More informed decision-making and greater consultation with teachers should be incorporated into the commissioning of Private Finance Initiative school buildings, the Northern Ireland Audit Office...
Local government leaders are to step up their campaign for more government cash in November's revenue support grant settlement, as ministers indicate that they will be looking for average council tax...
A National Audit Office health expert has questioned whether the rapid fall in patient waiting times across NHS accident and emergency departments in England is sustainable.
Sixty-two local authorities in 21 areas will take part in the first Local Area Agreements as Whitehall moved this week to rationalise funding and give councils a taste of new localism.
Government bodies have issued new guidance on public servants' responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act, amid concerns that some organisations are ill-prepared for its implementation.
Local government experts have warned that the introduction of depreciation accounting across councils is unlikely to be swift, as the question of who will foot the bill for any additional costs has...
Local government leaders are seeking urgent talks with the Office for National Statistics over fears that its 2003 mid-year population estimates are wrong, Public Finance has learned.
Whitehall's senior managers need to take drastic action to improve the rewards for top civil servants if they want to attract high-calibre applicants from the private sector.
One of the biggest criticisms levied at Sir Peter Gershon's Whitehall efficiency review is that any sincere attempt to quantify public sector waste has been lost in the resulting 'machismo' exhibited...
Scottish Water remains less efficient than the privatised companies in England and Wales, despite progress over the past two years, MSPs have been told.
Public service reform is being undermined by a civil service inherently resistant to change and lacking in specialised skills, according to the Demos think-tank.
Scotland's worst secondary schools are to be boosted by funding from both the public and private sectors, First Minister Jack McConnell announced this week.
The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK because it has not been given sufficient access to conduct nuclear inspections at Sellafield.
North Cornwall District Council faces a repairs bill totalling millions of pounds following the flash floods that ripped through the village of Boscastle this week.
Northern Ireland's water service will be run by a government-owned company a GoCo similar to Royal Mail and British Nuclear Fuels, the province's regional development minister John Spellar has...
Trades Union Congress leader Brendan Barber has urged ministers to consider alternatives to slashing council workers' pension pots before proceeding with an overhaul of town hall retirement schemes...
Investment of £50m in wave and tidal power announced this week could put Scotland on the high road to becoming a world leader in generating power from the sea, ministers claim.
Whitehall's ability to deliver £21.5bn-worth of savings targeted in Sir Peter Gershon's efficiency review came under renewed doubt this week following a damning report on public sector procurement.
Whitehall is to devolve decision-making to local authorities in nine pilot areas from next year in the first tangible example of the government's commitment to localism.
Local government leaders are painting a gloomy picture of their ability to meet Sir Peter Gershon's efficiency targets, predicting inevitable service cuts and council tax hikes.
