Local government unions have resolved to ratchet up their pay campaign by lobbying chief executives and councillors during the local elections, while balloting their members on the current 7% three-...
The CIPFA elections for 2004/05 have produced a more even gender balance to the institute's Council after the return of Jaki Salisbury and the election of Jane Cuthbertson.
Team spirit and cohesion were celebrated in this week's Public Finance Public Servants of the Year Awards even the individual winners drew attention to their importance. Editor Mike Thatcher...
Local authorities could move to three-year budgets in the Spending Review after the prime minister promised schools longer-term financial planning this week.
Labour and the Conservatives have fired the opening salvos in this year's local elections campaign, levelling allegations of high spending and town hall mismanagement at one other.
The number of Northern Ireland's local authorities is set to be cut from 26 to a maximum of nine as a result of the first proposals emerging from the province's Review of Public Administration.
The government is to give housing associations staged funding to take over council 'sink estates' as part of a package of measures announced this week to boost its decent homes standard.
The government-backed project set up to inject £125m of public money into the voluntary sector will fail unless public sector agencies get on board, the head of the consortium charged with managing...
Health Secretary John Reid has challenged public bodies to play a bigger part in eradicating health inequalities across Britain, arguing that good practice is not solely the responsibility of the...
Consensus is emerging among the main political parties over the level of spending required to run Britain's public services effectively over the next decade.
Lack of leadership and a shortage of staff and expertise are holding back Welsh councils from building on the improvements they have made in the past year, according to the Audit Commission in Wales.
Despite the government's commitment to reduce the size of Whitehall, the number of permanent and casual civil service staff increased during 2003, as several departments took on extra...
The Raynsford review of local government finance could amount to nothing with the current regime surviving in its present form, a senior civil servant has told MPs.
Planners, police officers and local politicians alike need to have their skills honed at a new centre of excellence if the government's sustainable development targets are to be met.
Transport ministers need to work harder to encourage local authorities and private firms to invest in light rail systems if the ten-year Transport Plan targets are to be met, government auditors said...
Auditors this week questioned the financial stability of up to 60% of NHS local delivery plans drawn up by health agencies throwing the sector's ability to deliver the government's flagship NHS...
