Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has defended his decision to abolish the Audit Commission to Public Finance and pledged that fees will not rise under the new auditing regime.
The government today announced that Community Budgets for helping ‘problem families’ are to be rolled out across 110 new areas over the next two years.
Loved and loathed in equal measure, Eric Pickles has made his mark on councils. But he has no regrets, he tells PF in an exclusive interview, as his cuts and changes are in the interests of local...
A new emphasis on early intervention and preventative spending is expected to feature prominently in the recommendations of a major review into Scottish public services, due to be published tomorrow
The government will press ahead with its public sector pension reforms even if its fails to reach agreement with the Trades Union Congress, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has told Public...
An Equality and Human Rights Commission probe has found serious failings in the standards of home care for older people, according to a report published today.
Only half of public sector finance directors played a lead role in preparing their organisation for the impact of the Spending Review, according to a survey published today.
Local government leaders are warning that councils could lose their access to a vital source of regeneration funding because of European Union plans to limit the scope of its structural funds.
Scrapping the housing revenue account will over time give English councils control of more than £50bn in rental income to use for new homes and other capital investments, according to research...
Councils in England will not be forced to carry out weekly bin collections as previously indicated by Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles, it was announced today.
