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
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...
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...
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
Paul Coen, the chief executive of the Local Government Association, has been sent on gardening leave after falling out with the organisation’s political leaders over its controversial...
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...
The London Borough of Barnet is developing plans to reduce itself to a tiny strategic core and set up a joint venture company to commission local services
Councils lack the funding and expertise to make adequate preparations against the kinds of floods that devastated some areas in 2007, a survey of local authorities in England shows
The failings of the housing finance system must not be used by local authority landlords as an excuse for poor performance, the head of the new tenants’ watchdog said this week
The light-touch, joined-up Comprehensive Area Assessment regime, headed up by your own personal ‘lead’ is being introduced. Alex Klaushofer maps the progress so far
Local authorities should be given a ‘long-term work and skills budget’ with freedoms and resources to tackle worklessness, an independent review has said
Schools that fail to drastically reduce their carbon emissions could cause councils to lose out under the mandatory carbon trading scheme, a think-tank has warned
