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About COI
Brief introduction to COI as an organisation; its aim, objectives and accountability.

Disability Equality Scheme
The Central Office of Information's Disability Equality Scheme 2007.
History of COI
A brief history of significant government communications since 1850s until 1946, when COI was formed, and the six decades since.
How does COI work?
Outline of COI's services.
Public Information Films
Information about COI's public information films.
Publications
Official publications from COI, such as annual reports and accounts.
Welsh Language Scheme
The COI Welsh Language Scheme, acknowledging the principal that both the English and the Welsh languages are treated equally when communicating with the general public within Wales.
What are the benefits of using COI?
Overview of COI's track record in achieving savings and EU compliant procurement.
Who can COI work with?
Description of public sector organisations who can use COI.

Accessibility Statement
Information and help with the accessibility of the COI website.
Careers
This is the place to find out a little more about what we do here at the Central Office of Information and a lot about how you can help us do it.

Benefits
Outline of the benefits package on offer when you work for COI
GovGap
GovGap is a service provided by COI that provides interim recruitment solutions to government departments and the whole public sector.
How to apply
Explanation of COI's application process.
Training and Development
We know that the more we give our staff, the more they can give us in return. We offer excellent training and development as one of our top priorities. And, as our Investors in People award goes to show, it's something we do very well.
What it's like for...
Get a real insight into what life at COI is like, by hearing about it from the people who know us best - the people who work here.
Working for COI
COI combine expertise in marketing and communications with with an understanding of government systems and procurement policy; offer impressive training and development, a truly open culture across the organisation, making it a great place to work.

Contacting COI
Ways to contact COI, general fax, phone and address details, and map.

Map and directions for COI
Contains a map and directions to COI's head office in London.
Regional Offices
Contact details for COI's regional offices

Communications Evaluation
COI's Evaluation experts provide advice on developing comprehensive evaluation plans to understand the contribution of all communication channels to policy goals.
Contact centre guidance
Better practice guidance for Government contact centres and updates.
Effective Public Engagement
This guide on effective public engagement has been drafted by COI in conjunction with the Cabinet Office and other engagement practitioners drawn from across government
Social Media Guidance
Advice for civil servants on communicating and sharing information through the dynamic and evolving digital media environment.
Sponsorship Guidelines 2007
This document gives guidance to departments on the propriety of working on communications activity in partnership with organisations from the private and public sectors.
Web Standards and Guidelines
Contents of the Web Standards and Guidelines for government websites

Privacy Policy
The COI website privacy statement.
Procurement
Information for government bodies wishing to procure using COI's frameworks and suppliers to COI and government

Clients
COI's procurement options for government departments, agencies and organisations
COI Procurement policies
Introduction to the Central Office of Information's procurement policy
Contracts and expenditure
Government has set out the need for greater transparency across its operations to enable the public to hold public bodies and politicians to account.
Frameworks
Information about the procurement frameworks (also known as rosters) used by COI to deliver government communications.
Suppliers to COI
Information for companies that wish to supply COI and its clients, COI's procurement policies, details of existing suppliers and how to register interest.

Services
COI provides advice, procurement and project management on every aspect of communications.

Site help
Help pages for the COI website, containing links to plugins, information about downloading and saving files, and how to fine tune searches.
Site map
The site map of the COI website.
Your information rights
Introduction to the Information Charter, Information Re-use Policy. This section also contains Copyright and Freedom of Information details.