Local authorities should not 'be seduced' into doing deals with the private sector unless they have the necessary expertise to achieve value for money, the Audit Commission has warned.
All Cabinet ministers responsible for Public Service Agreements should be required to provide an annual report to Parliament outlining the progress in meeting the targets, according to the New Local...
Millions of pounds raised in council rents are set to be snatched from the housing subsidy system by the Treasury and used for general public expenditure.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Effectiveness has been criticised for failing to evaluate older medicines that might not be providing value for money.
The Trades Union Congress has stressed the need to maintain a united front as public sector pay negotiations go forward in a potentially hostile climate.
Council leaders in Wales have condemned the budget presented to the Welsh Assembly on January 15 as 'the worst local government settlement since devolution'.
The Parliamentary commissioner for standards, John Lyon, has confirmed that he is to launch an investigation into the funding row involving Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain following a...
Trade union Unison has warned Birmingham City Council to 'pull back from the brink' as more than 20,000 staff ballot for strike action over the imposition of new contracts.
Northern Ireland's government departments are guilty of 'unacceptable' underspending because of weak financial management, say the Assembly's scrutiny committees.
The Liberal Democrats' new leader, Nick Clegg, has advocated a new type of publicly funded school, in his first speech on public services since being elected to the top job.
The courts are failing to ensure that people sentenced to community orders receive the mental health treatment they need, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has warned.
Most council-owned housing companies are back on course to achieve the decent homes target after receiving £400m more than expected from the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review.
The Private Finance Initiative is delivering real benefits but needs sustained political will and the right environment to succeed, business leaders have told a Scottish Parliament inquiry into...
Healthcare Commission chair Sir Ian Kennedy has hit out at plans to merge his organisation with two other regulatory bodies, warning MPs that the move could 'set back development of a culture of...
