Up to 110,000 vulnerable children face an uncertain future because they are caught in a backlog of asylum applications that might not be cleared until 2011, children's charity Barnardo's has warned...
Campaigners have welcomed government plans to radically transform care and support for elderly and disabled people by extending the system of personalised payments.
The CBI has hit out at government mismanagement of public procurement, which it warns is threatening ministers' ambitious plans for reforming frontline services.
Local government minister John Healey has urged councils to look beyond the 'here and now' and face up to some of the long-term, deep-rooted problems that affect their communities.
Tenants should be given wide-ranging powers to scrutinise their landlords within the new regulatory system for housing associations and local authorities, according to a report.
The government's £1bn ten-year Children's Plan, setting out a strategy for education, welfare and play, has received a cautious welcome from education professionals.
Council leaders and ministers this week committed to a new relationship which moves closer to recognising central and local government as equal partners in service delivery.
The government's high-profile campaign to halve child poverty by 2010 came under stinging criticism last week as two reports cast serious doubt on its ability to meet the target.
All NHS acute and mental health services in England will be provided by foundation trusts within three years, the Healthcare Financial Management Association conference heard last week.
The Rural Payments Agency, responsible for the Single Payment Scheme for farmers, is still at risk from financial penalties and loss of farmers' confidence, according to a report by the National...
Proposals to fund public services through the planning system could frustrate efforts to build more affordable housing, social landlords warned this week.
Changes in Scotland's Best Value system will be overseen by Professor John Baillie, the newly appointed chair of the Accounts Commission, which is responsible for the audit of local government.
The health service must provide financial management training for doctors, nurses and other clinicians to improve efficiency and patient care, according to the Audit Commission.
NHS finance directors are cautiously positive about the future for health service finances but warn that productivity must improve markedly if targets are to be met, according to a survey by the...
Funding for social care services for people with learning difficulties will be transferred from the NHS to local authorities as part of a wider overhaul, the government has announced.
A statutory duty should be placed on councils that fail to respond to the challenge of climate change, experts said this week as they painted a gloomy picture of progress to date.
The government is to investigate the scale and nature of the private sector's role in delivering public services, as figures revealed that they now provide £44bn worth.