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Government Department Helps Ensure Safety of Vulnerable Groups with Case Load System
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is responsible for protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults through vetting and barring those working with them. The vetting and barring takes place under three separate schemes so Read More...
National Offenders Management Service saves at least £5K per employee with secure remote working solution
When new restrictions on the removal of laptops from the workplace were imposed after the spate of highly publicised Government data breaches, staff at the National Offenders Management Service (NOMS) started to avoid working remotely. This lead to a Read More...
Live Meeting: Windows Server 2008 for the Public Sector - Tuesday June 3rd 10:00-11:00
Our next Live Meeting is on the topic of Windows Server 2008 for the Public Sector , taking place on Tuesday June 3rd 2008 from 10:00 – 11:00 . The major new functionality and capability in Windows Server 2008 that can help you to increase the reliability Read More...
Government efficiency – Do the math
According to the Treasury press statement on Monday this week, the Treasury Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has demanded that government needs to have a ‘better bang for our bucks’. I could be concerned that a Treasury Secretary does not appear to comprehend Read More...
Wakefield Council saves over £4m while cutting carbon emissions
Saving money and being 'green' are issues at the top of most government department's agendas and Wakefield Metropolitan District Council has achieved both these things while also providing more flexible working and improved working environments, and enabling Read More...
East Lothian Council's benefits reporting revolutionised
Recently we published a case study on software as a service (SaaS) for benefits reporting at East Lothian Council . You can read the full story here but the gist of it is that they have saved 30 person days a year with the new service, are delivering Read More...
Thick or Thin?
I've "borrowed" this posting from my colleague Ray Fleming and his UK Schools Blog - as I think it could be of interest to local authorities and possibly others in the government sector also. As he explains this isn't for everybody - it's a technical Read More...
Child Online Safety - how Warwickshire upgraded their services
Internet security is high on Local Authority agendas, especially highlighted since the government launched a major e-safety initiative designed to protect children online in 2006. Following enhanced government guidance to all local authorities in 2006, Read More...
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