Councils have called on Audit Scotland to change the way it conducts its Best Value audit process, the system that places a duty on local authorities to make continuous improvements in their...
Swathes of public sector staff could be on a collision course with the government after a union leader said the Trades Union Congress is in 'serious discussions' over co-ordinated industrial action...
Schools in deprived areas are not getting the extra money they need, London Councils has said in a report designed to influence the government's consultation on education funding.
The Labour Party in Wales, which fears losing control of the Welsh Assembly in the May 3 elections, accused its rivals of not presenting coherent proposals for new laws.
Control of crucial UK fiscal policies including oversight of the current government's 'golden rule' should be handed over to an independent body, leading economists have urged.
Auditor general Sir John Bourn has welcomed improvements in the financial management of the European Union, although for the twelfth year in a row auditors refused to give the EU accounts full...
Investment in district general hospitals is vital if the NHS is to implement a revolution in planned surgery, the British Medical Association said this week.
The average rate of sickness among public sector staff rose in 2006 and is now 43% higher than the private sector average, according to research by business group the CBI and insurer Axa.
The future of local government finance moved up the election agenda in Scotland this week as the Liberal Democrats announced their plans for a local income tax.
The British civil service has been criticised for a 'we know best' attitude and must learn from its international counterparts if it is to improve policy-making.
A government commission examining the barriers to becoming a councillor will consider salary hikes and accreditation for future town hall leaders, its chair has revealed.
The Department of Health's latest scheme to invite private companies to take control of GP services has been condemned as potentially destabilising and unnecessary.
A quarter of councils are under-performing in the services they provide to children, with the most vulnerable getting the worst service, Ofsted has said.
Most fire and rescue authorities in England are now performing well or strongly, with 32 out of 47 in the top two categories, according to the latest ratings from the Audit Commission.
Civil servants have called on the government to maintain prison-based education schemes amid fears that financial constraints and overcrowding could lead to higher re-offending rates.
