Archives for April 20th, 2001

IMPROVING ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Headlines, PublicNet: 20 April, 2001

A consultation paper on ways of enhancing the transparency and accountability of local authority decision-making has been produced in an attempt to tackle anxiety in some quarters that modernised systems can result in secrecy and suspicion.The paper from the DETR seeks views on how certain aspects of the access to information regime for local government might be strengthened further – to ensure that all local authorities work within a spirit of greater openness.

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NEW TARGETS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE NHS

Headlines, PublicNet: 20 April, 2001

New targets to improve energy efficiency have been set for the NHS, with the aim of achieving a further 15% reduction in energy consumption by 2010.Since 1990 the NHS has successfully achieved a 20% reduction in energy use. The new target will mean that the NHS will meet the Government’s pledge to put environmental protection at the centre of public sector planning.

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