The permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government has defended the department's performance despite its failure to meet most of its Public Service Agreement targets
The Department for Transport's takeover of passenger rail franchise awards has provided savings to both taxpayers and passengers, according to a report from the National Audit Office.
The government was still trying to assess the impact of the collapse of Iceland's banks on public sector bodies and their partners this week after admitting 13 councils were in short-term...
Around 2,000 health service jobs will be lost in Northern Ireland in the next three years as part of efficiency savings, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has said
The 'complex' structure of Scotland's public finance audit system is not widely understood and should be simplified, an influential commission has suggested.
Homeowners and landlords need more incentives to ensure existing homes are as energy-efficient as new housing, the UK Green Building Council said this week
Scottish local authority leaders have threatened to withdraw their latest pay offer for council employees after it was rejected by public sector unions
Attempts by the public sector to promote innovation in cities have been too narrowly focused on support services for science and technology, a think-tank has said
Funding allocations for local councils could be set by an independent committee rather than the government under plans being drawn up by the Conservative Party, Public Finance can exclusively reveal
A ballot of civil servants was expected to show a vote in favour of strike action as union bosses contrasted low public sector pay rises with the government's £500bn bail-out of the banks
The government's battle to reduce MRSA mortality figures is gaining ground but the latest figures for C difficile remain higher than ever, according to figures from the NHS Confederation.
More NHS trusts are managing their money well and delivering good services, the Healthcare Commission has said in its annual comprehensive performance assessment of the health service
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has set out how students and parents will have greater involvement in education, as he cancelled Sats tests for 14-year-olds and published the implementation plan for...
The proportion of patients offered a choice of hospitals fell from 47% to 45% between March and May this year, according to figures released by the Department of Health
The financial crisis will increase the cost of Private Finance Initiative projects, while the slowdown in the economy could cause further problems if contractor firms are hit, experts have warned
