A project has been launched to get more Muslim Women’ involved in public life. ‘Play Your Part – Make Your Mark’ has been set up by the Muslim Women’s Advisory Group which says there at least 800,000 Muslim women living in Britain but they are under-represented in positions of influence.

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There was a record rise in the number of people accessing library services via the Internet, according to new figures from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and the Museums and Libraries Archive Council. Their latest survey showed there was a 20 per cent rise in Internet customers during 2007-08.

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This review published by the Department for Work and Pensions found that a large number of older people are already involved in consultation, but that most local authorities do not give priority to listening to their views. Only around one third of local authorities had meaningful engagement with the older community. This patchy coverage of older people’s engagement at a local level is exacerbated by the absence of any systematic means of capturing views at either a regional or a national level. This is a lost opportunity.

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