The sponsor of three of the government's flagship academies has hit back at suggestions that wealthy individuals could make more of a difference to children's lives by channelling their money into...
The government has said that reform of the tax credits system will reduce overpayments after the Commons Public Accounts Committee revealed that £1.1bn in mistaken payouts might never be recovered.
Two departments involved in a tax credits fraud came under fire this week after civil servants claimed that Whitehall managers should not have kept some personal details stolen by criminals.
Pressure was increasing on Home Secretary Charles Clarke as more details emerged of the 1,023 foreign criminals who were released without being considered for deportation.
The current system for funding long-term care is 'inequitable, incoherent and financially unstable', a three-year research project by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has concluded.
NHS organisations reporting deficits in their final accounts for 2005/06 will be penalised by a sum equivalent to 110% of their overspend, Public Finance has learnt.
The government has given the NHS and social care services five years to stamp out a pervasive negative culture of attitudes to older people which often results in poor quality care and neglect. But...
A US study into the educational attainment of mothers and their children could have 'important implications' for UK schools policy, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
The environment dominated the local elections campaign this week as the political parties vied to demonstrate their green credentials in the run-up to polling day on May 4.
Smaller landlords have again emerged as the most cost effective in the Housing Corporation's latest tables comparing the financial performance of housing associations.
Ministers, local government employers and trade unions are set to launch a ground-breaking project with the aim of involving public sector staff in the government's reform programme.
Ministers should explore new ways of using individuals' assets, such as housing and other inheritances, to help fund future welfare reforms, a leading think-tank has claimed.
