The performance of the police service in England and Wales has worsened in the last year, according to the Inspectorate of Constabulary. Fewer forces are judged to be “good” and, for the...
Network Rail has agreed a plan to improve delivery of major infrastructure projects after a transport watchdog concluded it was in breach of its licence conditions due to cost increases in some...
Poor communication, substandard treatment and diagnostic errors remain the top three reasons for hospital complaints investigated by the health services ombudsman in 2014/15.
MPs have launched an inquiry into the relationship between successive governments and the closed Kids Company charity after concerns were raised about the appropriateness of public funding for the...
The quality of education in the first three years of secondary school is a cause for concern and is letting down too many students, Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has said.
Meg Hillier takes charge of the Public Accounts Committee vowing to present the day-to-day reality of her constituents’ lives to the officials who spend their money
The Charity Commission has confirmed its investigation into recently closed Kids Company is examining concerns about financial management and governance at the high-profile organisation.
Network Rail has been fined £2m after being found to be in breach of its licence by the rail watchdog following disruption to services in both London and Scotland.
Councils, health organisations and police forces are to face joint inspections of child protection services from four public sector watchdogs, it has been announced today.
The development of poorer children in early years education remains behind those whose families are better off, despite overall improvements in quality, Ofsted has concluded.
Reforms to the school inspection regime to be introduced from September represent the biggest change to regulation in the sector since the formation of Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said.
Regulators have launched an investigation into the performance of government-owned Network Rail after finding it had failed to meet a series of targets in its multi-billion pound upgrade programme.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is to merge the chief executive posts at Monitor and the Trust Development Authority as part of an effort to improve the coordination between the NHS watchdogs.
Auditors have revealed that the government has not undertaken any reviews of the impact of new burdens on local authorities since 2009, despite a pledge by ministers to conduct at least six a year.
NHS England is to intervene directly in the running of health services in three areas of England in an attempt to overcome systemic issues that are hindering improvement in regional health economies.
Government plans to merge three public service ombudsmen into one organisation for the whole of the sector will provide better value for money, one of the watchdogs involved has said.
Monitor has launched an investigation into a deterioration in the finances at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a major teaching hospital in South London.
Teachers have lost confidence in the work of schools watchdog Ofsted and it should be replaced with a new regulator that can win the trust of the profession, the National Union of Teachers has said.
When the Audit Commission was founded in 1983 its earliest staff members were excited by the opportunity to standardise and professionalise public sector audit, in a climate of independent scrutiny....