Former Scottish secretary Douglas Alexander apologised this week after an independent report delivered a damning verdict on the conduct of the Scottish elections, claiming that voters were treated as...
The new generation of Public Service Agreements are not old-style performance targets by another name, Andy Burnham insisted to the Treasury select committee this week.
The government must press ahead with changes to the accounting rules governing the treatment of the Private Finance Initiative to demonstrate the role of these projects in improving public services,...
A council that was at the centre of a row over a redundancy and retirement package for its chief executive has been criticised for a lack of openness caused by 'unduly close' relationships between...
Auditors this week published a glowing report on the independent Pensions Regulator, noting that oversight of the sector has improved markedly since it was set up in 2005.
The government's commitment to the provision of psychological therapies is a significant breakthrough, mental health leaders have said, but care must be taken to ensure demand from patients is met.
Local authorities must perform detailed needs assessments of elderly people going into care homes to help them get a fair deal, the Commission for Social Care Inspection insisted this week.
Senior MPs this week criticised the government's flagship academy schools programme for failing to control costs, with almost two-thirds of the first buildings running over budget.
Council and social care leaders are warning that the government must use its forthcoming green paper on adult services funding to fundamentally rethink the system.
Chancellor Alistair Darling has taken a tentative step towards a national savings scheme, in which savings made by low earners would be matched with state payments.
Northern Ireland's Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie has been accused of a breach of the ministerial code by Finance Minister Peter Robinson in a row that pushes the Executive into its...
Schools in Northern Ireland must ask for proof of parents' addresses if there is a 'general knowledge or belief' that some are giving false details, the Department of Education has said.
Ministers have moved swiftly to guarantee the future of a flagship regeneration programme after a government document wrongly suggested that it was under threat.
Stock transfers from councils to housing associations have helped create a two-tier workforce among staff employed by the same landlord, a union has claimed.