Council social services are better managed than they were seven years ago, but there remains a big gap between the best and worst, according to a 'hand-over' report on the sector published by the...
The introduction of proportional representation (PR) in Scottish local government has moved a step closer, following a decision by a committee of MSPs to approve the principles of the Local...
The quango responsible for funding further education colleges in Scotland has been accused of being dilatory in its duty to identify essential costs of services.
Government attempts to reduce poverty and inequality across England have had a limited impact so far, despite sustained investment, according to a report by the Social Exclusion Unit.
British local government is not powerful enough to underpin a switch to a social insurance scheme for national health care, while Conservative Party plans for 'patient passports' to ease the burden...
The Department of Health denied it had demoted NHS information technology supremo Richard Granger this week following the appointment of a senior doctor to share his responsibilities.
The Conservative Party will go back to first principles and avoid the lure of quick-fix solutions to the council tax controversy, its new local government finance spokesman has told Public Finance .
The Home Office's emphasis on targets for imposing new drug treatment and testing orders should change to concentrating on securing positive results, the National Audit Office has said.
Senior parliamentary watchdogs this week launched a broadside at the Labour government, criticising ministers for continually blocking Commons committees from cross-examining senior policy advisers...
Labour activists should make the most of the fact that Labour councils have set the lowest average council tax rises in the forthcoming local elections, the party's leadership has said.
A bitter row has broken out between teaching unions over Education Secretary Charles Clarke's decision to introduce a new pay scale for 'excellent' teachers.
Thousands of care homes in England are endangering their residents by failing to meet national standards on the handling and management of drugs, it emerged this week.
The UK's revenue departments are to be merged, with the loss of 10,500 jobs in the next four years in what is likely to be the first round of efficiency cuts.
A London borough's hopes of meeting the government's decent homes target has hit a further setback after tenants overwhelmingly rejected a Private Finance Initiative scheme.
Conservative local government leaders have hailed the party's decision to appoint a spokesman on town hall finance for the first time, as recognition of the issue's increasing political significance.
Gordon Brown threw down the gauntlet to the Conservatives this week when he used his Budget statement to promise substantial extra investment in key public services well into the next Parliament.
