Watch out for bobbies with BAs

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A growing proportion of the employees recruited by public bodies in the UK is accounted for by graduates. Police forces, for example, are now actively recruiting graduates, and the National Health Service is also committed to recruiting graduates. Individual local councils still employ graduates in large numbers, but the overall recruitment of graduates in local government has been negatively affected by the closure in Apr 1998 of the Metra recruitment agency for councils.

Administration of Public Health Programs, Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Admin. of public health programs, Public Services Administration, Public Health Service, Recruiting, Graduate students, United Kingdom. National Health Service, Civil service, Police, Police officers

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Town hall officers may regain political freedoms

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There are clear indications that the UK government will lift restrictions on the political activities of local government officers. At present, the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 prevents council officers whose salary is greater than 25,000 pounds sterling a year or who advise councillors or communicate with the media on behalf of a local authority from undertaking any political activity. This is widely seen as going against employees' civil liberties.

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The man from the Tory test-bed with lessons for an old Labour stronghold

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It is vital that local government has the ability to think across services, according to Newcastle City Council Chief Executive Kevin Lavery. He believes in challenging what has been done in the past and questioning why and how particular services are provided. He feels that there is considerable potential in the 'best value' approach, and would like to see the city council providing its services in-house, rather than going out to competitive tender.

Political aspects, Interview, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Lavery, Kevin

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