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• About COI
  Brief introduction to COI as an organisation; its aim, objectives and accountability.
• Frequently asked questions
  Questions about COI that are frequently asked.
• History of COI
  A brief history of significant government communications since 1850s until 1946, when COI was formed, and the six decades since.
• 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.
• 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.
• A Day in the life of...
  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.
• Benefits
  Outline of the benefits package on offer when you work for COI
• FAQs
  Frequently asked questions about the application process and working 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.
• Types of roles
  It takes a wide range of people to keep things running smoothly. So whether your skills lie in project management, research, PR or administration, there's a place for you with COI.
• 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.
• For current vacancies, see the Civil Service Recruitment Gateway
• 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
• Guidelines
  Guidelines written by and available from COI.
• 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
• PR Evaluation Metrics
  This guidance provides the definitions of a core set of mandatory metrics that are now being used across COI PR campaigns.
• 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
• Press
  Press releases and contact information for COI media enquiries.
• 2010 releases (7)
• 2009 releases (64)
• 2008 releases (58)
• 2007 releases (29)
• 2006 releases (44)
• 2005 releases (44)
• 2004 releases (31)
• 2003 releases (20)
• 2002 releases (13)
• 2001 releases (19)
• Privacy Policy
  The COI website privacy statement.
• 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.
• 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.
• COI Procurement policies
  Introduction to the Central Office of Information's procurement policy
• E-tendering FAQs
  Frequently asked questions about COI's e-tendering site.
• Framework FAQs
  Frequently asked question about COI suppliers covering framework agreements.
• Frameworks
  Information about the procurement frameworks (also known as rosters) used by COI to deliver government communications.
• Further information FAQs
  Further information about procurement at COI.
• New suppliers FAQs
  Frequently asked questions for COI suppliers about new suppliers.
• Procurement in COI FAQs
  Frequently asked questions about procurement at COI and new suppliers.
• Public contract regulations FAQs
  Frequently asked questions about the public contract regulations 2006.
• Using COI frameworks FAQs
  Frequently asked questions about using COI frameworks as a government department.
• Your information rights
  Introduction to the Information Charter, Information Re-use Policy. This section also contains Copyright and Freedom of Information details.

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