Around 6,000 civil servants at all levels this week heard Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell outline a renewed drive for Whitehall reform and a skills strategy for department staff.
Union leaders representing 1.4 million council workers moved closer to following 200,000 teachers on to the picket lines this week, putting renewed pressure on Gordon Brown as he restated his...
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...
Scotland's first minister has challenged opposition parties to agree to a referendum to test constitutional proposals from a newly formed commission, which would radically alter the country's...
Many large councils will soon be involved in carbon trading schemes as part of efforts to combat climate change. But they will need to raise awareness and improve communications if the initiative is...
Critics of George Bush have accused him of many things, from trampling on civil liberties to playing the dictator, but greatly reduced powers actually mean the presidency is more constrained than...
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 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...
The fire and rescue service must improve on its response to 999 calls, according to the country's most senior fire and rescue service expert, Sir Ken Knight.
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.
John Swinney has insisted that the Scottish government's local income tax plans are 'robust' and can be delivered, despite the flood of criticism that greeted the publication of his consultation...
Vital public investment will not be sacrificed merely to avoid breaching the sustainable investment rule when International Financial Reporting Standards come into force, Alistair Darling has...
Public trust in official statistics remains low and there has been no significant change since 2005, despite the government's efforts to improve confidence, research has revealed.
