How to purchase translations – a pointby- point guide for those putting their toes into the waters for the first time, By Geoffrey Bowden, General Secretary of the Association of Translation Companies
Any plans by the new government to decentralise the delivery of public services to achieve greater efficiency must be coupled with minimum guarantees so the poor and excluded don't end up with sub-standard provision, a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research has said.
The Government’s response rates to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests has deteriorated significantly since the Act was introduced five years ago, says Sweet & Maxwell, the legal information provider.
Councils are struggling with an £18 billion debt burden left over from the post-war house-building boom, according to a report from the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) which calls for a “radical new approach” to the delivery of sustainable council housing.
Local authorities should channel funding to areas of skills training that will most benefit long term employment and economic growth in their locality, according to a new report.
