Archives for August 4th, 2008

AUTHORITIES REMINDED OF NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY

Headlines, PublicNet: 4 August, 2008

Public bodies are facing a renewed call to become more transparent. The Information Commissioner has issued new guidance underlining the need for minutes and agendas of meetings to be published routinely.

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MINISTERS URGED TO BE BOLD ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM

Headlines, PublicNet: 4 August, 2008

A local government think tank is calling on the Government to be bolder in its approach to constitutional reform. The Local Government Information Unit believes the Government has so far failed to get a dialogue going on the practical issues of reform and it wants clarity on the balance between local and central government.

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LOGGING ON TO BEAT THE BULLIES

Features, PublicNet: 4 August, 2008

By Alison Ballantyne

Bullying in school has been around for a long time, but the Government, councils, school management and teachers are working together to tackle the problem with a zero tolerance approach. The strategy being pursued by the London borough of Bexley was to create an anti-bullying team to give support and advice to victims and to provide an online database to present a real time picture of what is happening. The author describes how the two elements of the strategy were brought together.

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