Oct
28
UK not sold on e-Government?
Filed Under Government
Kablenet reports that the UK has fallen behind the rest of Europe in usage of e-government services. According to the latest official EU figures:
only 31% of individual internet users have accessed information from public authorities - fifth from bottom
only 11% of individual internet users have downloaded forms from public authorities - bottom
only 5% of individual […]
By Nick Holmes, 28 October 2005
Oct
19
Legal Reform White Paper
Filed Under Legal reform
The DCA has published a white paper The Future of Legal Services: Putting the Consumer First, setting out proposals for the regulatory reform of legal services in England and Wales:
The Legal Services Board will provide consistent and independent oversight of “front-line” professional bodies such as the Law Society and Bar Council and promote public and […]
By Nick Holmes, 19 October 2005
Oct
19
Home Information Pack Progress
Filed Under Home Information Packs
Progress is a new industry update on Home Information Packs (HIPs) produced by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, for organisations and individuals across the property industry who are involved in the implementation of the Home Information Pack Programme.
The ODPM’s HIP pages provide an overview of the HIP, information on Home Inspectors and Home […]
By Nick Holmes, 19 October 2005
Oct
11
Lawyers at No. 4 in the blogosphere
Filed Under Blogging
An interesting piece in the New York Times reports:
“A survey conducted by Blogads.com, which administers online advertising on blog sites, and completed voluntarily by 30,000 blog visitors last spring, found that 5.1 percent of the people reading the blogs were lawyers or judges, putting that group fourth behind computer professionals, students and retirees. The survey […]
By Nick Holmes, 11 October 2005
Oct
5
Charity Commission online services
Filed Under Government
The Charity Commission site has a new, improved design. It has also just launched its Online Services which enable charities with annual incomes of £250,000 or more to:
complete and send Annual Returns
view and make changes to contact details
make changes to the way the charity is categorised
send general correspondence about the charity
and to follow:
complete an application […]
By Nick Holmes, 5 October 2005
