Pickard JPeople Management, (UK), 2 Mar 2000 Vol 6 No 5
Start page: 48. No of pages: 3
Describes the use of actors to role play scenes as part of training events in the UK and highlights the number of companies that are providing this type of support for training events. Indicates the types of role play that the companies can take on and the variety of training events for which they can be used, large or small. 

Scotland’s executive says that the increasing drug death toll in the country confirms the importance of pursuing a balanced approach to drug misuse.The total of drug-related deaths rose by 23 per cent from 1998 to 1999, according to a report published by the Registrar General for Scotland. The figures do not include deaths from drug-related diseases. 

The National Audit Office is to scrutinise the financial arrangements of the proposed infrastructure Public Private Partnerships (PPP) for London Underground before the contracts are signed. The announcement has been made following a recommendation from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee in its report, Funding of London Underground.A key element of this work is to scrutinise whether the two key options for going ahead have been judged on the same basis.