The Department for Work and Pensions has conceded that benefit calculations are 'in need of further attention' after error levels doubled to reach £2bn in the past five years
The social care watchdog has called for a clearer and simpler framework for deciding who should be at the front of the queue for publicly funded services, and a national formula to underpin...
The crisis in the financial sector is likely to restore confidence in a 'public service ethos' within Whitehall, a former head of policy at Number 10 has said
Public sector investors should look beyond credit ratings and ensure they are in dialogue with banking institutions to minimise the risks around deposits, the Financial Services Authority has said
Labour and the Scottish National Party this week put aside their party differences to unite to try to revive the Scottish economy and avoid a recession
Home Office funding for locally led efforts to tackle violent crime is targeted at the consequences rather than the causes and should be changed to allow for strategic planning, MPs have said
The Department for Transport's takeover of passenger rail franchise awards has provided savings to both taxpayers and passengers, according to a report from the National Audit Office.
The permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government has defended the department's performance despite its failure to meet most of its Public Service Agreement targets
The government was still trying to assess the impact of the collapse of Iceland's banks on public sector bodies and their partners this week after admitting 13 councils were in short-term...
The 'complex' structure of Scotland's public finance audit system is not widely understood and should be simplified, an influential commission has suggested.
Around 2,000 health service jobs will be lost in Northern Ireland in the next three years as part of efficiency savings, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has said
Scottish local authority leaders have threatened to withdraw their latest pay offer for council employees after it was rejected by public sector unions
Homeowners and landlords need more incentives to ensure existing homes are as energy-efficient as new housing, the UK Green Building Council said this week
Attempts by the public sector to promote innovation in cities have been too narrowly focused on support services for science and technology, a think-tank has said
Funding allocations for local councils could be set by an independent committee rather than the government under plans being drawn up by the Conservative Party, Public Finance can exclusively reveal
A ballot of civil servants was expected to show a vote in favour of strike action as union bosses contrasted low public sector pay rises with the government's £500bn bail-out of the banks
The government's battle to reduce MRSA mortality figures is gaining ground but the latest figures for C difficile remain higher than ever, according to figures from the NHS Confederation.