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28 Mar 02
Politicians must 'be brave' and admit that decentralisation of decision-making in the NHS could lead to further accusations of a postcode lottery of care, health minister Hazel Blears was warned.
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28 Mar 02
Nick Raynsford this week warned local councils that they could expect further government guidance on local strategic partnerships, despite previous claims that Labour is committed to granting greater...
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28 Mar 02
Banks and building societies are keen to work with social landlords to tackle financial exclusion among tenants, delegates were told.
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28 Mar 02
The senior civil servants' union, the FDA, has urged the government to stop the talking and get on with the job of initiating civil service reform in time for the next Parliamentary session.
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28 Mar 02
Westminster City Council this week announced that a controversial £1bn-a-year contract to run a multi-departmental call centre is likely to be awarded to Vertex SW1, after Capita Business Services'...
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28 Mar 02
The government and local authorities joined forces this week to target unruly parents in a clampdown on pupil delinquency and violence.
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28 Mar 02
Stephen Byers has intervened to end six months of stalemate in the Best Value review he initiated, imposing his own solution to the two-tier workforce problem.
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28 Mar 02
Councils that set up more than one new registered social landlord to accommodate large stock transfers have been warned against creating over-complex group structures.
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28 Mar 02
A severe backlog at the new Criminal Records Bureau is adding to the recruitment crisis in local government, with crucial social services and education appointments reportedly held up in an '...
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28 Mar 02
London's primary care trusts must forge effective partnerships with their local authorities if they are to improve public health in the capital, the King's Fund said.
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28 Mar 02
Corby Borough Council has 'serious failings' in its management systems that have led to low-quality services that cost it too much to run.
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21 Mar 02
Business rates in Scotland should return to local authority control, according to a report from the Scottish Parliament's Local Government Committee.
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21 Mar 02
One in four councils has been running education and social services so badly that central government has had to intervene, and more cases could be on the way, according to the Audit Commission.
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21 Mar 02
The normally moderate head teachers are set on a collision course with the government over performance-related pay after deciding to ballot on industrial action in the next week.
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21 Mar 02
Government rent reforms are failing to tackle demand problems on housing estates because they focus too heavily on earnings rather than property values, housing professionals were told this week.
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21 Mar 02
Local authority tenants who voted against taking part in a Private Finance Initiative scheme are to be consulted again over plans to spend £45m improving their homes.
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21 Mar 02
At first glance, there is little to connect the near riot by supposed anarchists outside Barcelona's Palau de Congressos convention centre at the European Union summit last weekend and the serene,...
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21 Mar 02
Fraud investigators are to be appointed throughout England in response to the mounting number of complaints being received by the Learning and Skills Council.
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21 Mar 02
Unison leaders will meet next week to discuss government plans to ensure ancillary workers in privately financed hospitals continue to be employed by the NHS.
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21 Mar 02
Labour is no closer to ending homelessness after new figures showed another rise in the number of people being housed by English councils in emergency accommodation.
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21 Mar 02
The government this week launched its pilot performance-related pay scheme for health workers at Frimley Park hospital in Surrey, despite continued opposition from unions.
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21 Mar 02
The National Probation Service is seeking to recruit 1,000 trainee probation officers through a campaign that also aims to increase the number of ethnic minority members of staff.
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21 Mar 02
The Private Finance Initiative deal to build the Channel Tunnel rail link was 'fundamentally flawed' because it relied on over-optimistic passenger forecasts and cushioned shareholders against risk,...
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21 Mar 02
More than a million extra homes must be built in the next 20 years if Britain is to avoid a major shortage of affordable housing, according to a report published this week.
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21 Mar 02
Almost six months to the day since Stephen Byers announced his review of Best Value to assuage union concerns about workers' rights in outsourcing deals, progress has ground to a halt.
28 Mar 02Politicians must 'be brave' and admit that decentralisation of decision-making in the NHS could lead to further accusations of a postcode lottery of care, health minister Hazel Blears was warned.
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