An influential committee of MPs has backed a controversial report recommending that patients be able to ‘top up’ NHS treatment with private care, despite fears it will result in a two-tier system
Local government mandarin Neil Kinghan is to take over at the top of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission following the departure of chief executive Nicola Brewer
The government pledged to create a national worklessness forum and launched its Future Jobs Fund following the announcement of the biggest rise in unemployment for almost 30 years
The Welsh Assembly Government should immediately publish information on recent initiatives to support the recession-hit economy and draw up longer-term plans, a committee of AMs has said
Revenue and Customs has taken action to mitigate the impact of annual peaks and troughs in its workload but can still become more efficient, auditors have found
Scotland’s Finance Secretary John Swinney is heading for a battle with the unions after setting tight limits on pay awards for thousands of workers in the public sector
Northern Ireland Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has reiterated his commitment to free personal care for elderly people despite it being ‘currently unaffordable’
GPs and health professionals must do more to spot potential child abuse in the wake of the Baby Peter case, two government ministers have told a Commons committee
Academics have called for broader and more considered reforms to restore public confidence in Parliament after MPs approved a short-term package to defuse the furore over expenses
The Highways Agency has finally signed off its Private Finance Initiative deal to widen the M25 motorway without a Treasury bail-out - although the project’s costs have risen by almost a quarter to £...
Dame Mary Keegan is one of four newly appointed non-executive members of the board of the National Audit Office. The Commons Public Accounts Commission approved the appointments on May 20 following...
Finance directors in the public sector could do more to earn a place at the top management table, according to research from consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers
MSPs have called for a new standards watchdog to be formed out of the merger of existing bodies as part of plans to slim down the number of ‘czars’ funded by the Holyrood Parliament