Eight prisons could be taken over by private companies in the next year as part of the government's public service reforms, the Ministry of Justice announced yesterday.
Inspectors have called for a national strategy on the use of police cautions and penalty notices after finding up to a third might be used inappropriately.
A prominent think-tank called today for a substantial increase in the number of police forces in Scotland, despite a growing consensus that the present eight forces should be cut to as few as one
The mood music has changed and, since the May 5 elections, the relationship will never be the same again. So, with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats locked into a loveless coalition, what does...
The Welsh Local Government Association has urged the new Assembly government to find its ‘own solution’ to Westminster’s proposals to establish police and crime commissioners.
The scheme for paying self-employed prosecuting barristers is too complex and could provide significantly better value for money, inspectors have said.
The public sector's target culture has made it unresponsive to areas plagued by crime and antisocial behaviour, the government's safer communities champion has said
Public sector employment in the UK fell by 132,000 over the whole of last year, cutting the workforce to just under 6.2 million, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Private firms that provide public services in Scotland should be subject to Freedom of Information laws, according to the watchdog that oversees rules on disclosure
As the thin blue line is set to get thinner, Lancashire police are feeling the force of spending reductions. Resources director David Brindle tells PF how he is managing to find the savings and keep...
Audit fees for local government, health and community safety bodies will be cut by up to 20% in the 2011/12 financial year, the Audit Commission confirmed today.
Council leaders have criticised the Home Office for delaying an announcement on further cuts to Community Safety Partnerships until after most local authority budgets have been set.
The coalition's axe extends even to sacred cows such as the police, causing howls of protest and fears of fewer bobbies on the beat. But frontline officers have been noticeable by their absence for...
