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From: Library and Information Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Stella Dextre Clarke
Sent: 11 January 2007 15:44
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Subject: Re: Time article 'delete.co.uk'

Surprised at this news, I made enquiries of the Cabinet Office. I gather their own GovTalk website is not one of those to be axed. Linda Humphries of the Delivery and Transformation Group has asked me to post this response to the list:

 

"The information in The Times is based on the Transformational Government Annual Report (www.cio.gov.uk/transformational_government/annual_report2006/index.asp) . It summarises a review of 951 websites that are funded by the main central government departments rather than the 2,500+ public sector websites.

 

Of the 951 sites reviewed by their departments, 90 have already closed and 461 are planned to close. The Times’ figures are based on an extrapolation of the ratio of how many sites have agreed to close and those that are definitely to be retained (e.g. departments’ corporate websites) – 26 to date. There are still 374 sites to be reviewed.

 

The information currently held on sites that are closing will be migrated to Directgov, Business Link or the departments’ corporate sites as appropriate. This will result in a reduction of the number of locations in which information for citizens and businesses is held, rather than reducing the amount of information available.

 

Kind regards, Linda

 

 

Linda Humphries

Technical Policy Team

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Cabinet Office, Delivery and Transformation Group (Manchester)

1st Floor, Oxford House, Oxford Road, Manchester M1 7ED

Phone: 0161 242 2479 Fax: 0161 242 2160

www.govtalk.gov.uk

 

Head Office (London)

G32, 1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1A 2HQ

www.direct.gov.uk - public services all in one place"

 

 

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From: Library and Information Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hanstock, Terry
Sent: 10 January 2007 12:02
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Subject: Re: Time article 'delete.co.uk'

There’s a Cabinet Office press release here that reveals all:

 

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2007/070110_ciostrategy.asp

 

It’s all part of a “Transformational Government strategy”, apparently.

 

Terry Hanstock

 

Liaison Librarian

 

Nottingham Trent University

Libraries & Learning Resources

The Boots Library

Goldsmith Street

NOTTINGHAM

NG1 5LS

 

0115 8482893

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From: Library and Information Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Clare Brown (CYP)
Sent: 10 January 2007 10:57
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Subject: Time article 'delete.co.uk'

 

I read this in the Times today.

delete.gov.uk

The Government will announce that it is going to close 95 per cent of its own websites in a drive to make important information more readily accessible for internet users. Officials insist that the mass cull, which will save £9million, is necessary to tidy up the Government’s presence on the internet.

Has anyone heard anything more about this? Do we know what will be deleted? And will the information just disappear or will it be stored on a site such as http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/?

Many thanks

Clare

 

Queries to:

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Clare Brown

Information Officer/e-Librarian

Personnel, Administration, Communications & Training

South Gloucestershire Department for Children and Young People

Bowling Hill, Chipping Sodbury

BS37 6JX

 

Direct (: 01454 86 3372

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