23 Feb 2012
| by Ian Darby
In a response to a government call for evidence on Tupe (transfer of undertakings for protection of employees), the trade body has pushed for a formal consultation in the hope that this will lead to a change in the rules.
The IPA said that the 2006 amendments that widened the scope of Tupe to include almost all ...
20 Jan 2012
| by Gemma Charles
Jenny Grey, the acting executive director for government communications, has been appointed...director role was originally announced along with the closure of the COI, government insiders had suggested that the government would fill the role with a marketer from the private sector. However, Grey does not fit ...
said: "British communications industries lead the world in creativity and innovation and the government ...
26 Mar 2012
| by Ian Darby
The Government has confirmed that the COI, which officially closes on Friday, will be replaced by a...As expected, the Government Communications Centre, led by Jenny Grey, the executive director of government communications, will have a significantly smaller headcount than the COI s 400.
The new unit ...
will be appointing a framework to handle "integrated communications".
Grey revealed that the Government does ...
26 Mar 2012
| by Gemma Charles
The senior civil servant in charge of government marketing campaigns has defended...Speaking to Marketing, the executive director of government communications, Jenny Grey, said: "The government is continuing to invest in creating campaigns where it can show value for money and ROI ...
. It will not be directly replaced but instead a Government Communications Centre (GCC), led by Grey, will take on some ...
03 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
The Government's under-fire health and social care watchdog has taken the unusual step of launching...The Care Quality Commission, which is funded through registration schemes but also government grant-in-aid, is seeking to hire public affairs support to lobby the Government.
The news ...
gathering information from political, governmental and 'other relevant audiences'.
The revelations about ...
22 May 2012
| by John Owens
The Government will be kicking off two roster searches in a hunt for 'the most innovative ideas...comms spend.
The Government Procurement Service will work alongside the governmental comms operation ...
will be awarded.
The meeting, named 'Agile government communications: ambitions for the future' and hosted by Dods, came after the COI was closed at the end of March.
During the meeting, senior government ...
20 Apr 2012
| by Sara Luker
The Government must not rely on food industry partnerships to fight obesity, say comms...-obesity campaign , the PRWeek podcast looked at the Government s PR efforts to encourage healthy eating. Mike ...
levels. Most of the Colleges criticism of the Government s efforts to fight obesity focused on its ...
were needed and that the Government must not rely on its food industry links. If the Government ...
20 Jan 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
The Government has launched its consultation into developing a statutory register of lobbyists....ministers and officials meet represent. That s why the Government wants a register that will bring more ...
17 May 2012
| by John Owens
The minister overseeing lobbying reform has hit back at suggestions the Government has 'undermined...Mark Harper defended his Government s record on handling lobbying scandals. Under questioning over how ...
bodge of it.
He did, however, pledge that the Government would p ublish a draft bill during this parliamentary session.
His words follow widespread industry criticism of the Government's initial ...
05 Apr 2012
| by Gemma Charles
As the COI shuts up shop, the new public ad structures, under the auspices of the Government...CLICK HERE FOR THE BIG DEBATE: 'GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING SAVES THE COUNTRY MONEY'
It has been a ...
the coalition government was installed, adspend - which had soared under Labour - was slashed in line with its ...
year has been winding down.
The Government Communication Centre (GCC), led by executive director ...