http://www.sourceuk.net SourceUK.Net - Public Sector Management Journal 10 15/03/2010 The UK’s gas storage capacity could increase by 30%, as the Government today issued the first licence under a new regime to encourage the construction of more gas storage. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14110/energy_security_boost_as_decc_licenses_major_gas_storage_project.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT A powerful new advertising campaign to challenge the attitudes of teenagers to violence and abuse in relationships was launched today by the Home Office. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14111/abuse_in_teenage_relationships_tackled_with_new_campaign.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT A report into GP Out-Of-Hours care that makes a number of recommendations for improving the system was published by the Department of Health. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14109/recommendations_to_improve_gp_out_of_hours_services.html Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Business leaders have hailed the Government’s flagship Train to Gain programme, saying it has helped them provide vital training to their staff during the downturn. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14108/train_to_gain_helps_businesses_of_all_sizes_fight_recession.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT A local approach to delivering more than £105 million of Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) funding will ensure the biggest positive difference for rural areas it was revealed yesterday. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14107/england_told_to_think_local_to_make_the_most_of_105_million_rural_fund.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Scotland's largest brewer, Tennent's, has backed the Scottish Government's proposal for minimum pricing for alcohol.  http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14105/even_the_brewers_agree.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Following the film ‘Avatar’’s win at the Golden Globes, tribal people have claimed that the film tells the real story of their lives today. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14104/a_real_fairy_story.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT From today every young person who is unemployed for six months will be guaranteed the offer of a job, training or work experience, supported by up to 470,000 opportunities over the next 15 months through the Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14103/jobs,_training_and_work_experience_for_every_young_person_out_of_work_for_six_months__as_new_guarantee_goes_live.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Young people from fifteen deprived neighbourhoods have started working on local community projects designed to help them raise their ambitions, broaden their horizons, and unlock their talents, Local Government Minister Rosie Winterton announced. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14101/action_to_unlock_young_peoples_talent_starts.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT A new statistical bulletin from the Chief Medical Officer for England, published today, shows that swine flu cases are down, but deaths and serious illness remain a concern. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14102/public_strongly_advised_it_is_still_important_to_have_the_swine_flu_jab.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT 07/10 Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has announced that from 1 April 2010 new social criteria will be added to the UK Government’s timber procurement policy, to add to the existing requirement that all Government bought timber is legal and sustainable. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14099/uk_government_leads_way_on_buying_sustainable_timber.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT The government has welcomed the drop in the December unemployment and youth unemployment figures but warned that the jobless total was still expected to rise again before the summer. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14100/unemployment_and_youth_unemployment_fall_as_government_increases_help_for_unemployed.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Business Minister, Pat McFadden, is confirming the Government’s commitment to promoting the aspirations of all young people, whatever their background, and putting social mobility at the heart of plans for growth and success in the global economy. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14098/government_acts_to_break_through_glass_ceiling_on_social_mobility.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Nearly 20,000 people living in sheltered housing will be switched on to the internet under £2.9m plans being developed by the Government to boost the number of silver surfers, Communities Minister Lord McKenzie and Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society Angela Eagle announced. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14097/millions_invested_to_create_new_wave_of_silver_surfers.html Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Plans by Kingston Primary Care Trust (PCT) to hive off NHS services into a social enterprise could cost nearly £600,000, Unite, the largest union in the country, has claimed. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14088/costly_social_experiment.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has called on the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to apologise and pay compensation for the maladministration of the Single Payments Scheme (SPS). http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14089/defra_just_does_not_understand_the_principle_of_maladministration.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Parents of special educational needs (SEN) pupils will get more help to get the right educational support for their children, Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, has announced.  http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14090/promise_of_better_deal_for_parents_of_sen_pupils.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Some of Britain’s tastiest treats were on offer when Defra held a Christmas market to celebrate the best regional & speciality food this country has to offer and also highlight the benefits to food producers of applying for the EU’s Protected Food Name status. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14091/tasty_treats_are_protected.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has published a consultation document - Sharing and Publishing Information about Complaints - with the purpose of seeking views on sharing & publishing information about complaints handled by the Ombudsman. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14092/sharing_and_publishing_information_about_complaints.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Equality and Human Rights Commission with the charity Age Concern & Help the Aged have presented a report to Government and shadow ministers outlining recommendations for tackling disadvantage in later life. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14093/tackling_disadvantage_in_later_life.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT The human rights organization Survival International celebrates its 40th birthday this month, and is highlighting the huge advances in tribal peoples’ rights since 1969. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14094/middleaged_but_still_very_much_active.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Health Minister, Ann Keen, has claimed that the NHS is ‘on track’ to virtually eliminate mixed-sex accommodation from hospitals across England.  http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14085/still_fudging_meeting_the_target.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT 112 fishermen have been lost at sea since the year 2000, and if they had been wearing a lifejacket their chances of survival would have been far greater. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14086/if_only.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Plans to raise standards by introducing additional training for UK door supervisors form part of a Home Office consultation launched recently.  http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14087/higher_standards_for_uk_door_supervisors.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT The resignation of two Church of England bishops was called for this week for allegedly presiding over ‘a culture of neglect and bullying’ in the Diocese of Worcester. http://www.sourceuk.net/article/14/14082/time_of_goodwill__but_not_to_all_men.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT