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Northern Ireland Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly was established as part of the Belfast Agreement and meets in Parliament Buildings. The Assembly is the prime source of authority for all devolved responsibilities and has full legislative and executive authority. |
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National Assembly for Wales
The National Assembly for Wales is the representative body with legislative powers in devolved areas. It has sixty elected members and meets in the Senedd. |
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Department of Communities and Local Government
Government department which aims to build the capacity of communities to shape and protect their own future. |
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COSLA
COSLA, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, is the representative voice of Scottish local government and also acts as the employers’ association on behalf of all Scottish councils. |
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Audit Scotland
Around 200 public bodies in Scotland spend £26 billion of public money each year. The duty of the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission is to check that public money is spent properly, efficiently and effectively. |
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Association of Public Service Excellence
APSE assists members with the implementation and development of Best Value and the wider modernisation agenda through networking, information sharing and best practice. |
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Info4localgov
A central (UK) government site providing local authorities with quick and easy access to information from more than 65 government departments, agencies and public bodies. |
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Improvement Network
Developed and supported by four national organisations with unrivalled knowledge of improving local services, the Improvement Network website and provides practical problem-solving tools, real-life examples of services that have been improved. |
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Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA)
IDeA works in partnership with all councils, to enhance the performance of the best, accelerate the speed of improvement of the rest, and develop the sector as a whole. |
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local e-gov
The local e-government programme is helping to transform public services by supporting local government in its aim of achieving full electronic delivery of priority services in ways which put the customer first. |
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Local Government International Bureau (LGIB)
The LGIB represents UK local authorities within Europe and around the world. |
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Local Government Information Unit
An independent policy and research think-tank, providing an information, advice, training and lobbying service for local authorities. |
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Local Government Association
The LGA promotes the interests of English and Welsh local authorities. It also represents fire authorities, police authorities, national park authorities and passenger transport authorities. |
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Openscotland
Site of the 21st Century Government Unit of the Scottish Executive, which provides citizens with better access to public services, and better delivery of those services. |
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
The UK Government department that has responsibility in England for Local Government, housing and homelessness, planning, fire, neighbourhood renewal, social exclusion, sustainable communities and urban policy. |
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Public Service Benchmarking Service (PSBS)
The Public Sector Benchmarking Service is a partnership between the Cabinet Office and HM Revenue & Customs with the key aim of promoting effective benchmarking and sharing good practices across the public sector. |
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Scottish Centre for Regeneration
The Scottish Centre for Regeneration (SCR) helps build skills and expertise and shares knowledge among those working in community regeneration. |
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Scottish Government
The website of the devolved government of Scotland. Contains a section on local government. |
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Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament website provides information about Parliamentary Business and the activities of the Scottish Parliament – current and past legislation, meetings of the Parliament and its Committees. |
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SOLACE
SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers) is the representative body for senior strategic managers working in the public sector. It promotes public sector management excellence. |
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UKauthorITy.com
News and information service for local e-government. It contains news of Scottish e-government initiatives, plus case studies and events. |
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Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
The Welsh Local Government Association represents the interests of local authorities in Wales. The three fire and rescue authorities, four police authorities and three national park authorities are associate members. |
