Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
CAB: Last year (Apr 2009 - Mar 2010) young people under the age of 25 sought help from Citizens Advice with 729,825 problems - an annual increase of 21%. 80% of their problems related to just 4 issues: debt, benefits, housing & employment.
Citizens Advice has launched a microsite www.advice4me.org.uk aimed specifically at young people in order to ensure that they can access advice & information quickly & easily about the problems that concern them the most.
The site pulls together information on debt, benefits, employment and housing from the charity’s existing self-help website* and puts it in one easy to use place. As well as via a computer, the site is compatible to view on mobile phones so you can get advice ‘on the go’.
The site pulls together information on debt, benefits, employment and housing from the charity’s existing self-help website* and puts it in one easy to use place. As well as via a computer, the site is compatible to view on mobile phones so you can get advice ‘on the go’.
Directgov: Organised criminal gangs are exploiting security-conscious internet users by tricking them into downloading & paying for anti-virus protection which is actually malicious software. The gangs target victims through direct telephone calls. Victims are left out-of-pocket, their bank details stolen and their computers seriously compromised.
Newswire – HPA: To mark the start of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, the Health Protection Agency has been advising people to have their fossil fuel & wood burning appliances - such as boilers, heaters and cookers - checked by an appropriately registered engineer before the winter sets in.
Press release ~ HPA: Carbon monoxide ~ Video about carbon monoxide ~ Gas Safe Register ~ Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) ~ Solid Fuel Association (SFA)
DH: The government has launched new guidance to improve the standard of information for people with learning disabilities. There are an estimated 1.5m people with learning disabilities in the UK and this guidance will help central & local government organisations understand how they can communicate with all disabled people, including people with learning disabilities.
The guidance focuses on creating Easy Read, which uses simple words & pictures to communicate complex messages. People with learning disabilities are involved in developing the publications to make sure they are easy to understand.
Press release ~ Making written information easier to understand for people with learning disabilities: Guidance for people who commission or produce Easy Read information ~ Valuing people now - accessible webpages for people with learning disabilities
Newswire – CABE: CABE and the Asset Transfer Unit have published new guidance for local authorities and community groups on the transfer of parks & green spaces.
It contains advice on putting together a business case for transfer, governance, finance & communications, with checklists for both local authorities & community groups throughout. 8 pioneering case studies taken from across England show a variety of approaches.
It contains advice on putting together a business case for transfer, governance, finance & communications, with checklists for both local authorities & community groups throughout. 8 pioneering case studies taken from across England show a variety of approaches.
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