A motoring organisation has claimed a number of local authorities are about to scrap road safety partnerships because of public spending cuts. The RAC Foundation said it had seen a letter from ‘the top official to people prominent in the road safety arena’ and it warned that the impact of such a decision would be measured in lives lost on the roads.

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A big push is beginning in Wales to encourage more people to use the internet. The Welsh Assembly Government is asking for views on how this can be done as part of its wider consultation on the Welsh Digital Inclusion Framework, which aims to help people gain the skills and confidence to get online.

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Finance functions across the public sector need to up their game in the face of upcoming public spending cuts, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report. “A place at the top table? Raising Finance’s game in the Public Sector” highlights the limited strategic role played by the finance function in the management of public sector organizations

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