LOCAL COUNCIL WEBSITES FAILING THE PUBLIC
 
The websites of local councils in the UK are failing the public because they are difficult to navigate and do not make critical information easy to find. Key tasks, like paying council tax online, are made unnecessarily difficult because of inadequate attention to basic web usability practices. These findings come from a survey of sites by Webcredible. 

CALL TO STREAMLINE FUNDING FOR CHARITIES DELIVERING PUBLIC SERVICES
 
The National Audit Office in a report on Public Funding of Large National Charities reveals a ‘baroque complexity’ in current arrangements. The report describes a patchwork of fragmented relationships between charities with a range of public bodies including central government departments, agencies, local authorities and primary care trusts. 

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