A CIPFA panel has called for radical changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme regulations after finding that tens of millions of pounds are being lost
A £250m social investment bank should be set up to transform the role of voluntary organisations in helping people back into work, according to the Third Sector Taskforce
An expected second round of heavy snowfall was set to renew pressure on public sector managers this week after they faced criticism over road, transport and school closures
Education provision in Wales improved last year, but more must be done to raise the achievement of pupils from poor backgrounds, the schools inspectorate has said
All public service providers in Wales could be required to treat the Welsh and English languages equally under plans to draw down powers over the Welsh language from Westminster
An NHS chief has been criticised by politicians after warning that ‘humanity is on a path towards unprecedented catastrophe’ and that the economic crisis could have a devastating effect...
NHS bodies need to improve the management of assets such as land, buildings and medical equipment to provide more effective patient care, a study by Audit Scotland has found
A £5bn literacy and numeracy programme has left unacceptable numbers of people who cannot read, write or count adequately, a parliamentary report has found
Essex County Council is to bail out district councils that have lost money on the controversial concessionary bus fares scheme, which allows free travel on most buses in England by people who are...
Plans to create 16,000 ‘green’ jobs in Scotland will aid the country’s economic recovery and protect the environment, Finance Secretary John Swinney has claimed
Campaigners have warned that mental health patients face a ‘postcode lottery’ of care, as figures for primary care trust spending revealed huge variations across the country
The Scottish Government has been forced to draw up new spending plans after its £33bn budget was sensationally defeated on the casting vote of the Holyrood Parliament’s presiding officer
Local authorities were not reckless when they invested a total of £1.03bn in Icelandic banks that later collapsed, the Local Government Association has told a parliamentary inquiry
The funding system for activities designed to keep teenagers away from a life of crime has been condemned as a ‘dog’s breakfast’ by the local government watchdog
Three-quarters of teachers do not consider diplomas to be the best qualifications for students wanting to go to university, according to research commissioned by the Sutton Trust
The backlog of asylum claims made under a new ‘faster’ system has more than doubled since its introduction in 2007, according to the National Audit Office