Children who are eligible for free school meals are ‘disproportionately unlikely’ to be admitted to grammar schools in the parts of the country where they operate, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
Government plans to impose a charge for NHS services to migrants could adversely affect vulnerable people who have been trafficked into the country, MPs have warned
The government’s one-stop birth and death notification system has achieved a satisfaction level of more than 96% among those who use it, ministers said today.
MPs today hit out at the ‘extraordinarily poor’ implementation of Universal Credit by the Department for Work and Pensions, saying it had led to public money being wasted.
The government should allow two-tier council areas to form unitary authorities as part of an efficiency drive that could keep council tax bills down, the Taxpayers’ Alliance has said.
Independence could give Scotland the opportunity to build a tax regime that is both economically competitive and fiscally sound, according to two new reports from the Scottish Government’s Fiscal...
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research has revised up its growth projections for the UK economy this year and next, driven by an increase in consumer spending.
Ministers are under renewed pressure to halt the proposed cut to the New Homes Bonus after councils again warned the ‘flawed’ plan would hit critical services
Chancellor George Osborne’s pledge to keep Britain’s public finances in surplus could drive the Scots out of the United Kingdom, a former first minister of Scotland has told Public Finance
The further education sector needs to learn from other public services how to tackle poor performance and improve quality, according to a Skills Commission report
Local government trade unions have reiterated their call for all councils to pay staff the Living Wage as the annual uprating of the hourly rate was announced today
The Fire Brigades Union has called on the government to reopen pension talks after it staged a two-hour strike this morning – its third walkout during the ongoing dispute
Councils in England have called for extra financial powers to be given to local authorities following the government’s announcement that a range of taxes would be devolved to the Welsh Assembly.
The National Audit Office should be empowered to audit contracts government bodies enter into with private firms, the chair of the Public Accounts Committee has said
The government’s approach to reform of the Local Government Pension Scheme is unnecessarily narrow, the chair of England’s largest council pension fund has told Public Finance
The County Councils Network has raised ‘serious’ concerns over the government’s proposed reforms to long-term care, saying it is worried about potential funding shortfalls and workforce capacity.
Wales is to receive a suite of new tax and borrowing powers after UK ministers today announced they had agreed to the Silk Commission’s key recommendations on devolution.
The NHS is to publish a range of new information on the performance of hospital treatments and individual doctors across the country as part of an expanded transparency drive
Prime Minister David Cameron today announced that the proposed register of the beneficial owners of UK companies will be made public as part of moves to tackle tax evasion
Ipswich has agreed a City Deal with the government. The deal, agreed today, aims to boost employment in the city by improving the skills of the workforce.
Sharon White, the Treasury’s director general for public services, has been appointed second permanent secretary at the department with responsibility for managing the UK’s public finances.
The Court of Appeal has today upheld a ruling that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt exceeded his powers when he ordered Lewisham hospital to cut or close departments.