The Standards Board for England, a new independent body to keep an eye on probity in local government, will be chaired by Tony Holland, who currently chairs the Northern Ireland Parades Commission.The Local Government Act 2000 has revolutionised some of local government’s long-held systems – such as decision-making in a series of time-consuming – but largely open – committee meetings.

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The major obstacle to true service provision on-line (as opposed to largely information provision) appears to have been overcome.A project team at the Cabinet Office has worked alongside a series of partners to enable the first secure transactions to be delivered online through the Government Gateway.

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