Housing stock transfers are continuing to raise money for regeneration and allow housing associations to tackle crime and other social problems, the National Housing Federation has said
A drastic overhaul of the welfare state to increase the conditions attached to benefits and personalise services must avoid harsh sanctions and include safeguards for vulnerable people, experts and...
The London Borough of Barnet is developing plans to reduce itself to a tiny strategic core and set up a joint venture company to commission local services
Ofsted’s chief inspector Christine Gilbert has denied that the false information that misled the inspectorate about children’s services at Haringey could be widespread
Councils lack the funding and expertise to make adequate preparations against the kinds of floods that devastated some areas in 2007, a survey of local authorities in England shows
The Flexible New Deal back-to-work schemes will continue to focus on people who have been out of work for a long time despite rising unemployment, the employment minister has told MPs
The timetable for the creation of new local health boards in Wales will create a ‘nightmare’ for NHS finance staff, the head of strategic direction at the Welsh Assembly Government has...
Local government has embraced the efficiency programme but wants less red tape, fewer Whitehall targets and better incentives to ensure future efficiency gains are sustainable, according to research
A new system of charging developers for the knock-on effects of extra housing should raise up to £280m per year more for council services, says a new study
Many more patients are now taking advantage of centres run by private health firms to get treated on the NHS, according to the Department of Health’s latest Patient Choice survey
Scotland’s public transport agency is managing the franchise for passenger rail services effectively but there is room for improvement, a watchdog report has concluded
A new multibillion pound housing and regeneration agency must understand local government better than its predecessor if council-owned housing companies are to become more involved in development, it...
Wales received only the ‘crumbs off the table’ when the National Assembly was established in 1998, according to the mandarin advising on extending devolution in the principality
The NHS in Scotland faces challenging times because of smaller funding increases, efficiency savings and rising drug and fuel costs, a public spending watchdog has warned
Local authorities should be given a ‘long-term work and skills budget’ with freedoms and resources to tackle worklessness, an independent review has said
Wales received only the ‘crumbs off the table’ when the National Assembly was established in 1998, according to the mandarin advising on extending devolution in the principality
More cancers are being caught earlier and longer-term treatment for survivors is improving, according to the first annual report into the government’s Cancer Reform Strategy
The independent body set up to examine the future of devolution is to investigate the possibility of giving the Scottish Government powers to borrow as well as control over certain taxes
Money from efficiency savings will be ‘recycled’ into civil servants’ pay as part of a deal with the Public and Commercial Services union to call off strikes originally set for this...
Schools that fail to drastically reduce their carbon emissions could cause councils to lose out under the mandatory carbon trading scheme, a think-tank has warned
One of the largest offshore wind farms in the world is to be built off the coast of north Wales. The 250-turbine Gwynt y Môr wind farm has been approved by the Department for Energy and Climate...
