http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/news/2004/ News and Events from the Centre for Public Services from 2004. en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit 2003-11-03T16:14:40Z European Services Strategy Unit, Duagh, Camp, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. Chris Croome news 2001-04-13T12:00Z 1 daily http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/news/2004/swansea-city-council-ict/ The Centre provided assistance to the ICT Staff Employment Model Team between December 2004 and April 2005 who were assessing three employment options in the outsourcing of ICT services. Despite the staff making a strong case for a secondment/mixed economy model, the City Council decided to opt for full outsourcing. Dexter Whitfield 2005-04-25T10:08:41Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Swansea, wales, employment, http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/news/2004/building-schools-for-the-future-campaign-leafl/ The Centre prepared three leaflets for the Council and Teacher Trade Unions in Tyne and Wear: What Price New Schools, Local Control Threat, Building Schools for the Future Charter. Dexter Whitfield 2005-04-25T09:52:18Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit bsf, PFI, education, schools, http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/news/2004/strategic-partnership-in-crisis/ An investigation of the performance of the Strategic Service-Delivery Partnership between HBS Business Services Group and Bedfordshire County Council. This report is available to download as a pdf file. Dexter Whitfield 2005-04-20T16:19:10Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Strategic partnership, outsourcing, information and communications technology. http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/news/2004/bsf/ A new report giving comprehensive advice on how to exclude support services from Building Schools for the Future and PFI projects. The report is free to download. Alex Nunn 2004-12-08T10:45:26Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit BSF, Building Schools for the Future, PFI, Private Finance Initiative, privatisation, school support services,marketisation, http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/news/2004/acecomplete/ CPS has completed a major study for Age Concern England on the case for and against a positive public duty to promote age equality. Alex Nunn 2004-10-19T12:33:32Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Age, Equality, Public Duty, Equal Opportunities, Age Concern. http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/news/2004/drc/ The Disability Rights Commission have appointed the Centre for Public Services to undertake two concurrent research projects as part of their work to draw up guidance to public authorities on the implementation of their responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). Alex Nunn 2004-08-11T15:21:16Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Disability, Disability Rights Commission, DRC, Public Duty, Equalities, Equality, Performance management, Involvement, Participation. http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/news/2004/noms/ The Centre has been commissioned by the Crime and Society Foundation, a project of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, School of Law, King's College London to undertake a literature review on the marketisation of public services and the implications of the National Offender Management System (NOMS). Alex Nunn 2004-07-29T13:44:08Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit NOMS, National Offender Management System, Prisons, Criminal Juustice, Privatisation, Contestability. http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/news/2004/phdstudentship/ CPS, in collaboration with the Centre for Social Inclusion and Sheffield Hallam University are offering a 3 year funded PhD Studentship in mainstreaming equalities within the English regions. (30/06/2004) Alex Nunn 2004-06-30T14:53:07Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Equalities, Social Inclusion, Mainsteaming, Studentship, PhD funding, Regions, Regionalism, English Regions.