapsulates a range of different questions in relation to the governance of England, and, secondly, the increasing concern about the efficacy and application of the Barnett Formula as the means for the allocation of increases and decreases in public funds.

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Improving the Efficiency of Postal Services Procurement in the Public Sector

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

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Improving the Efficiency of Postal Services Procurement in the Public Sector

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

All public sector organisations rely to varying degrees on postal services, costing nearly £650 million annually of which £250 million is spent by central government departments. The two biggest spenders are the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs which account for over half this amount, with ten organisations accounting for 95 per cent of the total. Despite the growth in the use of internet and email, at least for the foreseeable future conventional mail will remain essential to the way public bodies communicate with the public. This NAO report examines how public sector organisations can become more effective in their procurement and management of postal services, and identifies six main areas where further improvements can be made in order to realise an estimated £31 million a year in savings by 2008-09. Two accompanying documents are available separately: case studies which examine the use of postal services in five organisations (HCP 946-II, ISBN 0102937354); and a guide which sets out examples of good practice across public and private sectors (HCP 946-III, ISBN 0102937362).

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The management of staff sickness absence in the Department for Transport and its agencies

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

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The management of staff sickness absence in the Department for Transport and its agencies

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

Ministers have challenged all Departments to reduce their 2004 sickness rates by 30% by 2010. This report looks at the sickness levels in the Department of Transport and its seven executive agencies, which average 10.4 days sickness for each full-time employee (compared to a Civil Service average of 9.8 days). However the performance is varied. The central Department and four agencies have sickness levels at or below comparable organisations but three agencies have higher levels and the Driving Standards Agency and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency have absence rates of 13.1 and 14 day respectively. If there is going to be a significant change there needs to be action at the corporate and individual business level. Corporately there needs to be: targets for each part of the Department, tailored to circumstances; quality standards for recording sickness with the provision of management information; a consistent framework for evaluating initiatives and sharing good practice. At a business level more could be done to ensure that line managers were aware of their responsibilities and improve intervention in long-term cases.

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The Operation of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) and the Use of Special Advocates

Seventh Report of Session 2004-05, Vol. 2: Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Constitutional Affairs Committee

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The Operation of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) and the Use of Special Advocates

Seventh Report of Session 2004-05, Vol. 2: Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Constitutional Affairs Committee

operation of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) and the use of special Advocates : Seventh report of session 2004-05, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence

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Memorandum to the Justice Select Committee

post-legislative assessment of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

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Memorandum to the Justice Select Committee

post-legislative assessment of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

By: Great Britain: Ministry of Justice

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 received Royal Assent on 30 November 2000 and came into full effect on 1 January 2005. The Act gave the public, for the first time, a statutory right (subject to appropriate limitations) to i) find out if a public authority held specified information and, ii) if so, to be provided with access to it. This Memorandum revisits the original objectives and evaluates whether those have been met. It is felt that the FIOA has become embedded in the culture of public authorities and its effects on openness and transparency are clear. The successes do not come without cost, however, primarily in the form of concern at the time taken to process and respond to FOI requests, to conduct public interest tests and consider exemptions. The extent though to which original decisions are neither complained against, or are upheld on complaint, indicate that the FOIA is working largely as it should

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Criminal Statistics England and Wales

2003

By: Great Britain. Home Office

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Criminal Statistics England and Wales

2003

By: Great Britain. Home Office

This report contains key statistics and commentary regarding criminal offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales during 2003, although data for recorded crime, clear-up rates and arrests relates to the year 2003-04. Chapters cover: offenders cautioned or found guilty, court proceedings, use of police bail and court remand, offences brought to justice, procedures within the criminal justice system, coverage and recording practice. Findings include that during 2003-04: there were 5.9 million offences recorded by the police, a rise of one per cent compared to the previous year; violent crime increased by 12 per cent on the previous year; and there were just under 1.4 million detected crimes, an increase of 0.5 per cent on the previous year.

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Investing in Britain's potential

building our long-term future, pre-budget report December 2006

By: Great Britain. Treasury

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Investing in Britain's potential

building our long-term future, pre-budget report December 2006

By: Great Britain. Treasury

The 2006 Pre-Budget Report presents updated assessments and forecasts of the economy and public finances; the effects of policies on long-term governmental goals; and reforms being considered ahead of the Budget. It is organised under 6 main headings: maintaining macroeconomic stability; meeting the productivity challenge; increasing employment opportunity for all; building a fairer society; delivering high quality public services; protecting the environment. Amongst the measures discussed are: making Child Benefit available from week 29 of pregnancy; increasing enforcement measures for the National Minimum Wage; a target of 3% savings in central and local government; increasing capital investment in education from £8.3 billion in 2007-8 to £10.2 billion in 2010-11; taking forward recommendations of the Leitch Review on skills (ISBN 0118404865); and an increase in air passenger duty.

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Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Chapter 4; Explanatory Notes

By: Great Britain

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Chapter 4; Explanatory Notes

By: Great Britain

These notes refer to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) (ISBN 0105407054) which received Royal Assent on 24 March 2005.

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The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Minutes of Evidence and Appendices

By: Great Britain. Parliament. Joint Committee on Human Rights

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The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Minutes of Evidence and Appendices

By: Great Britain. Parliament. Joint Committee on Human Rights

The Joint Committee on Human Rights examined the implementation of the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the UK. Domestic legislation protects many of the economic, social and cultural rights, with the Covenant itself having little impact in UK domestic law. The Committee believes that there is scope for incorporating further protection of rights in the UK, by enshrining some of the guarantees contained in the Covenant. Further, that for the Covenant rights to be effective, they should be part of a framework for government policy development, and that Government along with the Commission for Equality and Human Rights should develop ways of measuring the progress of these rights. The Committee also recommends, that explanatory notes to Bills, should include discussion of the Bills compatibility with Covenant rights, which is a way of enhancing the scrutiny of proposed Government legislation. Furthermore, the Committee recommends the introduction of an Equality Bill, to address the concerns of discrimination faced by ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities in employment, housing and education.

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Department for Education and Skills departmental report 2007

By: Great Britain: Department for Education and Skills

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Department for Education and Skills departmental report 2007

By: Great Britain: Department for Education and Skills

Dated May 2007. With correction slip dated May 2007

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The Home Office departmental report 2007

By: Great Britain: Home Office

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The Home Office departmental report 2007

By: Great Britain: Home Office

Dated May 2007

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Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2006

Elizabeth II. Chapter 24

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Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2006

Elizabeth II. Chapter 24

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Royal assent, 19th July 2006. An Act to authorise the use of resources for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2007 and to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending with 31st March 2007; to appropriate the supply authorised in this session of Parliament for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2007; to repeal certain Consolidated Fund and Appropriation Acts.

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Crown dependencies

eighth report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee

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Crown dependencies

eighth report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence

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Crown Dependencies : Eighth report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence

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The Sewel Convention

The Westminster Perspective; Fourth Report of Session 2005-06; Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Scottish Affairs Committee

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The Sewel Convention

The Westminster Perspective; Fourth Report of Session 2005-06; Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Scottish Affairs Committee

The Sewel Convention seeks to ensure that the UK Parliament legislates on devolved matters only with the express agreement of the Scottish Parliament, and consent is also required for legislation on reserved matters if it alters the powers of the Scottish Parliament or Scottish Ministers. Following on from a report by the Scottish Parliament Procedures Committee on the operation of the Convention (SP paper 428, 7th report, session 2 (2005) (ISBN 1406113220) published in October 2005), the Committee's report focuses on ways of improving the communications procedure between the Scottish and Westminster Parliaments, and how MPs could be better alerted that a particular Bill before Parliament had been subject to a Sewel motion in the Scottish Parliament. Recommendations made include: the introduction of a formal process whereby the Scottish Parliament notifies Westminster when a Sewel motion has been passed and the 'tagging' of all relevant public Bills; and the need for an explicit statement on explanatory notes to Bills as to which parts of the UK the provisions will affect. The report also recommends the further consideration of the need to establish a 'Super' Scottish Grand Committee, composed of Scottish MPs, MSPs and Scottish MEPs, to discuss matters of mutual interest.

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The 2006 pre-budget report

second report of session 2006-07, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Treasury Committee

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second report of session 2006-07, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Treasury Committee

This report from the Treasury Committee examines the recent economic analysis and assessment of the UK economy as outlined in the 2006 pre-budget report, and sets out a number of conclusions and recommendations, including: the Committee welcomes the recent rise in the growth rate of business investment, but with the caveat that the downside risk as highlighted in a previous weakness for business investment, remains unexplained; that several risks exist around the consumption growth forecast, including the potential of house prices to fall, and the increase of personal insolvency; the employment rate rise is commended, but a lack of migration statistics in relation to the labour market, means an overall assessment is not possible; although an improved forecast for economic growth in 2006, the Treasury has not forecast an improvement in the fiscal position; the Government appears to be on track to meet the golden rule in the current economic cycle, but will start the next economic cycle with its current budget in deficit; the Committee recommends also that the Treasury, in future Budgets and Pre-Budget reports provide a fuller explanation of its current forecast of the start and end dates of the current economic cycle; also, future Budget and Pre-Budget reports should provide a breakdown of reported efficiency gains by department, and further to enhance transparency and enable effective scrutiny, the Treasury should require departments in their departmental annual reports and Autumn Performance reports in 2007 and in later years to provide consistent and comprehensive information on progress against efficiency targets; the Committee expressed dissatisfaction at the lateness and vagueness of information in relation to expenditure on education, but approved the early announcement of capital spending plans for education up to 2010-11; the Committee though does welcome the Government's decision to commission and publish a range of reviews informing future economic policy, including tax policy; the Pre-Budget report is seen as an effective instrument of fiscal consultation, but this could be enhanced if Parliament and the public were given greater notice of the date of the report, perhaps 4 weeks before the statement is due to be made; where tax changes carry significant risk of forestalling activity or distorting market behaviour, such as the unusual timing and implementation of the increases in Air Passenger Duty, the Committee feels, as a general rule, that those increases should not come into force until the House of Commons has had an opportunity to come to a formal decision on such an increase.

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Appropriation (No. 3) Act 2005

Elizabeth II. Chapter 21

By: Great Britain

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Elizabeth II. Chapter 21

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Royal assent, 20th July 2005. An Act to authorise the use of resources for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2006 and to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending with 31st March 2006; to appropriate the supply authorised in this session of Parliament for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2006; to repeal certain Consolidated Fund and Appropriation Acts.

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Improving the Speed and Quality of Asylum Decisions

Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts

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Improving the Speed and Quality of Asylum Decisions

Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts

The numbers of people seeking asylum in the UK peaked between 1999 and 2002, before almost halving in 2003. The high levels in applications led to a large backlog of cases awaiting an initial decision and subsequently an increased volume of appeals. The Immigration and Nationality Directorate spent £1.86 billion on its operations in 2002-03, including £1.07 billion in supporting asylum applicants. In the same year, the Immigration Appellate Authority spent £101 million on dealing with appeals from immigration and asylum cases. Following on from a NAO report on this topic (HCP 535, session 2003-04; ISBN 0102928495) published in June 2004, the Committees report examines the progress made in tackling the influx of asylum applications and in improving the timeliness and quality of decision-making. Findings include that the Home Office should balance additional administrative costs involved in increasing staff and infrastructure resourcing to meet surges in demand, against the extra costs arising if backlogs are allowed to accumulate; and fast-tracking procedures should be expanded, with a more demanding joint target set for the Directorate and Appellate Authority for time taken to process cases and reach a decision at appeal stage.

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Counter-terrorism Policy and Human Rights

Terrorism Bill and Related Matters; Third Report of Session 2005-06

By: Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights

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Counter-terrorism Policy and Human Rights

Terrorism Bill and Related Matters; Third Report of Session 2005-06

By: Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights

Counter-terrorism policy and human Rights : Terrorism Bill and related matters, third report of session 2005-06, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence

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Annual report 2009-10

the forty-fourth annual report of the Law Commission

By: Great Britain: Law Commission

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Annual report 2009-10

the forty-fourth annual report of the Law Commission

By: Great Britain: Law Commission

During the year the Commission published five reports, making recommendation in areas as diverse as criminal conspiracy, consumer insurance and trust law and launched 11 consultations. The Commission was pleased to see the implementation of their recommendations in their reports on Reforming bribery as contained in the Bribery Act; Capital & income in trusts: classification & apportionment; and Murder, manslaughter and infanticide. However the Commission was disappointed with the then Government response to the report on Damages as contained in the draft Civil Law Reform Bill and the decision not to proceed with their work on Limitation. Also for the first time this year the Commission staged an exhibition in the Houses of Parliament to raise their profile.

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0102965722

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Waking Up to India

Developments in UK-India Economic Relations, Fifth Report of Session 2007-08, Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee

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Waking Up to India

Developments in UK-India Economic Relations, Fifth Report of Session 2007-08, Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee

There has been a significant improvement in economic relations between the UK and India since the 2006 report from the Trade and Industry Committee (HC 881-I, 3rd report session 2005-06, ISBN 9780215029355), which urged greater engagement with India. Both Government and private sector bodies have worked to achieve this. The sizeable investments and deals made both by Indian companies in the UK and British companies in India are encouraging signs of a deepening relationship which should benefit both countries. The establishment of the UK-India Business Council is perhaps the most tangible manifestation of this. This new report welcomes the improved climate, but identifies areas for further work. India's economy has recently enjoyed growth rates of around 9 per cent a year; it is possible this will slow slightly in 2008 and 2009. India faces significant challenges, such as real poverty, poor infrastructure and public sector bureaucracy. But the Indian market is liberalising and has much to offer. Not all the barriers to a deepened relationship are on the Indian side. The recommendations in this report on education links, on visas, on the future of JETCO, on the work of UKTI and on trade negotiations need to be seen against this wider backdrop.

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0215514637

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9780215514639

Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2005

Elizabeth II. Chapter 8

By: Great Britain

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Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2005

Elizabeth II. Chapter 8

By: Great Britain

An Act to appropriate the supply authorised in this Session of Parliament for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2006. Royal assent, 7th April 2005

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0105404055

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The Performance of the Child Support Agency: Report

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Work and Pensions Committee

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The Performance of the Child Support Agency: Report

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Work and Pensions Committee

The Committee's report examines continuing concerns about the performance of the Child Support Agency (CSA), particularly in relation to its compliance and enforcement regime. Issues discussed include: the old and new child support schemes; performance targets and information management; the IT problems encountered; child support assessments; compliance targets and debt levels; enforcement measures in the UK and other countries, notably Australia; staffing issues including staff training, job cuts, pay and morale; and options for urgent action and longer term reforms. The CSA is found to be a failing organisation which is currently in crisis, and requires radical reform in order to provide an acceptable service. Senior management has failed to provide effective leadership through significant cultural shift, with deficient training given to frontline staff and inadequate monitoring procedures in place. The Committee strongly recommends that proposed job cuts be suspended until the Agency's business transformation programme, including its IT system, is proved to be fully functioning. If the recommended improvements are not made, the CSA may need to be wound up and alternative policies implemented to provide financial support and maintenance for children.

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0215021479

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9780215021472

Evaluation of the Public Defender Service in England and Wales

By: Lee Bridges,Great Britain: Legal Services Commission

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Evaluation of the Public Defender Service in England and Wales

By: Lee Bridges,Great Britain: Legal Services Commission

This report presents the findings of the independent evaluation of the Public Defender Service based on an evaluation of its work over the first three years of its existence, between 2001 and 2004. Chapter 1 sets out the policy background to the establishment of the PDS. Chapter 2 presents findings relating to the background of the clients and complexity of the cases. Chapter 3 compares the way the PDS and private criminal defence firms process cases. Chapter 4 contains findings on the quality of work; Chapter 5 analysis the time spent on cases. Chapter 6 reports on a survey on the effectiveness, quality, and independence of the PDS. Chapter 7 reports on a survey of experiences of working with the PDS.

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0117037311

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Working together to cut crime and deliver justice

a strategic plan for 2008-2011

By: Great Britain: Office for Criminal Justice Reform

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Working together to cut crime and deliver justice

a strategic plan for 2008-2011

By: Great Britain: Office for Criminal Justice Reform

This document details the Government's strategic plan for the criminal justice system to 2011 based on four priorities: effectiveness in bringing offences to justice; engaging the public and inspiring their confidence; putting the needs of victims at the heart of the justice system; and developing simple and efficient processes which make the best use of resources, expertise and technology. To deliver efficient and effective services, the criminal justice agencies (including the police, prosecution services, courts, youth justice, probation and prison services) will need to work closely together through their local criminal justice boards (LCJBs) and other local partnerships. This will also support the Government's wider crime reduction and re-offending strategies to make communities safer, as set out in the Home Office crime strategy document "Cutting crime: a new partnership 2008-2011" (available at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/crime-strategy-07/crime-strategy-07?view=Binary).

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0102951403

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Human Rights

Annual Report 2004

By: Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Human Rights

Annual Report 2004

By: Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

This seventh annual report covers the 12 month period until the end of July 2004. The human rights report is designed to provide detailed information for Parliament and for other interested parties on the FCO's activities to promote human rights, democracy and good governance abroad. These activities cost over £12 million in 2003-04. The key human rights issues in some 20 countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Iraq and Zimbabwe, are described. The report also covers the course of international debate on human rights. Specific chapters deal with: human rights and conflict; economic, social and cultural rights; human rights and the rule of law; democracy, equality and freedom; women's rights and child rights.

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090335991X

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Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Children and Young People

Recognition and Management

By: National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (Great Britain)

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Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Children and Young People

Recognition and Management

By: National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (Great Britain)

These guidelines from NICE set out clear recommendations, based on the best available evidence, for health care professionals on how to work with and implement physical, psychological and service-level interventions for people with various mental health conditions.The book contains the full guidelines that cannot be obtained in print anywhere else. It brings together all of the evidence that led to the recommendations made, detailed explanations of the methodology behind their preparation, plus an overview of the condition covering detection, diagnosis and assessment, and the full range of treatment and care approaches. There is a worse prognosis for psychosis and schizophrenia when onset is in childhood or adolescence, and this new NICE guideline puts much-needed emphasis on early recognition and assessment of possible psychotic symptoms. For the one-third of children and young people who go on to experience severe impairment as a result of psychosis or schizophrenia the guideline also offers comprehensive advice from assessment and treatment of the first episode through to promoting recovery.This guideline reviews the evidence for recognition and management of psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people across the care pathway, encompassing access to and delivery of services, experience of care, recognition and management of at-risk mental states, psychological and pharmacological interventions, and improving cognition and enhancing engagement with education and employment.

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1908020601

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Returning Failed Asylum Applicants

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

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Returning Failed Asylum Applicants

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

This NAO report examines the system for ensuring the return of failed asylum applicants, including the problems in estimating the number of failed applicants due for removal; the need for prompt action to remove failed applicants, whether the Immigration and Nationality Directorate has sufficient capacity to meet its targets; and the Directorate's arrangements for monitoring its performance. The NAO report estimates that, at the end of May 2004, between 155,000 and 283,500 potentially removable failed asylum applicants may have remained in the UK, of whom around half went through the application process more than three years previously. It finds that, although the Directorate has made progress, the number of people removed or returning voluntarily each month is still less than the number of unsuccessful cases, and highlights a number of areas where further improvements should be made if the Directorate is to meet its targets and reduce the backlog. These include the need to improve the tracking and management of cases and to do more to encourage failed asylum applicants to return home voluntarily.

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