The crisis in the markets has left a trail of financial giants in tatters. Public services, especially those with Icelandic investments, are feeling the strain. Paul Gosling reports on how the sector...
Funding allocations for local councils could be set by an independent committee rather than the government under plans being drawn up by the Conservative Party, Public Finance can exclusively reveal
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has set out how students and parents will have greater involvement in education, as he cancelled Sats tests for 14-year-olds and published the implementation plan for...
The financial crisis will increase the cost of Private Finance Initiative projects, while the slowdown in the economy could cause further problems if contractor firms are hit, experts have warned
Rewriting the fiscal rules to bring them in line with those in the rest of Europe could provide Chancellor Alistair Darling with some much-needed wiggle room when he comes to deliver his Pre-Budget...
The Scottish Government is coming under pressure to renegotiate the local government finance settlement because of concerns over the cost of free school meals and its council tax freeze policy
Attempts by the public sector to promote innovation in cities have been too narrowly focused on support services for science and technology, a think-tank has said
A ballot of civil servants was expected to show a vote in favour of strike action as union bosses contrasted low public sector pay rises with the government's £500bn bail-out of the banks
Is time up for Sats? The summer marking fiasco left the government embarrassed, and parents, teachers and pupils fuming. But, argues Conor Ryan, the controversial tests have raised standards and...
Northern Ireland Finance Minister Nigel Dodds has said public services must be willing to innovate and adopt cutting-edge ideas in the face of global economic challenges.
Child poverty campaigners have urged the government to invest £3bn in tax credits and benefits after figures showed 174 constituencies in Britain had 50% or more children living in, or on the brink...
The condition of Scotland's schools is improving but almost a third of buildings are still crumbling or badly in need of repair, official figures have revealed.
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has said fears of litigation over school trips should be 'consigned to history' as the government announced a £4.5m package to reduce red tape and provide teachers with...
Social care should be available to everyone just like the NHS, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services tells Vivienne Russell
The consolidation of three health and social care bodies into one super-regulator has ruffled feathers. But shadow chair Barbara Young insists the Care Quality Commission will put the focus back on...
Lansley slates hospital rating system
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has slammed the Healthcare Commission's performance measurement system for hospitals, saying it didn't tell patients...
