The NHS internal market in Wales is set to be abolished and local commissioning bodies reduced by two-thirds under far-reaching plans announced by the Welsh Assembly Government.
CIPFA's Pensions Panel is researching the knowledge, skills and competencies needed by all those involved in managing local government pension funds. Bob Summers outlines the panel's approach
Four London boroughs joined Local Authorities Mutual Limited on April 1, the insurance company's first anniversary. Croydon, Camden, Haringey and Lambeth joined the three existing members - Brent,...
Apprenticeships used to be seen as old hat. But now they've had a ministerial makeover and are viewed as vital in helping to rejuvenate an increasingly ageing public sector workforce. Vivienne...
The idea of 'lifetime homes' designed to meet the needs of older or disabled residents is fast catching on. But how about the costs to developers and first-time buyers? Neil Merrick investigates
The creation of an adult social services organisation a year ago opened up an opportunity to transform the quality of care for older and disabled people and the infant Adass is rising to the...
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has vowed to extend the Human Rights Act to cover 300,000 elderly people placed by local authorities in privately run care homes, in a crackdown on elder abuse.
Everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 will be given a five-yearly vascular health check through a programme beginning next year, the government has promised.
The Housing and Regeneration Bill has been amended to ensure that the new social housing regulator will have to consult the Charity Commission before it imposes compulsory standards on charities that...
Children's centres and extended schools are improving the lives of children and their families - but local authorities have little evidence that they provide value for money, education inspectorate...
The legal framework for flood risk management is 'a mess', with gaps that make it hard to establish who is responsible for what, Sir Michael Pitt, who is carrying out a review of last summer's floods...
A Lords ruling has relaxed the strict time limits on damages claims for sexual abuse, allowing many adults who were assaulted as children to go to court. And that has important implications for local...
Twenty-five years on from the birth of the Audit Commission, is it time for a radical rethink on public sector inspection and regulation, asks David Walker
The government has come under fire from the influential UK Drug Policy Commission for 'seriously weak' or non-existent evidence to back up its strategy on reducing drug-related crime.
About a third of Scotland's schools are still in a poor condition, despite billions of pounds of investment over the past decade, a major report by public sector watchdogs has found.
The government wants us to have a big conversation about Britishness. But its proposals for probationary citizenship and symbolic ceremonies are deeply controversial with major implications for...
Over the next two years, nine new English unitary authorities will be created out of 44 existing district and county councils. Paul O'Brien discusses how to take the pain out of the process
The Learning and Skills Council will be dissolved and town halls will take control of the £7bn spent each year in colleges and sixth forms, ministers confirmed this week.
