The firm leading the Crossrail project “deluded itself” over the line’s opening date and poor planning drove up the overall cost - which remains unknown, the financial watchdog has warned.
An environment body the government proposes to take over functions currently carried out by European Union bodies could leave a “governance gap”, according to MPs.
The next stage of an ambitious programme to devolve social security benefits to Scotland will pose a “significant challenge” to the Scottish Government, the country’s national spending watchdog has...
Criminal checks could take longer and some records lost under a botched modernisation programme, which has already been criticised for being four years behind schedule and £230 million over budget.
The Queen’s speech, which marks the beginning of a new parliamentary session, will be delayed until a Brexit agreement has been reached, the prime minister’s spokesperson has said.
Social care could be funded by a state pension-style model, taking financial burden away from local authorities, according to the former work and pensions secretary Damian Green.
The SNP has backed plans to introduce a new Scottish currency “as soon as practicable” after independence, overturning the policy of the party leadership to adopt a more gradual transition from...
A charity has said carers across the UK have been left in “great distress” as government mistakes mean the Department for Work and Pensions is chasing them for a collective £150m.
An increase in the numbers of working-age adults seeking social care support is heaping “immense” pressure on the system in England, a think-tank has found.
