The Local Government Association has abandoned plans to restructure its group of companies – including the Improvement and Development Agency – into a single services organisation
Police chiefs are to hold talks with Audit Commission inspectors about the allocation of council homes in Nottingham before the council set up an arm’s-length management organisation
Councils face the most severe capping round yet as ministers confirmed next year’s local government finance settlement but refused to specify a tax increase limits
The government has been forced to shelve plans allowing local authorities to impose a controversial ‘bin tax’ after councils effectively boycotted the idea
A senior housing officer has been dismissed by her local authority after failing to declare that she had moved into sheltered housing previously used by elderly people
Twenty-three local authorities have signed up for the second wave of cross-boundary Multi-Area Agreements, which aim to improve employment and training opportunities and strengthen rural...
Delays in developing new Private Finance Initiative waste treatment facilities could result in hundreds of millions of pounds worth of European Union fines, the National Audit Office has said
The number of bodies involved in local government pay negotiations in Scotland should be reduced, the head of the council employers’ organisation has told MSPs
While private companies have been contracting out services overseas for the past decade, public sector bodies have shown little interest so far. The recession might change this, but vital issues need...
With the public sector forced to make huge efficiency savings, outsourcing is one likely option. But the recession has taken its toll on private sector suppliers and some might not survive. PF...
In a difficult financial climate for public services, the offer of a private sector solution might be tempting. But, Dave Prentis argues, any apparent savings come with hidden costs, including more...
There is anxiety amongst public sector commissioners about the ‘viability’ of contractors following the sharp downturn in the economy, the chief executive of the Audit Commission has...
Scottish council leaders have warned that they face ‘tough’ spending decisions next year, despite a 5.1% funding increase announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney
Councils in Scotland have broken ranks with the pay negotiating body that represents them to award a 3% increase to thousands of local government workers
