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Eleventh Report Of Session 2004 05
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Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215027122 Total Pages :104 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (271 download)
Book Synopsis ODPM Annual Report and Accounts 2005 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Download or read book ODPM Annual Report and Accounts 2005 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-01-26 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating HCP 680, session 2005-06.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215029263 Total Pages :86 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (292 download)
Book Synopsis Affordability and the Supply of Housing by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Download or read book Affordability and the Supply of Housing written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-06-20 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Committee's report finds that the Government's plans for a major house-building programme are based on the widespread belief that increasing the volume of housing stock is the most important way to tackle the crisis of unaffordable housing in the UK; however, as housing policy is increasingly based on household growth projections, it is important that these projections are kept under review as firmer information becomes available. Promoting homeownership is an underlying objective of the Government's programme, but although it offers unparalleled opportunities for some households to accumulate wealth, it is not a viable option for many others, and therefore the provision of social housing for rent should be given equal priority. A simple supply and demand model cannot be applied to the housing market, and the multitude of factors affecting house prices means that it is very difficult to support an increase in housing supply simply on the basis of improving affordability. The report also highlights concerns that local authority powers to prioritise developments on brown field sites in urban areas should not be eroded; and that the house-building programme in the wider South East will have to be carefully managed as it is an area with major water shortages and significant flood plains.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215029706 Total Pages :108 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (297 download)
Book Synopsis Fire and Rescue Service by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee
Download or read book Fire and Rescue Service written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-07-12 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Government detailed its plans to reform and modernise the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) in its White Paper (Cm 5808, ISBN 0101580827) published in June 2003, and these subsequently became law under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004. The Committee's report examines the progress made to implement this challenging reform programme, following on from a previous report by its predecessor Committee (HCP 43-I, session 2003-04; ISBN 0215014936) published in January 2004. The Committee has focused on a number of key issues, including: the impact of the introduction of regional control centres and new FireLink radio services; fire prevention and risk assessment; governance and funding arrangements; staffing issues and policies to promote diversity within the FRS; performance measurement and management; and progress on joint working approaches between the FRS and other emergency services. Findings include: the unprecedented changes being implemented represent a positive change in emphasis for the FRS to a more pro-active role in fire prevention and risk management; the Government needs to make a stronger business case to convince and reassure the FRS that the project to create nine regional control centres (called the FiReControl model) will bring enhanced resilience and efficiency; and that the Government should ensure the new FireLink radio project includes the fire-ground technological upgrade.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215027870 Total Pages :112 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (278 download)
Book Synopsis Re-licensing by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Download or read book Re-licensing written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-03-17 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Licensing Act 2003 brought ten existing licensing schemes administered by local authorities into one new regime, and created more flexible licensing hours. This report concentrates on the technicalities of licensing: all those applying for a licence for the first time or needing a new licence under the Act had to submit applications by a certain date. The transition period was in 2005, and it soon became apparent that people involved in the 're-licensing' process were encountering difficulties. The Committee finds that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has failed to administer the transition period effectively. Despite a two-year gap between the passing of the legislation and the implementation of the Act, regulations and guidance were issued late, and proved to be contradictory and confusing. Local authorities were unable to train staff or prepare application materials in good time. There was inadequate support from central government for local authorities. Many licensing fees rose dramatically, leading to concerns that some small businesses might abandon their licensable activities. The regulatory burden on residents, licensees and local authorities appears to have increased. The government does not appear to recognise some of the issues hindering the smooth operation of the Act. Overly-prescriptive regulations and unhelpful constraints on local government structure are both causing difficulties.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215524263 Total Pages :80 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (242 download)
Book Synopsis The Opening of Heathrow Terminal 5 by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee
Download or read book The Opening of Heathrow Terminal 5 written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BAA opened Heathrow's fifth terminal for business on 27 March, after six years of construction at a cost of £4.3bn, on time and within budget. Passengers had been promised a "calmer, smoother, simpler airport experience". Multiple problems, however, meant that on the first day of operation alone, 36,584 passengers were frustrated by the 'Heathrow hassle' that Terminal 5 (T5) had been designed to eliminate. Problems were experienced with the baggage system, car parking, security searches and aspects of the building itself. When the baggage system failed, luggage piled up to such an extent that it was transported by road to be sorted off-site. According to British Airways, 23,205 bags required manual sorting before being returned to their owners. The Committee finds that most of these problems were caused by one of two main factors: insufficient communication between owner and operator, and poor staff training and system testing. The Committee was pleased to find that steps were being taken at all levels to address the problems at the source of T5's problems, and BAA, British Airways and the union Unite are working together to make Terminal 5 a success.
Book Synopsis Children and Young People in Custody by : Blyth, Maggie
Download or read book Children and Young People in Custody written by Blyth, Maggie and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last decade, the reformed youth justice system has seen increases in the numbers of children and young people in custody, a sharp rise in indeterminate sentences and the continuing deaths of young prisoners. This report brings together contributions from leading experts to critically examine current policy and practice.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215544360 Total Pages :196 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (443 download)
Book Synopsis Communities and Local Government's departmental annual report 2009, and the performance of the Department in 2008-09 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee
Download or read book Communities and Local Government's departmental annual report 2009, and the performance of the Department in 2008-09 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-03-05 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating HC 1038-i-ii, session 2008-09. The DCLG departmental annual report 2009 was published as Cm. 7598 (ISBN 9780101759823)
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :0215030923 Total Pages :193 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (15 download)
Book Synopsis Bus Services Across the UK by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Download or read book Bus Services Across the UK written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-10-26 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buses are a key local service, but usage has been in decline since the 1950s. The Transport Act 1985 introduced deregulation, but that has failed to reverse that decline. The report examines the particular problems local authorities face in developing and implementing effective bus strategies. It is clear to the Committee that, for many areas, including all major metropolitan areas outside London, the current regime is not working. The Committee recommends more flexibility, and is particularly attracted by Quality Contracts. These would replace open competition with a licensed regime. Operators bid for exclusive rights to run bus services on a route or group of routes, on the basis of a local authority service specification. Independent Traffic Commissioners are another development that the Committee welcomes, and would like to see them have a higher profile and more resources and powers, especially to enforce Quality Contracts and penalise operators who do not meet their obligations. Others areas covered in the report are: securing socially necessary services outside the PTAs; congestion and bus priority; concessionary fares; and the image of the bus.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215524034 Total Pages :418 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (24 download)
Book Synopsis Ending the Scandal of Complacency by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee
Download or read book Ending the Scandal of Complacency written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although road accident deaths have halved between 1958 and 2007 whilst the number of licensed motor vehicles and vehicle mileage covered increased by 400 per cent, the current rate of 3,000 deaths and 250,000 injuries is still an unacceptably high level. Road accidents are the largest single cause of death for people between the ages of 5 and 35 in Britain, and road accidents cost our economy some £18 billion each year. The number of deaths and injuries on roads far outweighs the deaths and injuries in other transport modes, and should be viewed as a major public health problem. The Government should establish a British Road Safety Survey to track overall casualty and safety trends, and review current methods for recording road-traffic injuries. The Committee recommends a systems approach to road safety: ensuring the vehicle, the road infrastructure, regulations and driver training are designed to similar safety and performance standards. Other recommendations include: more 20 mph speed limits; a more proactive approach to determining the safety benefits of new vehicle technologies; action on young drivers - who represent a disproportionate risk to road users - and vulnerable users: motorcyclists, elderly and child pedestrians and cyclists, horse riders; a higher priority given to enforcement of drink-drive and drug-drive offences. The Committee recommends the establishment of an independent Road Safety Commission with powers to work across the whole of government, ensuring that a high priority and adequate resources are given to road safety and that all government departments and agencies give active support. The Government should also establish a road accident investigation branch, like those in aviation, rail and marine.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215022806 Total Pages :112 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (228 download)
Book Synopsis Annual Report For 2004 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee
Download or read book Annual Report For 2004 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annual report For 2004 : First report of session 2004-05, report, together with appendices and formal Minutes
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215553300 Total Pages :196 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (533 download)
Book Synopsis FiReControl by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee
Download or read book FiReControl written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Government's programme to replace 46 local fire and rescue service control rooms with nine purpose-built regional control centres has been inadequately planned, poorly executed, and badly managed. Given the investment of public funds already committed, and the benefits that will accrue, the MPs conclude that the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) should press ahead with the FireControl project so long as Ministers can agree urgently a viable project plan that will see the project go live by a target date of mid-2011 and in which the main stakeholders can have confidence. The excessive cost of abandoning the project - an extra £8 million more than it will cost to complete - indicates the Department should continue with the project so long as it also: examines alternatives and provides assurances that FiReControl represents the best viable option for the future of Fire and Rescue Services; resolves its contractual dispute with EADS and implements a viable project plan; addresses the shortcomings in its management of the project; consults fully with FRS staff and professionals to define end-user requirements; provides assurances that the safety and security of the Olympic Games will not be compromised by the roll-out of new Regional Control Centres. DCLG should urgently to draw up and consult on contingency plans for any further failures in the FiReControl programme to ensure ongoing safe and effective fire and rescue services cover across the whole country.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215545466 Total Pages :314 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (454 download)
Book Synopsis Preventing violent extremism by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee
Download or read book Preventing violent extremism written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report from the Communities and Local Government Committee (HCP 65, session 2009-10, ISBN 9780215545466) looks at "Preventing violent extremism". For the Committee, as delivered so far the Prevent programme has stigmatised and alienated those it is most important to engage, and tainted many positive community cohesion projects. Moreover, the government's strategy to limit the development of violent extremism in the UK sits poorly within a counter-terrorism strategy. The Committee has set out a number of improvements for the Prevent programme and calls on the government to clarify urgently how information collected for the purposes of project monitoring and community mapping under Prevent does not constitute 'spying' or 'intelligence gathering' of the type undertaken by the police or security services.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215543592 Total Pages :24 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (435 download)
Book Synopsis Local authority investments by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee
Download or read book Local authority investments written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is a follow up report to the Committee's June 2009 report looking at the management of local authority investments (HC 164-I, 7th report session 2008-09, ISBN 9780215530660). Under current rules cash deposits and professional advice relating to such monies remain an 'unregulated' activity outside the FSA's remit. The Committee calls on the Government to make the simple legislative change necessary to allow the FSA to regulate the provision of such advice. The FSA must then use these powers to scrutinise both the services provided and the professional independence of companies that offer local authorities 'treasury management' advice.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780104007587 Total Pages :32 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (75 download)
Book Synopsis Deaths in Custody by : Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights
Download or read book Deaths in Custody written by Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-11-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Government's first reply to the report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights on Deaths in Custody, accepted much of the Committee's analysis and pointed to efforts underway to address the problem, however it did not propose any substantial changes to policy or practice. This second reply addresses the most significant recommendation of the Report, that a cross-departmental expert task force should be set up to look at deaths in all forms of state custody. The Government describes a number of institutions and points to the establishment of the multi-agency group chaired by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. However the Committee has concerns that the need for an active, interventionist body has not been met. They will therefore keep the matter under active review in the current Parliament.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215022875 Total Pages :250 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (228 download)
Book Synopsis Waste Policy and the Landfill Directive by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Download or read book Waste Policy and the Landfill Directive written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 400 million tonnes of waste is produced in England and Wales from industrial, commercial and household sources, with 375 million tonnes produced in England alone. Following on from its previous report on waste management issues (HCP 385-I, session 2002-03, ISBN 0215010876) published in May 2003, the Committee's report focuses on the progress being made to meet targets for recycling, and the impact of the EU Landfill Directive on reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills, particularly in hazardous waste landfill capacity. Findings include that waste policy has a lower public profile than many other environmental issues, and its development is hindered by a lack of quality data. Concerns are raised about the level of hazardous waste that is unaccounted for, following the ending of co-disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste in the same landfill. Government funding for research into new treatment technologies is welcomed, but more investment is needed; and the planning system is a key influence on the country's waste management capacity. The Committee also recommends that the Landfill Tax should be increased to £35 per tonne; and that the introduction of local authority schemes to promote household waste recycling should be left at the discretion of local councils, with variable charging schemes only introduced if this can avoid disadvantaging low-income families.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215035820 Total Pages :118 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (358 download)
Book Synopsis Equality by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee
Download or read book Equality written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-08-02 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Committee undertook this enquiry to examine the issues surrounding the establishment of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) and to further the debate on equality in preparation for the introduction of a Single Equality Bill. Despite some practical concerns that the CEHR might not be ready in time, that its budget will not be sufficient, and there might be some loss of expertise, the Committee supports the creation of a body that will bring together all the strands of equality and human rights. At the same time the Government should press ahead with a Single Equality Bill to remove simplify current provisions, remove anomalies; and promote action to prevent unfair discrimination.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215033031 Total Pages :110 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (33 download)
Book Synopsis Is there a future for regional government? by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee
Download or read book Is there a future for regional government? written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-03-14 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inquiry was prompted by the fact that although it is more than twelve months since a referendum rejected the plans for a regional assembly for the North-East, there has been no new direction for the Government's regional policy. The Committee focused on two main questions: how does the current system of regional governance actually work; and what role city-regions play in the future development of regional policy. In conclusion it recommended "the Government should commit itself to a clear city-regions policy, indicating the extent of city-region feasibility, and the powers and resources which will be made available, so that this alternative to regional governance can be properly explored."
