Unions are warning of a growing campaign to undermine the local government deal on the two-tier workforce, as pressure mounts to expand it across the public sector at next week's Labour Party...
The chair of London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, Barbara Cassani, has warned ministers she will not shirk from 'speaking up' if the project gets bogged down by political wrangling and...
The Audit Commission has launched a broadside against the government's profusion of nationally set targets for local services, warning that they can distort priorities and lead to 'perverse...
The Liberal Democrats go into their conference at Brighton next week hoping for a boost from having either won or taken second place in the Brent East by-election, which was due to take place on 18...
The NHS, councils and the private sector must co-operate more fully in order to reduce the 'intolerable' level of delays in discharging elderly people from hospital, MPs said this week.
Local government's much-heralded Pay Commission could be a damp squib when it reports back next month, after it emerged that union-employer infighting has left the body with little chance of reaching...
Gordon Brown's special adviser has admitted council tax is the key issue facing the 'balance of funding review', as a storm of protest broke out over a ministerial threat to cap rises next year.
New housing associations set up following stock transfers are struggling to meet promises made to former council tenants because they are losing so many homes, says a new survey.
Best Value is being extended beyond local government to the rest of the public sector in Scotland, a Scottish Executive guidance document has disclosed.
Widespread private provision of acute care in England came a step nearer at the end of last week and brought with it the inevitable debate on privatisation and dire warnings for the future of the NHS.
Local income tax is to be put forward as a possible means of generating revenue in the Association of London Government's submission to the government's Balance of Funding Review.
A Conservative government would dismantle the 'command state' constructed by the Labour party and radically decentralise public services, according to a policy document setting out the party's reform...
The saga of Westminster's missing residents may now be resolved as preliminary results from an investigation have shown the 2001 census may have missed 25,000 households.
Health, education and local authorities gave the 'biggest shake-up in children's services in 30 years' a muted welcome this week as they questioned the government's commitment to providing adequate...
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has indicated the government is prepared to review public service procurement in the UK after union and business leaders slated Labour's current approach.
Unions warned the government this week that they could 'no longer drag their heels' over the two-tier workforce after Labour's favourite think-tank said the issue was stalling progress on public...
Transfers of council housing to new social landlords are creating more jobs but leaving some employees concerned about their future, a study for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister shows.
Audit Scotland is developing a new system of auditing Best Value in Scottish councils which will bring a 'significant change' in approach and put the emphasis on performance results.
Plans to extend body-piercing regulation to all local authorities in England and Wales have been criticised as 'wishy-washy' by one London authority, which has overseen the practice for more than a...
The huge NHS IT programme was dealt a blow this week when one of the major bidders confirmed it had pulled out of the race to supply key elements of the new infrastructure.
