Two deficit-ridden primary care trusts in Wiltshire have withdrawn up to £3m of social care funding from the local authority with just 14 hours' notice.
Public bodies should not be afraid of turning down freedom of information requests if answering them would be disproportionately time-consuming and costly, the Office of the Information Commissioner...
Unions this week suspended plans for strikes in the lead-up to the local elections, following what they called a 'very positive move forward' in the dispute over the local government pension scheme.
College leaders this week welcomed moves to professionalise the further education workforce but added they must complement, rather than replace, existing efforts.
Senior officials from four Whitehall departments have been appointed to a new public-private steering group that will advise ministers on information security policies such as biometric passports and...
More than 1,700 low-paid female employees have won equal pay claims against Cumbria County Council. Estimates of the final payout range between £30m to £100m - substantially more than the £8m the...
Finance Minister Tom McCabe has raised doubts about the Scottish Executive's plans for public sector reform by suggesting that its long-awaited 'think-piece' document might be further delayed.
Civil service trade unions this week accused the Department for Work and Pensions of withdrawing a commitment to avoid compulsory redundancies in implementing the government's £40bn efficiency...
Government attempts to speed up planning decisions must not overlook the need for house building to keep pace with economic growth, social landlords said this week.
A top firm of accountants is being called in to examine the finances of Scottish Enterprise after the disclosure that the economic development agency has overspent by £30m.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats this week set out their stalls for the local elections on May 4 and immediately attacked one another's record in local government.
The supply of food, medical equipment and other products to hospitals and GP surgeries could be compromised as staff threaten to strike over plans to privatise their service.
Councils hoping to set up an arm's-length management organisation or transfer their homes to a housing association will be able to submit bids following next month's local elections.
Primary school pupils could be measured against individual development targets under plans to boost social mobility being considered by the Cabinet Office, Public Finance has learnt.
The government must slow down the implementation of some NHS reforms to give the service a chance to regain financial balance, the NHS Confederation said this week.
The government's efforts to step up the fight against serious and organised crime are being undermined by its failure to introduce a police force for the UK's borders, according to leading...
A council that covers the biggest area of all Scottish local authorities has 'significant strengths', but needs to improve the corporate management of its decentralised structure, a public spending...
Senior civil servants this week threatened to launch a series of equal pay tribunals following what they described as a 'depressing' 2006 settlement that does not address the two-tier pay regime...
Pensions experts have attacked leaked government proposals for life insurance firms to manage billions of pounds of retirement assets as part of a potential compromise over the national savings...
In the dispute over the Local Government Pension Scheme the government has indicated that it may give trade unions concessions on the issue of protection.
Whitehall's Departmental Capability Reviews should take account of the experience and views of local government, according to a former council chief executive.
