Dec
16
Clementi Review
Filed Under Legal reform
Sir David Clementi’s Report of the Review of the Regulatory Framework for Legal Services in England and Wales was published on 15 December. Key proposals are:
A Legal Services Board – this will oversee the way the legal profession regulates lawyers
The Office for Legal Complaints - a new gateway for consumer complaints about all lawyers
Legal Disciplinary […]
By Nick Holmes, 16 December 2004
Dec
14
e-Government nearly on course
Filed Under Government
The Cabinet Office Autumn Performance Report states that 96% of government services will be available electronically by the end of 2005, with 75% of these services currently available. Many services are experiencing high annual growth rates:
67% of incorporations are now electronic, up 19% from the previous year.
Over 1.1 million Self Assessment tax returns for 2002-03 […]
By Nick Holmes, 14 December 2004
Dec
8
Holding your MP to account
Filed Under Democracy
Three sites that help you the citizen make sense of what your elected representatives are doing and hold them to account (in their own words):
TheyWorkForYou.comEverything MPs say in the House of Commons is recorded in a document called Hansard. TheyWorkForYou.com helps make sense of this vital democratic resource while allowing you to add comments and […]
By Nick Holmes, 8 December 2004
Dec
8
Parliament site sucks II
Filed Under Democracy
The start of the new Parliamentary session is a reminder just how awkward it is to monitor the progress of bills on the Parliament site. The Bills before parliament page summarises the position thus:
Public Bills before ParliamentThe page lists the titles of Public Bills currently before Parliament as well as Amendments to the Bill and […]
By Nick Holmes, 8 December 2004
