Cabinet Office officials this week warned civil servants that there would be no return to national pay bargaining, despite acknowledging claims by Whitehall's largest union that there had been a '...
The Local Government Association is to reform radically its member structure, replacing its 'static and old-fashioned' committees with cross-cutting boards in an attempt to widen its influence on...
Whitehall's three landmark reviews Gershon, O'Donnell and Lyons could diminish the attractiveness of working as a frontline civil servant by slashing the number of 'good bureaucrats', a new...
Camden council has stepped up its campaign against record industry giants' illegal fly-posting by seeking an interim court order preventing companies from flouting the law while it awaits a landmark...
The massive increase in house-building recommended by government advisers could have a devastating impact on the environment, says a little-publicised report.
The Scottish Executive has again missed its targets for paying bills on time, leaving millions of pounds outstanding, according to figures disclosed this week.
The extra resources being poured into education will not deliver results unless the government frees up teachers' time, ministers were warned this week.
Cuts to jobs and services are on the way unless the government abandons plans to cap authorities, ministers have been warned, as those in the firing line submitted last-ditch appeals against the...
Anti-mafia laws used in the US are to be copied in Northern Ireland to tackle extortion rackets in public sector building projects, the government has announced.
Reverend Andrew McLellan, Scotland's chief inspector of prisons, has issued another scathing report on Peterhead prison, accusing it of failing to address the criticisms in his previous report.
David James, the troubleshooter drafted in by the Conservative Party to identify possible Whitehall efficiency savings, is likely to make recommendations that would modify the way future Tory...
Ministers were motivated by political expediency when pushing through reforms to the way that £2bn of European Union agricultural subsidies are paid, according to MPs.
Team spirit and cohesion were celebrated in this week's Public Finance Public Servants of the Year Awards even the individual winners drew attention to their importance. Editor Mike Thatcher...
Local authorities could move to three-year budgets in the Spending Review after the prime minister promised schools longer-term financial planning this week.
Labour and the Conservatives have fired the opening salvos in this year's local elections campaign, levelling allegations of high spending and town hall mismanagement at one other.
The government-backed project set up to inject £125m of public money into the voluntary sector will fail unless public sector agencies get on board, the head of the consortium charged with managing...
Some government departments are allowing billions of pounds a year to dribble away through fraud in the public sector because of 'appallingly lax controls', a senior MP warned this week.
The post of water regulator in Scotland is to be scrapped and his responsibilities transferred to a board of non-executive experts, Environment Minister Ross Finnie has announced.
Local authorities that defied government warnings to keep council tax increases to low single figures will be capped this year and an announcement confirming this is 'imminent', according to town...
Gordon Brown's plans to make £20bn a year in efficiency savings by 2008 look shaky after official figures showed that Whitehall's administration costs last year went more than £1bn over budget.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone will not hesitate to withhold more transport cash from the capital's boroughs if they fail to pursue policies in line with his objectives.
More than 100 defunct NHS sites across England are to be sold to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister as part of a regeneration deal estimated to be worth £400m.