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Securing Strategic Leadership for the Learning and Skills Sector in England

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

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Securing Strategic Leadership for the Learning and Skills Sector in England

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

The learning and skills sector includes further education colleges, sixth-form colleges and specialist colleges, school sixth forms, adult and community learning and work-based learning. This complex sector is central to the Government's policy for tackling social exclusion and improving workforce skills, based on the vision that everyone should have access to training opportunities to fulfil their potential, and that this will deliver benefits to business through a higher skilled, motivated workforce. This NAO report focuses on the strategic leadership of the further education college sector in England, including the planning, management and monitoring of learning provision. Issues discussed include: the changing landscape of the learning and skills sector and increasing choice, the governance framework and recruitment of governors, the role of the Learning and Skills Council, strategic area reviews, priorities and needs of employers in terms of national, regional and local levels, regional skills partnerships, use of self-assessment and self-regulation options, and financial assurance systems.

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Modernising the Physical Infrastructure of Higher Education

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Modernising the Physical Infrastructure of Higher Education

By: Great Britain. National Audit Office

The further education capital programme is enabling colleges in England to make good progress in renewing and rationalising their estate, replacing poor quality buildings with high quality, more suitable facilities. The programme has taken advantage of colleges' accumulated reserves, access to loan funding, and scope to dispose of surplus assets.

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HC 833 - 16- to-18-Year-Old Participation in Education and training

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

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HC 833 - 16- to-18-Year-Old Participation in Education and training

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

The Committee are pleased that more 16- to 18-year-olds continue in education, although note the UK still lies behind other OECD countries. Whether this is because of changes in legislation or more effective interventions is debatable. The Committee note, however, that at the end of 2013, 148, 000 out of the cohort of 2 million 16- to 18-year-olds in England were NEET (not in education, employment or training). Some within this NEET group have been reached by the Youth Contract, but the Committee notes this is expected to only support half the number it was originally predicted to assist, will end soon and the Department has no plans to replace it. Careers remains patchy across the country and local authorities do not know what large numbers of the young people in their areas are doing. This means these young people are difficult to target. In 2010 the Department transferred responsibility for providing careers advice to schools but did not give them additional resources to fund it.

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Skills for Life

Progress in Improving Adult Literacy and Numeracy; Third Report of Session 2008-09; Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

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

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Skills for Life

Progress in Improving Adult Literacy and Numeracy; Third Report of Session 2008-09; Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

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

Although the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, and its predecessor, the Department for Education and Skills, spent around £5 billion on basic skills courses between 2001 and 2007 (£9 billion by 2011), large numbers of the adult working population of England remain functionally illiterate and innumerate. In 2003, an estimated 75 per cent of the adult population of working age had numeracy skills below the level of a good pass at GCSE and 56 per cent had literacy skills below this level. In July 2007, the Government announced a new objective to help 95 per cent of the adult population of working age achieve functional literacy and numeracy (the level of skill generally needed to get by in life) by 2020. Achieving this ambition would, however, only raise England to the standards currently achieved by the top 25 per cent of OECD member countries. There are now separate targets for literacy and numeracy which focus on achieving the functional level of skill. The new targets, especially for numeracy, will be challenging to meet and, to date, far less progress has been made tackling poor numeracy skills compared with literacy skills. This is not helped by the low number of numeracy teachers available. Many hard-to-reach people with poor literacy and numeracy skills come into contact with other government services, such as Jobcentre Plus, the Prison Service and the Probation Service. More of these people are being encouraged to take up courses to improve their literacy and numeracy skills, but the percentage who participate is still relatively small. The Department's biggest challenges are reaching people in the workplace who lack skills and getting employers to recognise the benefits of raising the skills of their workforce.`

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Employers' Perspectives on Improving Skills for Employment

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Employers' Perspectives on Improving Skills for Employment

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

A strong skill base is an important element of a productive and sustainable economy. The Department for Education and Skills spends around £6.7 billion on skills training in England, with an additional £23.7 billion being spent by employers. Despite this expenditure there are still skill shortages and the UK has low productivity compared to rival economies. This report follows two others on the subject: 'Skills for life: improving adult literacy and numeracy' (ISBN 0102931631); and 'Securing strategic leadership in the learning and skills sector in England' (ISBN 010293689). It is based on direct research with employers on how they want publicly funded training to be improved and whether it represents value for money. It is divided into four sections that look at the need for: clear advice on the best training for staff; training that meets business needs; incentives for employers to do more training; and ways that employers can influences skills training.

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Department for Education and Skills departmental report 2007

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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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Participation by 16-19 year olds in education and training

fourth report of session 2010-12, Vol. 1: Report, together with formal minutes

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

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Participation by 16-19 year olds in education and training

fourth report of session 2010-12, Vol. 1: Report, together with formal minutes

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

The Education Committee accepts that changes to student support needed to be made, but says that the delay in deciding on allocations and the guiding principles for distribution should not have been allowed to happen. The report states that the Government should have done more to acknowledge the Educational Maintenance Allowance's (EMA) combined impact on participation, attainment and retention, before it decided how to restructure financial support. The bursary scheme which is to replace the EMA will inevitably lead to inconsistencies which could distort young people's choices of where to study. It is not persuaded that bursaries administered by schools and colleges will necessarily be fairer or more discriminating than a slimmed-down, more targeted entitlement such as the EMA. The report also highlights the difficulty of transferring data between schools and colleges and encourages the Department for Education to do more to ensure that information about pupils' needs can move easily between educational institutions. The Committee supports the Government's focus on Apprenticeships but urges it to protect quality at the same time as increasing numbers participating. It also urges the Department for Education to fund the National Careers Service to provide face-to-face careers advice for young people

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Educating Tomorrow's Engineers

The Impact of Government Reforms on 14-19 Education, Seventh Report of Session 2012-13, Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee

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Educating Tomorrow's Engineers

The Impact of Government Reforms on 14-19 Education, Seventh Report of Session 2012-13, Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee

In the UK we teach young people to become computer users and consumers rather than programmers and software engineers. This is creating a chronic skills gap in ICT. We need around 82,000 engineers and technicians just to deal with retirements up to 2016 and 830,000 SET professionals by 2020. On the plus side, the Government's proposal to include computer science as a fourth science option to count towards the EBac is welcomed. The Committee also welcomes the EBac's focus on attainment of mathematics and science GCSEs but is concerned that subjects such as Design and Technology (D&T) might be marginalised. A Technical Baccalaureate (TechBac) is being designed but if it is to be a success, schools should be incentivised to focus on the TechBac by making it equivalent to the EBac. Reforms to vocational education following the Wolf Review meant that Level 2 of the Engineering Diploma, a qualification highly regarded, would count as equivalent to one GCSE despite requiring curriculum time and effort equivalent to several GCSEs. The Engineering Diploma, however, is currently being redesigned as four separate qualifications. The Committee also expressed concerns over the Department for Education's (DfE) lack of clarity on its research budget, and use of evidence in decision-making. The DfE needs to place greater focus on gathering evidence before changes to qualifications are made, and must leave sufficient time for evidence to be gathered on the effectiveness of policies before introducing further change. The possibility of gathering evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) should be seriously considered

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Improving Procurement in Further Education Colleges in England

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Improving Procurement in Further Education Colleges in England

By: Great Britain: National Audit Office

The 384 further education colleges in England spend around £1.6 billion each year on procurement services, including administration and general costs, premises costs, non-pay teaching and support services. Procurement expenditure as a percentage of total income averages 25 per cent but varies widely across colleges, with the greatest variation among small and medium-sized colleges. The Learning and Skills Council has estimated that FE colleges could make £75 million efficiency savings by March 2008 through the introduction of more efficient and effective procurement processes. Drawing on good practice guidance from the Office of Government Commerce and on expertise within the National Audit Office gained from its reports on procurement in other sectors, this report makes eight recommendations for improved procurement. The recommendations are based on five key requirements, including: the need for clear leadership from governors and senior managers in improving procurement; information about appropriate methods of procurement; and exploring opportunities to collaborate with others to gain economies of scale when buying goods or services.

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Central Government supply estimates 2010-11

winter supplementary estimates, for the year ending 31 March 2011

By: Great Britain: H.M. Treasury

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Central Government supply estimates 2010-11

winter supplementary estimates, for the year ending 31 March 2011

By: Great Britain: H.M. Treasury

Supply estimates are the means by which the Government seeks from Parliament sufficient funds and parliamentary authority for the bulk of departmental expenditure each year. In the course of the year the Government may need to ask Parliament for additional resources and/or cash. This volume contains 32 supplementary estimates and one new estimate.

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Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2012

Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

By: Great Britain

Royal assent, 8 March 2012. An Act to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2013; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years and for the year ending with 31 March 2011; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2012

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National Skills Strategy: Oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Education and Skills Committee

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National Skills Strategy: Oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Education and Skills Committee

Incorporating HCP 197-i/xiii, session 2003-04

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Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2013

Chapter 12

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Chapter 12

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Royal assent, 26 March 2013. An Act to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2010, 31 March 2011, 31 March 2012, 31 March 2013 and 31 March 2014; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the years ending with 31 March 2013 and 31 March 2014; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2010, 31 March 2011, 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2013

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Education, training and workforce planning

first report of session 2012-13, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence

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

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Education, training and workforce planning

first report of session 2012-13, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence

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

Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/healthcom

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Future of UK manufacturing

oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Trade and Industry Committee

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Future of UK manufacturing

oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Trade and Industry Committee

The public sector spends nearly GBP 125 billion, or ten per cent of GDP, each year purchasing goods and services in the UK economy. This report focuses on whether the rules and practices relating to procurement of goods and services by public authorities hinder or help UK manufacturers in obtaining public contracts.

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Department for Children, Schools and Families

autumn performance report 2007, achievement against public service agreement targets

By: Great Britain: Department for Children, Schools and Families

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Department for Children, Schools and Families

autumn performance report 2007, achievement against public service agreement targets

By: Great Britain: Department for Children, Schools and Families

Following the Machinery of Government changes in June 2007 three new departments were set up in place of the Department for Education and Skills and the Department of Trade and Industry. This 2007 Autumn Performance Report identifies the targets applicable to the Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCFS) and charts its progress against the Spending Review 2004 (SR04), Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets and introduces a new suite of Comprehensive Spending Review Public Service Agreements (CSR07). There is also a chapter on targets from the Spending Review 2002 PSA targets that are still outstanding.

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Managing Early Departures in Central Government

Eighth Report of Session 2012-13, Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

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

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Managing Early Departures in Central Government

Eighth Report of Session 2012-13, Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

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

The 2010 Spending Review required most departments to make cost savings, which would require staff reductions. Departments have reduced their number of employees to around 35,000 in 2011, nearly 18,000 of which have been achieved through early departures. If these staff reductions achieved and planned, are to be sustainable then they will need to be supported by a redesign of the way business is carried out. The Committee is not convinced that all departments are putting in place the fundamental redesign in working practices that is needed to operate permanently with a lower number of staff and this with the pace and scale of reductions means that there is a real risk to departments' ability to deliver services. And there concern about the lack of clear information to track the extent to which this risk is materialising. Without this information it is difficult to know to what extent services are being adversely affected by staff departures. The efficiency of early departures has been hampered by poor management information. Departments are considering individuals' performance when making decisions on staff departures. But the quality of data in performance appraisals has not been detailed enough to support this decision-making. The Committee considers that improving the quality and consistency of performance appraisal arrangements would bring both efficiency savings and better decision-making about the management of the workforce. The Treasury is responsible for signing off any individual exit payments that exceed the terms of the compensation scheme. It was discovered that the Treasury does not keep proper records of such requests and the Committee expects to see this rectified. The Cabinet Office estimates that around half of the required headcount reduction is yet to come and this is likely to be more challenging as the more achievable cuts have already been made and future cuts are likely to involve more compulsory redundancies.

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Preparing to Deliver the 14-19 Education Reforms in England

Thirty-ninth Report of Session 2007-08; Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

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

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Preparing to Deliver the 14-19 Education Reforms in England

Thirty-ninth Report of Session 2007-08; Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

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

The 14-19 education reform programme aims to increase young people's participation in education and training beyond age 16 and raise their educational attainment. Central to the programme are new Diploma qualifications, being introduced between September 2008 and 2013, in 14 different occupational areas that offer a blend of academic and vocational learning. This report examines: giving all young people access to Diplomas; reducing complexity and communicating simply; and having the capability to deliver the reforms. The Department for Children, Schools and Families (the Department) has involved universities and employers in designing the Diplomas and developing their content. As new qualifications, there is still much work to be done to convince parents, employers and universities that Diplomas are a credible alternative to existing qualifications. To help make the qualifications more understandable, the Department and its partners need to demonstrate clearly how Diplomas will help young people progress into further learning and employment. By 2013, the Department is aiming for all young people in England to have access to all 14 Diplomas at three different skill levels. The Department has spent £590 million on the programme. It has not yet established cost estimates built up from the local level for delivering Diplomas, and has only just begun surveying local authorities to assess their capital requirements.

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Improving Dementia Services in England

An Interim Report

By: Great Britain. National Audit Office

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Improving Dementia Services in England

An Interim Report

By: Great Britain. National Audit Office

The Department of Health has developed an ambitious and comprehensive strategy for dementia, Living Well with Dementia (February 2009). Yet, despite the Department stating that dementia is now a national priority, it has not been given the levers or urgency normally expected for such a priority and there is a risk that value for money will remain poor unless these weaknesses are addressed urgently. Dementia was not included in the Department's tier 1 Vital Signs indicators for the NHS, through which it monitors performance. Other levers such as joined-up commissioning and comprehensive performance information, are not yet fully developed. Achieving transformation in the proposed five years will be very challenging. The Department does not have evidence on current and future costs and benefits; the strategy is likely to cost much more than the estimated £1.9 billion over ten years. The Department expects implementation of the strategy to be mostly funded through efficiency savings arising from the acute hospital and long-term care sectors, though the NAO foresees difficulties in achieving this. There is no basic training for healthcare professionals on how to understand and work with people with dementia. Strong leadership is also key to improving services, but this is not yet in place in local NHS and social care delivery organisations, nor is there enough joined-up working between health and social care services for people with dementia. The report points out that there are some examples of excellent practice which could already be making a difference if they were adopted across the country. But it is not clear that services are making best use of money.

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Stability, Security and Opportunity for All

Investing for Britain's Long-Term Future: 2004 Spending Review, New Public Spending Plans 2005-2008

By: Great Britain, Treasury Staff,Great Britain. Treasury

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Investing for Britain's Long-Term Future: 2004 Spending Review, New Public Spending Plans 2005-2008

By: Great Britain, Treasury Staff,Great Britain. Treasury

White paper dated July 2004.

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Apprenticeships

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

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

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Apprenticeships

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

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

Incorporating HC 1843-i to 1843-vi, Session 2010-12. Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/bis

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Education and Skills Act 2008

Chapter 25, Explanatory Notes

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Chapter 25, Explanatory Notes

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These notes refer to the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25) (ISBN 9780105425083) which received Royal Assent on 26 November 2008

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Young People Not in Education, Employment Or Training

Report, Together with Formal Minutes

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Children, Schools and Families Committee

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Young People Not in Education, Employment Or Training

Report, Together with Formal Minutes

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Children, Schools and Families Committee

Radical change is needed if the Government's latest initiative to increase young people's participation in education, employment or training is to be more successful than past interventions. Whilst some progress has been made towards developing a strategy for 16-24 year olds, the Committee urges the Government to move more quickly to establish a seamless, overarching strategy for this age group. Young people make progress at different rates and many require tailored provision well beyond the age of 18. The Committee recommends extending current policies to a wider range of young people. In the Netherlands, the equivalent of the Jobseeker's Allowance is dependent on compulsory participation in education, employment or training. This may be the way forward for the UK. Many young people looking for work or training need better access to advice on claiming benefits, housing support, or health matters. Providing all these services in a 'one-stop shop' could well meet this need and prove more cost-effective. The Committee was deeply impressed by the work done by some local authorities to increase participation rates among 16-18 year olds. However, existing rewards and incentives offered by the Government are not sufficient to drive widespread improvement. The Government should consider strengthening the incentives offered to local authorities who are successful in raising rates of participation

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Training of teachers

fourth report of session 2009-10, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Children, Schools and Families Committee

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Training of teachers

fourth report of session 2009-10, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Children, Schools and Families Committee

Incorporating HC 369-i to -v, session 2008-09

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The British film and television industries

decline or opportunity?, 1st report of session 2009-10, Vol. 1: Report

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications

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The British film and television industries

decline or opportunity?, 1st report of session 2009-10, Vol. 1: Report

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications

This is the first report from the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications of the 2009-10 session (HLP 37-I, ISBN 9780108459290) and examines "The British film and television industries - decline or opportunity?". The report looks at how these industries have developed, the challenges they are currently facing and what practical help might be provided to enable them to develop further. The film and television industries make an important contribution to the British economy. They contribute to national income and employment, and make a net contribution to exports, which has the capacity to grow. Despite the competition from abroad, particularly the US, UK-produced content on film and television has a strong international reputation and makes a major contribution to the entertainment and education of British audiences. The publication is divided into 6 chapters and looks in detail at the following areas: Chapter 1: The British film industry; Chapter 2: A better future for British films; Chapter 3: British television; Chapter 4: Promoting British television; Chapter 5: Skills and training. With Chapter 6 setting out recommendations, including, in respect of television: that the Government should urge public service broadcasters to revive their investment in training; encourage the expansion of online video on demand; promote greater production of UK TV content by a tax credit or through the use of the proceeds of spectrum sale and sharing part of the BBC licence fee; expand the role played by BBC Worldwide in distributing UK content overseas. Recommendations in respect of film, include: new legislation specifically targeted at making the recording of a film in a cinema by camcorder a criminal offence; provide more support to smaller films and allowing British films to be partly shot abroad without suffering a financial penalty; encourage more private investment in film production. For Vol. 2, Evidence, see (ISBN 9780108459306).

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End of Life Care

Nineteenth Report of Session 2008-09; Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

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

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Nineteenth Report of Session 2008-09; Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

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

This report examines the scale and quality of end of life care; the current and future approach to commissioning and funding of services; and the capability and capacity of NHS and social care staff to provide such care. In England approximately half a million people die each year. Around three quarters of deaths follow a period of chronic illness, such as cancer or heart disease, where people may need access to end of life care. End of life care services seek to support those with advanced, progressive, incurable illness to live as well as possible until they die. The provision of end of life care is becoming increasingly complex, often requiring a complex mix of health and social care services. End of life care is delivered by many people, including families and friends, specialist palliative care staff, and generalist staff such as doctors, nurses and social workers, for whom end of life care represents a varying proportion of their role. There are no full estimates of the full financial cost of end of life care, but in 2006-07 primary care trusts estimated they spent £245 million on specialist palliative care, delivered by around 5,500 staff with specific training in the management of pain and other symptoms. Most people would prefer not to die in hospital but a lack of NHS and social care support services means that many people do so when there is no clinical need for them to be there. The Department of Health published its End of Life Care Strategy in 2008 which commits additional funding of £286 million over two years, and aims to increase the availability of services in the community and develop the skills of health and social care staff.

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