Supporting the modernisation of education and training facilities for prisoners to increase employment opportunities and to reduce reoffending.
Developing new (and enhancing existing) vocational provision which is focused on meeting national and local skill needs.
Targeted capital spending by the Modernisation Agency to unblock constraints at local level. The Modernisation Agency work with NHS organisations to help improve patient services and achieve key service delivery targets, largely by helping them redesign their processes and to tackle the blockages that cause delays and cancelled operations.
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Funding for a new, modern, cardiac centre in an area where none exists at present. This will reduce the number of patients who have to travel long distances to access interventional cardiology or cardiac surgery facilities, including daycase diagnostic cardiology, and help streamline the patient pathway. It will lead to the reduction of inequalities within the NHS. The new funding will improve patient services significantly and help to achieve some of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease targets faster.
Developing a portable polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system for chlamydia and other STIs that can be used in a non-laboratory setting by non-laboratory staff. Portable PCR system will produce a reliable diagnosis within 30 minutes, providing results during a consultation and significantly reducing the need for a return visit.
Funding for additional places to meet increased prison capacity demands. Also new secure accommodation for juveniles on remand to prevent reoffending.
Increased security costs following September 11.
An e-government initiative to design, build and pilot a totally re-engineered system of conveyancing in England and Wales. This project will enable a fully workable e-conveyancing system to be produced by 2005.
Improving the IT and business process systems within the criminal justice system, including the facilitation of data sharing between agencies and the creation of electronic records.
Provision of decontamination facilities for the Fire Service.
Ten local authority projects have been awarded funding to be used for small-scale, innovative public space improvement projects. The expected benefits of the projects will include making physical improvements to local public spaces, reduced fear of crime, improved accessibility, health improvements because of an increase in pedestrian traffic and improved access to urban green spaces, more environmentally sustainable use of space and improved design.
To tackle problems of housing market failure in the North and Midlands. Establishing pathfinders in areas affected by low demand for housing and abandonment, enabling pathfinders to develop a thorough assessment of their sub-regional housing market, provide evidence from which to select treatments, and develop a restructuring scheme and the delivery mechanisms for long-term market renewal.
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Developing a website and projects to increase access to, and participation in, the arts and culture. This should engage a wider audience and be of particular use for teacher and pupils by providing resources to support the curriculum.
Establishment of a challenge fund for capital projects to enhance community sports facilities. The fund will enable the provision of new facilities where there have been no sporting opportunities, and increase access by adding all weather facilities, floodlighting etc to existing clubs.
A major project to enable the implementation of interactive claiming and secure e-communications across all client groups. The project will open up new channels which will enable customers to communicate with the Department electronically. This will include making a claim for benefit and change of circumstances notification.
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The aim of the project is to transform appeals service delivery in all the social security tribunals by automating processes for less complex appeals and providing a more efficient service for customers.
Improved equipment to combat drugs smuggling.
This project will put in place a validation system which will enable information held by DWP and the Inland Revenue to be correlated. The facility will assist with the implementation of the new tax credits and will also enable more efficient matching of employer PAYE returns at the year end, leading to fewer delays for taxpayers, employers and government.
Project to join up government e-services for business around the customer; and to enable these to be delivered on customer terms.
Purchase of software to enable transactional/interactive services to be carried out via the Government Gateway and UK Online. The software would provide solutions to issues such as data security and signature verification, and would then be available to departments to use for their own transactions.
Capital Modernisation Fund Bidding Guidance
Capital Modernisation Fund index page