The already delayed NHS Care Records Service, part of an overhaul of the IT system, might not go fully online until after 2015, senior MPs predicted this week
A council-owned housing company that was heavily criticised by inspectors after a scandal over the allocation of homes has received a clean bill of health
A leading economic think-tank set up by First Minister Alex Salmond is to examine options that would provide borrowing powers for the Scottish Government
Councils face the most severe capping round yet as ministers confirmed next year’s local government finance settlement but refused to specify a tax increase limits
Vacancies for jobs in areas such as teaching and nursing must be advertised in jobcentres before being publicised abroad, a new government rule stipulates
The government has been forced to shelve plans allowing local authorities to impose a controversial ‘bin tax’ after councils effectively boycotted the idea
The government has abandoned plans to force through a controversial vote exempting MPs from the Freedom of Information Act and the obligation to disclose details of their expenses
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has promised greater resources as part of a three-year strategy to help adults with learning disabilities to live more independently
New CIPFA guidance on treasury management is likely to cover ‘country risk’ and sources of information other than credit ratings agencies, the institute’s chief executive, Steve...
The Local Government Association has abandoned plans to restructure its group of companies – including the Improvement and Development Agency – into a single services organisation
National guidelines and strategies should be introduced to help prisons develop more consistent and effective learning and skills programmes for offenders, according to Ofsted
Police chiefs are to hold talks with Audit Commission inspectors about the allocation of council homes in Nottingham before the council set up an arm’s-length management organisation
Poor planning delayed three major projects within the £3bn Northern Ireland civil service reform programme and led to extra costs, according to the Assembly’s public accounts committee
Both the public finances and the state of the economy have ‘deteriorated significantly’ in the months since the Pre-Budget Report, economists have warned
A parliamentary audit committee has told the Scottish Government that it needs to improve data collection to provide better NHS palliative care services
