Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
HMIC: Both the National Audit Office (NAO) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) recognise the continued demands on forces and Police & Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to look for new & innovative ways of saving money while improving efficiency.
The joint practical guide, Private sector partnering in the police service provides advice for PCCs & forces who are considering collaborations with the private sector. The guide is based on experiences of 12 forces, who have already embarked on such partnerships, and informed by our organisations’ expertise in policing, commissioning and private finance.
The guide focuses on 3 types of partnership – major business partnering, custody partnering and consultancy support – which HMIC and the NAO consider have the potential to yield savings while supporting business change.
Press release ~ Guide ~ NAO: Private sector partnering in the police service: A practical guide to major business partnering, custody partnering and consultancy support
HSE: The Health and Safety Executive has published details of proposed changes to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 that will clarify & simplify the reporting requirements, while ensuring that the data collected gives an accurate and useful picture of workplace incidents.
To allow businesses time to familiarise themselves with the changes, HSE has published information to support dutyholders with the requirements which, although on track for implementation from October 2013, remain subject to Parliamentary approval.
FRC: The Financial Reporting Council has published practical suggestions to help companies undertake an effective process when they put their audit contracts out to tender.
Press release ~ FRC offers advice on conducting effective audit tenders (and click on link)
DfE: As part of the government’s overhaul of training & qualifications in childcare & early education, the National College of Teaching & Leadership (NCTL) has set out more detail on what will be expected of the new early years teachers and early years educators.
Socitm: With public service organisations under huge pressure to do more things more quickly and at less cost, Agile methodologies cannot be ignored says Socitm's new guide.
‘Planting the Flag: pocket guide 6 – Agile’ is the final guide in the Socitm series covering strategic capabilities required for public service reform. The 5 other capabilities - leadership, governance, shared services, strategic commissioning and organisational change - have already been covered by similar guides.
‘Planting the Flag: pocket guide 6 – Agile’ is the final guide in the Socitm series covering strategic capabilities required for public service reform. The 5 other capabilities - leadership, governance, shared services, strategic commissioning and organisational change - have already been covered by similar guides.
OFT: The OFT has published revised & detailed leniency guidance aimed at providing a clear & practical framework for leniency applications, including a policy of not requiring legal professional privilege waivers as a condition of leniency – See ‘Legislation / Legal’ section for more information.
