Doubts have been raised over the popularity of council-owned housing companies after a London borough ditched its proposals in favour of prudential borrowing.
The Local Government Association is preparing to slash funding to its central bodies by 4.1% next year in advance of what is expected to be a tight finance settlement in November.
Problems with care services for elderly people will continue until policy conflicts over funding levels and models of service provision have been resolved, a leading health care think tank has...
MPs are to conduct a major inquiry into every aspect of the civil service amid fears that Sir Peter Gershon's reforms could decimate Whitehall expertise and leave departments at the mercy of...
Government plans to slash £21.5bn from annual public sector costs by 2008 could be undermined by the private sector's inability to deliver outsourced services, a senior CBI official has warned.
Over 95% of public servants are not saving enough for a comfortable retirement, often because they are confused about how schemes work, a leading pensions expert has warned.
NHS accident and emergency departments are 'the envy of the world', according to a Department of Health report, but need more doctors if care is to improve further.
The explicit efficiency targets for local government, set out in Sir Peter Gershon's review, are to be relaxed in favour of a more 'flexible' approach to meeting the overall £6.45bn figure, Public...
A Scottish health board is facing a funding crisis after the disclosure in a report by auditor general Bob Black that it is heading for a £100m deficit by 2007/08.
The First Division Association has warned the government that it must be able to justify the increased use of private consultants, after figures revealed spending of £1.75bn a year.
Ministers have called for better co-operation between Local Strategic Partnerships and community groups after government auditors identified tensions that were impeding progress.
Doctors have urged the government to redouble its efforts to improve GP premises after the Department of Health admitted 700 practices failed to meet its standards.
Ministers are close to a final decision on a major cull of public sector inspectorates, but plans to merge up to 13 bodies into four is causing concern.
An independent investigation into alleged irregularities at St George's Healthcare NHS Trust has concluded that data on the number of cancelled operations were improperly altered and hospitality...
When Adair Turner published his interim report on the UK's escalating pension crisis last week, he no doubt sent civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions scuttling back to their offices...
The Statistics Commission has questioned the value of NHS productivity figures published this week because they do not include 'crucial' changes in the quality of services.
More informed decision-making and greater consultation with teachers should be incorporated into the commissioning of Private Finance Initiative school buildings, the Northern Ireland Audit Office...
