The growing number of NHS bodies failing to balance their books is undermining the financial stability of the health service in England, the National Audit Office said this week.
Some government departments are allowing billions of pounds a year to dribble away through fraud in the public sector because of 'appallingly lax controls', a senior MP warned this week.
The post of water regulator in Scotland is to be scrapped and his responsibilities transferred to a board of non-executive experts, Environment Minister Ross Finnie has announced.
Health Secretary John Reid has challenged public bodies to play a bigger part in eradicating health inequalities across Britain, arguing that good practice is not solely the responsibility of the...
A rapid expansion of private security patrols on housing estates has left the public confused over who is supposed to be guarding them and their property, according to a Joseph Rowntree Foundation...
Consensus is emerging among the main political parties over the level of spending required to run Britain's public services effectively over the next decade.
Scotland's Finance Minister Andy Kerr has given a stark warning that the forthcoming Spending Review will be much tougher than in recent years and that Scotland should be prepared for a less generous...
Lack of leadership and a shortage of staff and expertise are holding back Welsh councils from building on the improvements they have made in the past year, according to the Audit Commission in Wales.
Disgraced former Westminster council leader Dame Shirley Porter has agreed to pay the authority £12.3m, finally bringing to an end the 'homes for votes' scandal that has dragged on for almost 20...
Despite the government's commitment to reduce the size of Whitehall, the number of permanent and casual civil service staff increased during 2003, as several departments took on extra...
Transport ministers need to work harder to encourage local authorities and private firms to invest in light rail systems if the ten-year Transport Plan targets are to be met, government auditors said...
Auditors this week questioned the financial stability of up to 60% of NHS local delivery plans drawn up by health agencies throwing the sector's ability to deliver the government's flagship NHS...
Local authorities that defied government warnings to keep council tax increases to low single figures will be capped this year and an announcement confirming this is 'imminent', according to town...
Health Secretary John Reid this week sought to give fresh impetus to the independent sector treatment initiative with the announcement of the first major contracts for UK-based providers.
Scotland could lose up to 50% of European funding because of the enlargement of the European Union, the director of a leading university research centre has warned.
Three councillors have been suspended from meetings for rowdiness, following the Standards Commission for Scotland's first ruling on allegations of misconduct.
The government is to spend £16m on building four specialist units to separate teenage girl prisoners from adults, Home Secretary David Blunkett has announced.
The Conservatives have pledged to 'denationalise' local government and bring about the 'rebirth of local accountability' as part of a radical resettlement of the relationship between town halls and...
