Hall L, Torrington DHuman Resource Management Journal, (UK), Vol 8 No 1 98
Start page: 41 No of pages: 15
Investigates if the rhetoric surrounding the devolution of day-to-day personnel matters to line managers in the UK is being translated into action on the ground, and if this is happening, the form this takes. Reviews the literature on devolution and human resource management and the critiques that have been made of it. 

Parents who increasingly want to use comparative information about schools to help them choose what is best for their child have seen their task made easier by OFSTED.OFSTED, the government department with responsibility for the inspection of all schools in England, has redesigned and expanded its Internet website.
It means improved public access to over 24,000 school inspection reports, 18,000 nursery reports and a range of other publications. 

Nationwide access for travellers to co-ordinated information about all public transport took a major step forward with the first industry-wide Public Transport Information Conference in London.Transport Minister Glenda Jackson said the conference was an excellent example of transport operators, local authorities and technology specialists working in partnership.