E Government

Direct Gov


with the help of technology the government can now supply us the information we need about a variety of different things that we would need in every day life, such as:

• taxes - inland revenue and car tax
• voting
• pensions
• employment
• crime and justice
• EAS (electronic application services)
• UCAS
• driving application
• online statistics
• environment

Crime and Justice

There are many different types of crime, these mostly consist of:

• buglary
• robbery
• domestic violence
• anti social behaviour
• rape and sexual assault
• knife crime
• gun crime
• identity fraud

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With the help of DirectGov.com you are able to find out important information about how you can stay safe in your environment. And as well as keeping yourself safe, you are given information about how to keep your personal information safe so that it doesn’t get into the wrong hands as you are the only person that should know your details.

You can also find out local crime information so it isn’t just general information, it becomes personal. And you are also given a number of how many different crimes has happened in that area, this can be very useful to know so that you know what precautions to take as there will be different ones suited to everyone as different areas will have different types of crime.

Through the DirecGov website you are able to report crime and anti-social behaviour. With the help of this site it tells you what the steps are of reporting a crime or anti-social behaviour.

Employment

Job seekers

There are plenty of ways in which the online government can help you and give you the information you need when you are seeking a job. The ways in which this site can help you are to do with: your CV, letters and job application forms, applying jobs online and even where to look for a job.

CV

When writing a CV it is imperative that you have done it correctly so having this online service can only have its advantages. You are told what type of font to use, and how long your roughly your CV should be. You are also told what you should include within your CV which would include such things as your basic details and what you have previously done that you think would be helpful for the job you want to do. And you are also given examples of CV’s so that if you’re still unsure of what it is you need to include you can get more of an idea, I have found this very helpful and I would use the information I have found out in later life when I have to fill out a CV for myself.

Letters and job application forms

As well as the CV information that can be found on the online government site you are also give the basic information that you would need to include when thinking about writing a letter or filling in a job application form. And you are also given another document file which will give you more help if you needed it, the advantages of using the directgov website to do things like these are:

• If you are unsure of what you need to include you are given a list
• If you are still unsure you are given old documents of the same nature
• The website is constantly being updated with the most recent changes

Education and Learning

this site also helps people who need information about education and learning and just so that the right information is there, there are multiple options to select from.

university and higher education

this includes student finance which is money that the government give you when you chose to go to university. By having this allowance you are able to afford the privilege of going to university, this is because you are able to borrow money from the government which they then pay for your course with. This is a huge advantage as instead of paying the huge sum of money for your course in one big payment you are able to pay back the government in small amounts which are suited to the individual person. The way in which you apply for this student load is through the website so it is done at your convenience and from the comfort of your own home which can be seen as a huge advantage for some people.