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Open access brings £28m of public sector savings, with more to come – report
The UK Open Access Implementation Group (OAIG) has published to new reports that are set to significantly benefit the UK. The reports highlight that the UK public sector already saves £28m through using open access, but there would be increased benefits to both the public sector and the voluntary sector if they had increased access to UK [...]
(Continue reading)Scottish and UK Ministers meet ahead of EU fish and farming negotiations
Ensuring the particular needs of Scotland’s farming and fishing industries are represented in crucial EU reform negotiations is paramount, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Richard Lochhead, said. The once a decade reforms will have a lasting effect on Scottish farmers as well on the local economies, Richard Lochhead said ahead of a meeting in London with [...]
(Continue reading)Business Minister welcomes Welsh jobs boost
The news that Cardiff Aviation Ltd is set to create hundreds of jobs in South Wales has been hailed by Welsh Business Minister Edwina Hart. Cardiff Aviation has taken a lease on the Welsh Government-owned 132,000 sq ft Twin Peaks hangar at St Athan to establish a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operation. As well [...]
(Continue reading)Major projects assurance system ‘not built to last’ – NAO
The systems for assurance on major government projects are not yet ‘built to last’, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. The NAO report on assurance for major government projects, such as the introduction of large IT systems, the construction of ships and helicopters and major changes to how services are delivered, supports [...]
(Continue reading)MPs recommend performance-related pay for teachers
The House of Commons education select committee has recommended that teachers be paid according to their performance. In a report on teacher recruitment and retention, MPs suggested to the Department for Education that the best teachers be rewarded with enhanced pay in the same way as in other countries. The committee said that, although the [...]
(Continue reading)North Bristol NHS Trust overspends £1m on IT system
eHealth Insider has revealed that North Bristol NHS Trust has overspent by more £1m implementing the Cerner Millennium system. Figures in a finance report to the trust’s board show that more than £4.5m has already been spent on the new electronic patient record system. A source told eHealth Insider that the original budget for Cerner was £3.9m [...]
(Continue reading)NPIA’s National Police Procurement Hub reaches milestone
WA Products (UK) has become the 100th supplier to provide a catalogue on the National Police Procurement Hub. The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA)’s National Police Procurement Hub (NPPH) is an ‘Amazon-style’ electronic marketplace where police forces can purchase a range of approved goods and services online from 500 suppliers. The broad range of approved products includes [...]
(Continue reading)ILO: Austerity damaging the job market
A new report from UN agency the International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that tough austerity measures have weakened economic growth. In the World of work report 2012: better jobs for a better economy, the ILO said that moving towards a ‘growth and jobs-orientated’ strategy would help to address the current dearth of jobs. The ILO reported [...]
(Continue reading)NI firm scoops £20m of wind farm deals
A Northern Ireland contractor has won contracts worth over £20m to work on renewable energy projects in Scotland. Northstone has secured two deals at two onshore Scottish wind farms to supply infrastructure works including building access roads, cable works and turbine foundations. The work for ScottishPower Renewables will be carried out at Harestanes windfarm in [...]
(Continue reading)Investigation launched over London borough voter fraud
Scotland Yard has launched a formal investigation into claims of voter fraud in a London borough. Allegations of postal vote harvesting in the borough of Tower Hamlets are being probed by police after Gulam Robbani narrowly won a council byelection which saw a dramatic rise in the number of postal votes. Campaigners were said to [...]
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