An increase in central government spending meant public sector net borrowing hit £17.9bn last month, £2.7bn higher than the same time last year, it has been revealed today.
The government is set to offer greater devolution to English councils later this year in a move that will signal a ‘very radical’ extension of economic powers to local authorities
Many local authority services are ‘obvious candidates’ for being taken over by employee-owned firms, the government taskforce on public service mutuals said today.
Ministers have launched a review of their choice policy for the public sector, with the aim of identifying barriers and increasing diversity of provision.
Almost two-thirds of school bursars and business managers believe their pay is too low for the responsibility they carry, according to a survey by the National Association of Head Teachers.
Welsh people on low incomes are set to be £74 a year worse off following the government’s localisation of Council Tax Benefit, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
Police forces in England and Wales have improved their handling of antisocial behaviour in the past two years, but there are still significant variations in victim satisfaction levels, the...
Councils should be given control of the Housing Benefit budget and use it to build new, affordable housing, the Institute for Public Policy Research has said.
Public sector employment in the UK fell by 39,000 in the first three months of 2012, the tenth consecutive quarterly drop, the Office for National Statistics revealed today.
A ‘major cultural shift’ is needed to tackle the causes of poor treatment of elderly people in English care homes and hospitals, the Commission on Improving Dignity in Care for Older People said...
Liverpool city mayor Joe Anderson has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his services to local government and the community.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has said councils could save billions by merging services after three London boroughs today confirmed they will save £40m a year by co-operation.
Local authorities will be given extra cash for health improvements in their area when they take over responsibility for public health next year, the Department of Health announced yesterday.
England’s adult social care budget will have been reduced by almost £2bn over the two years to March 2013, according to a survey by the Association of Directors of Social Services.
The government’s localism drive came too late to help councils mitigate the impact of budget cuts, leading Big Society advocate Phillip Blond has told MPs.
Poor communities will bear the brunt of the government’s decision to reduce funding for council tax relief by £500m when it is localised from next year, the Local Government Association has warned...
Every eligible local authority in England has agreed to take part in the government's plan to turn round the lives of 120,000 problem families by 2015, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced...
Councils have urged the government to drop proposals that would allow property developers to renegotiate infrastructure commitments made in planning deals.
