Both sides claimed victory after the first ruling on the legal challenge to London Authorities' Mutual Ltd. But in reality the judgment is bad news for councils and for the government's shared...
Councils in Scotland will be able to operate a bond scheme to fund former Private Finance Initiative projects, under plans announced by the Scottish government.
Have public sector workers suffered unduly from changes to the normal pension age? Probably not, in relative terms, since private sector employer provision of defined benefit schemes has gone into...
The BBC is on track to meet its target of £75m savings on procurement spending over three years, but could reduce its costs even further, MPs have found.
The public finances will be left in increasing disarray next year as a result of Chancellor Alistair Darling's May 13 decision to borrow £2.7bn to fund a tax cut for low- and middle-income households...
Gordon Brown has set out a draft legislative programme combining a new wave of public service reforms with measures aimed at reassuring the public that they will be shielded from the worst of the...
An initiative aimed at cracking down on fraud and error affecting benefit, pension and other payments in Scotland has resulted in potential savings of £37m, a watchdog survey has disclosed.
Up to half of the people who moved to the UK from the 2004 European Union accession countries have already left, according to research from the Institute for Public Policy Research. The think-tank's...
Northern Ireland's public sector is too big and too well paid, according to Sir David Varney's review of competitiveness in Northern Ireland, carried out on behalf of the Treasury. The review could...
The May 1 election results gave Labour a bloody nose and shook up the political landscape. It also reflected voters' feeling that local authorities have precious little power.
The Westminster government should restore £30m in benefits withdrawn from elderly people in Scotland when Holyrood introduced free personal care, according to the architect of the flagship policy.
Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will consider escalating their action against the government's public sector pay cap at their annual conference later this month.
Keeping citizens' data centrally seemed such a good idea. It could help to catch terrorists, protect children, save patients' lives, and stop people from providing the same details to different...
The government has failed to give a good explanation for the current squeeze on public sector pay, an independent pay expert told a conference of trade unionists this week.
Staff errors at the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency that caused benefits overpayments of £28m in 2006/07 have been criticised as 'disappointingly high'.
The minority Scottish National Party government is facing further problems over its controversial plans for a local income tax after being forced to include alternatives in its consultation.
The Post Office is trying to slash its local branch network but residents are up in arms and councils are rushing to the rescue. So it's no surprise then that the closures have become a hot election...
Local government is the biggest employer in the UK but too few graduates dream of a career in it. Add a shortage of young talent to an ageing top management and councils have a problem. Chris Leslie...
Concern over the growing number of students in university towns is leading government, town halls and student bodies to try to limit the impact on resident communities.
MPs have praised the new Pensions Regulator for identifying schemes where members' benefits are at risk, after damning its predecessor body for 'failing to see the wood for the trees'.
