Check out the latest from the new 'policy news' area of rightsnet -

• London links for older people (7 October 2005);
  
• Tailored fixed fees extended (7 October 2005);
  
• Regional Planning and its limitations (5 October 2005);
  
• Ethinc Minorities Innovation Fund launched (3 October 2005);
  
• Law Centres Federation newsletter (3 October 2005).

Also, there are some additional reports in the resources area, including:

• Welfare Advice in Primary Practise -  a research report looking at the benefits of locating welfare advisers in GP practises;
• Evaluation of the Health and Social Welfare Support Service - an evaluation report of a project that was developed to address the wider determinants of health and limit the impact that social welfare problems have on health;
• Prove It! Measuring the effect of neighbourhood renewal on local people - a handbook describing a method for measuring the effect of community projects on local people, on the relationships between them and on their quality of life;
• Self evaluation: a handy guide to resources - this guide aims to sign-post some of the most useful resources on monitoring and evaluation;
• Charity Commission - link to their website.