Mental health services across Wales continue to be inconsistent and could remain a low priority in the reorganised health service, Assembly Members have warned
NHS Direct Wales is providing a valuable service at a reasonable cost but should be more involved in the provision of ‘unscheduled care’, the Welsh spending watchdog has found
A new and more positive relationship needs to be developed between the devolved administrations and the UK government if the Union is to be preserved, leading academics and public officials have been...
Welsh councils look set to avoid European Union financial penalties for sending waste to landfill after achieving their targets a year early, according to the Environment Agency
The Welsh Assembly Government has set out further details of an initiative to create a ‘shared responsibility’ across agencies for supporting vulnerable children and families
The Welsh Assembly finance committee has called for simplification of the system of grants to schools and colleges after describing it as ‘a complete mess’
Controversial plans to redevelop Abergavenny’s historic 150-year-old cattle market are on hold again after Monmouthshire Council announced it was dropping the chosen developer
A second council in Wales is switching off its streetlights to save money. Ceredigion Council is following neighbouring Powys, which saved £225,000 last year with a controversial switch-off
A Lords inquiry has issued the latest in a series of official reports calling for the scrapping of the controversial 30-year-old funding mechanism for the UK nations. But replacing it will not be easy
Improvements to transport links between England and Wales are being held up by a lack of co-operation between central government and councils, MPs have said.
A project to improve the performance of disadvantaged school pupils in Wales has aided attendance and behaviour but has had no impact on performance, the education watchdog has said.
A flagship project to tackle high levels of deprivation in Wales has benefited local communities but work has not been effectively monitored, the Wales Audit Office has said.
The Welsh Assembly Government’s proposals to bring consistency to charges for home care services might mean some people will pay more than they currently do, campaigners have said.
Welsh political leaders have welcomed the report of the Holtham Commission on funding for Wales and called for early implementation of its main proposals.
Wales stands to lose up to £8.5bn over the next ten years unless the Barnett Formula is reformed to take account of spending need, the Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales has said...
Maternity services across Wales show unacceptable variations, the Wales Audit Office has found. The spending watchdog said a significant minority of women did not feel they were treated with dignity...
Welsh councils are offering residents more financial support services than ever, despite pressure on council tax collection and decreasing revenue from other sources