Wales must continue to reform its national curriculum and raise the standard of teaching to improve the quality of its school system, an OECD assessment has found.
There is not enough evidence to support the expansion of multi-academy trusts as part of the government’s aim for all schools to become academies, the education select committee has concluded.
Education spending by Scottish local authorities increased by 2.7% in real terms last year in spite of persistent teacher shortages and claims of under-resourcing, according to official annual...
The UK faces the prospect of failing public services and breached spending controls unless urgent action is taken, the Institute for Government and CIPFA have warned.
The practice of requiring prospective employees to disclose criminal records in the initial stage of public sector job applications could soon end, the government has indicated.
Public bickering between government ministers and NHS chiefs is undermining efforts to address the health service’s financial challenges, a committee of MPs has warned today.
Funding for pupils aged 16 to 18 in England has been “continually squeezed”, despite increases in education spending across three decades, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has indicated that the government will move to provide additional support for firms most affected by April’s business rates revaluation, but also insisted he...
Ministers should stop trying to impose their will on Scotland’s Budget, and accept a process that takes better account of Holyrood’s tendency for minority government, the co-leader of the...
Britain’s tax laws are biased in favour of the self-employed and should be reformed to enable greater investment in people instead of buildings and machines, the LSE Growth Commission has said.
The Cabinet Office has unveiled a new set of counter fraud standards and competencies that will help professionalise the practice and assist public servants to protect national resources.
Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay has announced a £44m business rates relief package in the hope of heading off a threatened campaign of non-payment among Scottish businesses outraged at the...
It would cost the government at least £6.7bn to bring the school estate in England up to a satisfactory standard, a review by the National Audit Office has highlighted.
Local government secretary Sajid Javid said the government is preparing further reforms to the social care system as he confirmed a £240m transfer from the New Homes Bonus to boost adult social...
Ministers must be prepared to champion controversial proposals for hospital reorganisations in sustainability and transformation plans developed across England, the King’s Fund has said.
NHS providers have amassed a deficit of almost £900m in the first nine months of the current financial year, driven by high demand in a “challenging winter”, official figures have shown.
Whitehall must spend more money on transport infrastructure in the North if the region is to fully contribute to boosting Britain’s economy after Brexit, IPPR North has said.
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has defended the government’s revaluation of business rates, stating that thousands of businesses across the country will get lower bills as a result of...
Public sector staff who move from permanent roles to agency work mainly do so due to concerns over insufficient resources and unmanageable workloads rather than in an effort to increase pay, a review...
Justice secretary Liz Truss has announced an immediate pay hike of up to £5,000 for prison officers at 31 jails across London and the South East in order to tackle a crisis that has seen an...
The chancellor can expect borrowing figures to be lower than expected when the Office for Budget Responsibility makes its forecast ahead of the spring Budget, the EY Item Club has said.
Nearly all local authorities in England with responsibility for social care are set to raise council tax by the maximum 4.99% allowed without a referendum, but the Local Government Association today...
