en English UK Central Government European Services Strategy Unit : Links :UK Central Government Links to UK central government web sites. Chris Croome, chris@webarchitects.co.uk Alex Nunn, mail@centre-public.org.ukDexter Whitfield, mail@centre-public.org.ukAdam Moran, adam@webarch.net European Services Strategy Unit, Duagh, Camp, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. government Government Bodies Links Audit Commission Responsible for auditing local government and health bodies and provides detailed studies on performance and management. Public Services Programme, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) The Public Services Programme is a research programme funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for five years from November 2004. The Programme's research will examine long-standing problems of public service provision, focusing on inter-linked themes including targets, incentives and innovation. It will concentrate on studies that demonstrate the counterintuitive properties of complex systems, the unintended effects of policy designs, and the relationship between beliefs and perceptions about common measures or practices. UK Online Information On-line covering central goverenment and civil service. Department of Health Responsible for health policy and the NHS. Department for Work and Pensions Responsible for benefits and pensions. HM Treasury Responsible for economic policy, the budget, public spending and increasingly for detailed public service delivery targets. This site has good information on levels of public spending now and in the past, macro-economic policy and Public Service Agreement Targets. Department for Communities and Local Government Responsible for local and regional government, fire and emergency planning and land use and spatial planning. Department for Culture, the Media and Sport Responsible for Culture, the media and sport. Department for International Development Responsible for overseas aid and development policy. Department for Transport Responsible for transport policy. Department for Children, Schools and Families Responsible for schools, further and higher education. Website has detailed education attainment statistics. Ministry of Justice Responsible for the courts, prisons, probation, criminal law and sentencing. Home Office Responsible for protecting the public from terrorism, crime and anti-social behaviour. National Audit Office (NAO) Audits the accounts of all central government departments and agencies, as well as a wide range of other public bodies, and reports to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness. Office of Government Commerce Responsible for improving value for money by driving up standards and capability in procurement, from commodities buying to the delivery of major capital projects. Equality and Human Rights Commission Working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations - gender, racial equality, disability, age, sexual orientation and religion or belief, as well as human rights. Sustainable Development Commission The Government's independent watchdog on sustainable development through advocacy, advice and appraisal, to help put sustainable development at the heart of Government policy. XHTML™ 1.0 The Extensible HyperText Markup Language (Second Edition) Level Double-A Conformance to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Cascading Style Sheets, level 2 Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit text/html HTML 2003-11-28T17:08:18Z Created 2008-06-26T10:04:00Z Modified