Government bodies have issued new guidance on public servants' responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act, amid concerns that some organisations are ill-prepared for its implementation.
Many local authorities find the Bellwin scheme to defray the costs of natural disasters less than useful, according to research published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Scotland's new finance minister, Tom McCabe, has dismissed comparisons with England on efficiency in government, saying the targets set are 'appropriate for Scotland' irrespective of the figures for...
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust pledged this week to achieve 'financial balance' by 2006, despite warnings from auditors that its £20m deficit could escalate to more than £40m.
Local government experts have warned that the introduction of depreciation accounting across councils is unlikely to be swift, as the question of who will foot the bill for any additional costs has...
GP practice-based commissioning must avoid the inequalities associated with earlier experiments in primary care purchasing, the British Medical Association warned this week.
Lower-paid council staff are likely to benefit from changes in proposals to overhaul the Local Government Pension Scheme published this week, at the expense of higher salaried managers.
Sixty-two local authorities in 21 areas will take part in the first Local Area Agreements as Whitehall moved this week to rationalise funding and give councils a taste of new localism.
An east London borough under fire from the government for its high costs is failing to target housing support services at the most vulnerable people, auditors said this week.
John Prescott's announcement at the start of the Labour Party conference that top local authorities could start building homes again surprised just about everybody not least the Office of the...
Reforming council tax and equalising the balance of funding would be priorities for a first-term Conservative administration, according to the shadow local government secretary Caroline Spelman.
Local government leaders are seeking urgent talks with the Office for National Statistics over fears that its 2003 mid-year population estimates are wrong, Public Finance has learned.
Two senior officials at HM Customs and Excise have been suspended after it emerged that both men are under investigation by police probing serious fraud cases.
Whitehall's senior managers need to take drastic action to improve the rewards for top civil servants if they want to attract high-calibre applicants from the private sector.
Audit Scotland has clashed with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) over the spending watchdog's claim that more than £170m of public money is being lost through non-payment and...
Capital spending in Scotland is to rise by 40% over the next three years, providing more than £3bn for infrastructure, Finance and Public Services Minister Andy Kerr announced this week.
The battleground for the next general election was established this week as choice and the personalisation of public services, as the Labour Party began to flesh out its policies to 'empower' the...
