The British civil service has been criticised for a 'we know best' attitude and must learn from its international counterparts if it is to improve policy-making.
A government commission examining the barriers to becoming a councillor will consider salary hikes and accreditation for future town hall leaders, its chair has revealed.
The Department of Health's latest scheme to invite private companies to take control of GP services has been condemned as potentially destabilising and unnecessary.
A quarter of councils are under-performing in the services they provide to children, with the most vulnerable getting the worst service, Ofsted has said.
Most fire and rescue authorities in England are now performing well or strongly, with 32 out of 47 in the top two categories, according to the latest ratings from the Audit Commission.
Civil servants have called on the government to maintain prison-based education schemes amid fears that financial constraints and overcrowding could lead to higher re-offending rates.
Senior Revenue & Customs officials and civil service trade unionists are locked in talks that could lead to the controversial abolition of some flexible working practices.
The average rate of sickness among public sector staff rose in 2006 and is now 43% higher than the private sector average, according to research by business group the CBI and insurer Axa.
The future of local government finance moved up the election agenda in Scotland this week as the Liberal Democrats announced their plans for a local income tax.
The Local Government Association has been warned that it urgently needs to do more to win back the affection of its grassroots members or risks alienating them further.
NHS primary care trusts have hit back at local authorities, claiming that they too are the victims of 'cost-shunting' as social care cuts have increased demand for NHS services.
Ministers backed away from punishing breaches of the cap on council tax rises this year because they did not believe that increases above 5% were excessive.
The number of jobs expected to be lost in Northern Ireland's health trusts has doubled, the Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety has told staff.
An influential Scottish Parliament committee has criticised the standard of information given by ministers on the financial consequences of legislation.