A Commons committee has called on the government to adopt a ‘public health’ approach to knife crime, with early intervention, more education and more support for offenders
The Scottish Government is on track to cut the number of quangos by at least 25% and streamline the scrutiny of public bodies, Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced
Almost half of jobless people in Wales are under 25, with the recent rise in unemployment ‘disproportionately’ affecting certain areas of the country, a think-tank has said
Councils and teachers have dismissed claims by the Conservatives that some local authority areas in England are failing to enter pupils for separate science GCSEs
About a third of further education colleges face serious financial problems after last year’s collapse of a flagship rebuilding programme, finance directors were warned this week
Treasury officials have assured MPs that £26.5bn savings made under the Gershon programme are ‘real’, but have said checks on the renewed efficiency drive would be ‘more rigorous’
The director general of the BBC has defended his record amid criticism from MPs that the organisation is spending too much on presenters and failing to measure value for money effectively
Former communities and local government secretary Hazel Blears has been praised for her commitment to community politics and public participation in decision-making
The finance leader of Scotland’s biggest council has called for a pay freeze across the public sector to meet tightening spending targets and avoid widespread job cuts
Senior public sector officials in Scotland have been urged to publish full details of their expenses as part of a new model of leadership aimed at restoring public trust
The Irish economy, feted by Alex Salmond, might end up needing IMF support packages and could be evicted from the eurozone. Now there is a concern that the effects will spread to Northern Ireland