Government grant for local authority Private Finance Initiative schemes will move to an annuity-based system, in an effort to level the playing field with other forms of capital finance.
The NHS foundation trust regulator did not adhere to its own assessment procedure when it was considering the Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust for foundation status, according to a report released...
Fast-track 'learn on the job' teacher training courses are failing to meet desired standards, school inspectors said this week. The Graduate Teacher Programme pays trainees to work in a school on an...
The creation of a single inspection body for the entire criminal justice system would dilute the effectiveness of the prisons' inspectorate, its head has warned.
Campaigners called on the government to clarify responsibility for funding cancer services this week after a report highlighted significant variations in death rates.
The Audit Commission is holding talks with the Department of Health on the introduction of a 'policing' system for payment by results to prevent trusts from 'gaming' the new NHS finance system.
Scottish Executive permanent secretary John Elvidge has confirmed that civil service jobs will be lost in Scotland as part of the Gershon efficiency review.
The health service in Scotland might face a shortage of staff in the future because of poor strategic planning, the Scottish Parliament's health committee claimed this week.
Only half of the homes bought by council and housing association tenants under a new shared equity scheme are likely to be replaced, landlords were told this week.
Government auditors delivered some much-needed good news for the Department for Work and Pensions this week, heaping praise on its management of a Private Finance Initiative deal.
Further education colleges have been forced to put a new system of three-year accounting on hold because of doubts over how much money will be available after 2005/06.
Local government employers have slammed trade union plans to take strike action over pension scheme changes as 'unjustified, precipitate and ultimately futile'.
Great Britain's success at the Athens Olympic Games indicates that UK Sport is getting value for money from investing in elite athletes, according to the National Audit Office.
Government plans to move thousands of Whitehall staff away from the Southeast received a minor boost this week when Birmingham emerged as the city favoured to host the proposed Gambling Commission.
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has ruled out any extra government cash to fund equal pay despite union warnings that prevaricating could cost it more in future.
Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson this week suspended plans to axe 25% of staff at the troubled Child Support Agency, but in the process reignited the row over government plans to cut 80,000...
Senior backbench MPs are demanding greater transparency over Sir Peter Gershon's efficiency targets amid concerns that advice from public spending watchdogs about achieving savings has been kept...
Local authorities found out last week how much they will be able to charge for issuing licences to pubs and bars from next month, and glasses were clinked in celebration in at least a few town halls.
The Standards Board for England has hit back at radical proposals designed to transform the way it operates, claiming they could further erode public confidence in local government.
Local government is being forced to choose between paying its staff equally or delivering essential services, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis claimed this week.
