Fears that vulnerable children could be at risk have risen with the news that child protection services in 60 councils in England have not been properly inspected.
City-regions should be placed at the centre of a new deal between local and central government to reduce spending and devolve power, a March 23 study has said
Councils are calling for radical public service reform as the government prepares to release the results of the Total Place pilots, intended to identify billions of pounds’ worth of savings.
Council chief executives are calling for Communities Secretary John Denham to apologise after a government-commissioned investigation into chief executives’ severance deals found few examples of ‘...
As the general election approaches, many returning officers want to delay counting votes until the following day – but the government is trying to stop them. Lucy Phillips reports
A government target that requires 60% of new homes to be built on brownfield sites is slowing down house building and restricting growth in urban areas, a think-tank claims
A new Welsh efficiency drive will foster innovation and collaboration in areas where not enough is being done, the minister leading the scheme has told Public Finance
A new Welsh efficiency drive will foster innovation and collaboration in areas where not enough is being done, the minister leading the scheme has told Public Finance
Whitehall departments are under-performing because ministers are not remaining in post long enough to see through their policies, two separate MPs’ reports have found
The ten projects set up to boost housing markets in the Midlands and North of England are making good progress in spite of the recession, the Audit Commission has found.
