Scheduled to become operational in April 2006 and with its senior staff already appointed (July 2005), the new Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)-a key element of the current police reform programme-is a significant departure from the traditional policing infrastructure in the United Kingdom....

The Helpdesk of European Evaluation Network for Rural Development supported by a group of external experts has prepared a Working Paper on ”Capturing the impacts of Leader and measures to improve the Quality of life (QoL) in rural areas”. The working paper provides methodological support for...