Links
Listed here is a range of TSO, business and government websites. Informative and accessible these sites have been selected to give you easy access to the information you need most, and many themselves are portals to other valuable sites.
TSO, PARLIAMENTARY AND GOVERNMENT SITES
UKOP
www.ukop.co.ukHome of official publications, UKOP is the authoritative UK catalogue of the output of government spanning 20 years of government information.
Official Documents
www.official-documents.co.ukOfficial Documents contains the full text of selected Government reports, Command Papers and House of Commons Papers covering a broad range of topics including the economy, work and welfare, health, transport and the environment.
Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)
www.hmso.gov.ukFull text of Acts of Parliament from 1988, Statutory Instruments from 1987, Northern Ireland Statutory Rules from 1998 and a number of other legislative documents. There is also information about Crown and Parliamentary copyright including Publishing Guidance Notes.
House of Commons
www.parliament.uk/commons/HSECOM.HTMInformation on the House of Commons, telling you what's new, listings of House of Commons publications on the Internet and detailed information of services.
House of Lords
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldhome.htmInformation on the House of Lords and detailed information of publications on the Internet and future business in the House.
UK Parliament
www.parliament.ukInformation about the United Kingdom Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, full text of many publications is available.
The Saltire Guide
www.saltireguide.co.ukThis unique information source is designed to help businesses, academics, public sector organisations, the voluntary sector and individuals understand policy making and the legislative processes that affect Scotland.
Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Health Service Commissioner
www.ombudsman.org.ukThe Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Health Service Ombudsman undertake independent investigations into complaints about government departments, a range of other public bodies, and the National Health Service.
BUSINESS AND COMPANY INFORMATION SITES
London Gazette
www.london-gazette.co.ukThe London Gazette, first published in 1665, is the oldest, continuously published newspaper in the UK. The London Gazette site allows you to access all information found in the printed Gazette.
QA Register
www.quality-register.co.ukThe most complete record, approximately 75,000, companies that have achieved a quality standard from UKAS accredited certification bodies.
The List Inspector
www.thelistinspector.co.ukThe List Inspector is a daily spreadsheet in Excel format that contains a complete list of all companies listed in the insolvency sections of the London Gazette.
TSO WEBSITES AND SERVICES
NHS Estates
www.tso-nhse.co.uk/index.htmAn information source for anyone involved in the provision of healthcare facilities and working on estate projects, such as hospital facilities managers, construction companies, architects and procurement professionals.
Tracker
www.tso.tendermatch.co.ukTracker is the ultimate daily email contract information search service providing you with access to thousands of public sector contract opportunities.
TSO PRODUCT CD-ROM DEMO'S
Business Systems Development with SSADM
www.tso.co.uk/demo/bsdBusiness Systems Development (BSD) from OGC is a powerful analysis and design technique which provides IT professionals with a tool for investigating, modelling and specifying Information Systems.
ITIL (the IT Infrastructure Library)
ITIL is the most widely accepted approach to IT service management in the world. Providing a comprehensive, consistent and coherent set of best practices for IT Service Management, promoting a quality approach to achieving business effectiveness and efficiency in the use of information systems.-
ITIL Service Delivery
www.tso.co.uk/demo/itil
Service Delivery, the second element in the new ITIL Infrastructure Library. The purpose of Service Delivery is to show the links and the principal relationships between all the Service Management and other Infrastructure Management processes. -
ITIL Service Support
www.tso.co.uk/demo/itil2
Service Support expands the necessary interactions between support and other core IT service management disciplines, and updates best practice to reflect recent changes in technology and business practices.
Managing Successful Programmes
www.tso.co.uk/demo-mspManaging Successful Programmes provides you with the framework and strategies of Programme Management - an approach for managing change and delivering business benefits from a set of related projects.
Managing Successful Projects with Prince 2
www.tso.co.uk/demo/prince2Prince 2 is a project management method which provides both you and your organisation with a framework within which you can take a project from initial start up through to it's successful completion, through manageable stages.
OGC Model Agreements
www.tso.co.uk/demo/mad/index.htmModel Agreements are a selection of specifically designed model contracts for the procurement of Information Systems and services. Developed for the public sector over eight years and representing acknowledged best practice, they are now used by both the public and private sector alike.
Groundwater Vulnerability Maps
www.tso.co.uk/groundwatermaps/Groundwater supplies about one third of public water in England and Wales and as such requires constant observation and management to prevent its contamination. The Groundwater Protection Policy, initiated by the National Rivers Authority and promoted by the Environment Agency as a key instrument of Pollution Prevention, is aimed at assisting and influencing the Planning Process.
