The convener of an influential parliamentary committee has voiced doubts about the creation of a single scrutiny body for Scotland, warning that it could lead to 'over-centralisation'.
The Scottish government plans to fund an increasing number of public sector projects through a bond issue scheme instead of the Private Finance Initiative, Finance Secretary John Swinney told MSPs.
Several hundred civil service jobs in Scotland would be axed under plans drawn up in advance of the Comprehensive Spending Review, which is expected to impose a tight squeeze on Holyrood's budget.
Communities Minister Stewart Maxwell has given an assurance that the new Scottish government is firmly committed to achieving a 2012 target for eliminating homelessness.
he shock waves from Northern Rock continue to reverberate throughout the British economy. But what do the financial upheavals mean for public sector organisations and employees? Paul Gosling delves...
Police forces are unable to show whether new systems of managing telephone calls from the public are delivering the intended benefits or providing value for money, Audit Scotland has found.
A single body should replace the 'overcrowded landscape' of organisations that audit, inspect and regulate public services in Scotland, an independent review has concluded.
Plans by the Scottish government to freeze council tax and cut business rates will cost more than £1.3bn over the next three years, according to a leading public finance commentator and former...
Mental health used to be the NHS's Cinderella service. Now it gets more funding than any other clinical area and has modernised its methods. But could the controversial new mental health laws roll...
Councils are being urged to begin candid discussions with their residents about the imminent possibility of cuts in social care services following next month's Comprehensive Spending Review.
Scotland's spending on waste management will need to rise substantially to £580m if it is to have any chance of meeting European Union landfill targets, Audit Scotland has found.
The role of shadowing Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has been split between two MSPs in the shadow Cabinet appointed this week by the new Labour leader, Wendy Alexander.
The grumblings from public sector trade unions are growing louder as Gordon Brown prepares for his first Labour Party conference as prime minister next week. But the strike threats over the pay rise...
The local government balance of funding issue is 'irrelevant' and it would be best if all the money were raised centrally and distributed to councils, Sir Peter Burt has told leading revenue...
Just over half of the buildings in Scotland's higher education sector are in poor condition and require expenditure of almost £700m to bring them up to standard, a public sector watchdog has found.
The annual costs to the NHS of Private Finance Initiative schemes will soar fivefold from £470m to £2.3bn over the next eight years and could damage services, Edinburgh University researchers claim.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has asked Conservative MPs John Bercow and Patrick Mercer and Liberal Democrat MP Matthew Taylor to provide policy advice to the government.
Public sector employees will need to accept changes in their jobs and responsibilities as part of plans to share services, Scottish finance and management officers have been told.
Local government and health unions have edged closer to pay deals that would breach the Treasury's 2% limit but this week's illegal strikes by prison officers have highlighted the public sector's...
