Public sector employment in the UK fell by 39,000 in the first three months of 2012, the tenth consecutive quarterly drop, the Office for National Statistics revealed today.
Liverpool city mayor Joe Anderson has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his services to local government and the community.
Scottish ministers today reaffirmed their opposition to nuclear submarines, as UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced the first big contract of the Trident replacement programme.
Local authorities will be given extra cash for health improvements in their area when they take over responsibility for public health next year, the Department of Health announced yesterday.
Auditors have criticised the way Revenue & Customs settled large tax disputes with corporations, saying some of the agreements do not appear to comply with the department’s own guidelines.
Private landlords should be given tax breaks to encourage them to provide cheaper long-term accommodation for people on low incomes, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said today.
The government’s localism drive came too late to help councils mitigate the impact of budget cuts, leading Big Society advocate Phillip Blond has told MPs.
The Home Office has defended its decision to nominate Tom Winsor, the lawyer who undertook a controversial review of police pay, as the preferred candidate to become the next chief inspector of...
Councils have urged the government to drop proposals that would allow property developers to renegotiate infrastructure commitments made in planning deals.
The government is seeking a new chair of the Audit Commission to oversee its abolition and replace Michael O’Higgins, who steps down at the end of September.
UK public spending must start addressing the future impact of the ageing population to avoid ‘an unsustainable squeeze’ on the finances, the government was told today.
Plans to limit the tax reliefs that can be claimed on charitable donations have been scrapped by Chancellor George Osborne, the third policy change from the Budget announced this week.
Three council ‘spin-off’ mutuals are the first to receive government cash to help them access professional support and win contracts, the Cabinet Office announced today.
Councils, trade unions and the government have today struck a deal over changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme, confirming that employees will not face a blanket increase in contributions.
