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.
Home Secretary David Blunkett continued his law and order crackdown this week, setting out plans to tackle antisocial behaviour across 50 areas blighted by louts and thugs.
Contractors have paid a 'significant' settlement to the London Borough of Hackney for time and cost overruns incurred in the building of a flagship leisure centre but have not admitted liability.
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.
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...
A flagship foundation trust has lost its finance director and faces action from its regulator after it was revealed it could overspend by £4m this year.
Home Secretary David Blunkett has rejected radical proposals to 'regionalise' the police service and grant district councils funding powers to 'buy' officers, Public Finance has learned.
Business leaders have rounded on the Commons' Public Accounts Committee for its 'blame culture' after it again criticised civil servants for not managing relationships with suppliers more effectively...
