Annual Reports
OCPA: Janet Gaymer, the independent Commissioner for Public Appointments, has published her annual report for 2007-08. The report, delivered for the first time online, includes a range of statistics & information about appointments and re-appointments in 2007-08 to over 1,000 public bodies.
She said: “Looking forward, I will be consulting on changes to my Code of Practice over the next few months, with the intention of publishing a revised Code in the Spring."
HSE: New statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal a reduction in the numbers of people killed, injured or made ill by work during 2007/08. Reported major injuries at work fell by around 9% since the start of the decade and this trend continues.
Work-related ill-health has also fallen across the period, although the rate of improvement here is not as great as hoped. Workplace deaths also fell by around 5% to 229. Across the EU, Great Britain (GB) has one of the lowest rates of work-related fatalities and injuries.
Defra: Wildlife Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has called for renewed action on farmland birds, as new statistics show a decline in farmland bird populations, while overall wild bird populations remain stable. Changes to Defra's Environmental Stewardship scheme are being introduced following a report in February 2008 that included specific recommendations to give added help to farmland birds, such as increasing the size of the area that can be sown with wild bird seed mixture.
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