Department of Transport officials did not adequately test the financial plan that launched the beleaguered National Air Traffic Services, relying on 'blind optimism,' MPs have reported.
The government's planned extension of patient choice will work only if there is a 'fundamental' change in the relationship between patients and health care professionals, the NHS Confederation said...
The Audit Commission waded into the bitter council tax row this week with research laying the blame for England's 12.9% average rise in the tax on the government's poor funding system and its...
The chief executive of the Criminal Records Bureau defended its second hike in fees in nine months this week, claiming the 17% increase would more accurately reflect the costs of the service.
Eric Pickles, the shadow local government secretary, has described this year's council finance settlement as a 'dog's breakfast' and warned that 'serious funding problems' would hamper new education...
Health service managers have been encouraged by a report that describes impressive levels of progress within the NHS since the launch of the national plan more than three years ago.
Council chief executives this week criticised the government's proposed overhaul of child care across Britain, claiming it was 'too limited' and 'overly focused on local government structures'.
Devolution is here to stay and is likely to continue to evolve throughout the UK, according to one of the principal architects of the Scottish Executive.
Local authorities, refugee groups and social workers have condemned controversial plans put forward by the government in this year's Queen's Speech to take the children of failed asylum seekers into...
The government will not impose a single capping threshold on local authorities whose council tax increases are deemed to be excessive, Public Finance has learned, but councils will be expected to...
As the Lords finally bowed to the will of MPs last week and allowed foundation trusts on to the statute book, any cries of joy from the health service would have been muted.
There will be a major review of the impact of the first foundation trusts, the government announced this week in a further package of concessions on the controversial initiative.
Northern Ireland's auditor general, John Dowdall, has issued a disclaimer on the Department for Social Development's 2002/03 accounts effectively refusing to sign them off.
Councils are threatening to cut services in the expectation of receiving an average 4.9% grant increase when the provisional finance settlement is announced next week.
The Audit Commission expects to see its income fall by £36m over the next three years because of its diminishing responsibilities and its emphasis on more strategic regulation.
Providers of adult mental health services in England will have only £56m to develop their services in the current financial year, according to the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
A leading social services expert has questioned the validity of the government's latest star ratings for councils and the impact of 'trouble-shooting' teams sent to improve second-rate authorities.
Welsh Health Minister Jane Hutt has been warned she must quickly find more funds to improve primary care, despite injecting £51m into the principality's NHS this week.
Media and parliamentary interest may dictate the level of humanitarian aid the Department for International Development provides, a report from the National Audit Office warned this week.
A shadow was cast over plans to introduce a database for children this week after the British Medical Association said it would breach data protection law, while local authorities were also revealed...
