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  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    The personnel swaps between central and local government continued this week with Improvement and Development Agency deputy John O'Brien announcing his move to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    The government could be facing a 'defeat a day' at the Labour Party conference next month as unions prepare to vent their frustrations in up to five key policy areas.
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    Accusations that England's schools are not doing enough to promote foreign languages were countered by the government this week, with the publication of new figures showing that almost three-quarters...
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    Labour members on the Local Government Association have lost seven seats to the Conservatives across its executive committees to reflect proportional changes after May's local elections.
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    Mayor Ken Livingstone has unveiled London's secret weapon in its master plan to secure the 2012 Olympic Games: the capital's overcrowded buses.
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    Stock transfers have received a much-needed boost after tenants in five local authorities voted to switch to housing associations.
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    A three-star NHS trust said this week it was confident it would reduce pressure on staff after becoming the first employer to be given a health and safety improvement notice over work-related stress.
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    Despite its claims that the public audit model it encourages 'ensures against Enron-style failure', the Audit Commission has again warned public bodies to improve their financial management following...
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    Ministers this week handed local authorities £37m to encourage popular schools to expand to try to prevent the annual parental scramble to enrol children at high-performing institutions.
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    Royal Mail faces a threat of industrial action from the Communication Workers Union while it tries to fend off plans from regulator Postcomm that it fears will damage its most profitable business.
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    Rail regulator Tom Winsor could protect train operators from competition under their track access contracts in certain rare circumstances.
  • Public Finance
    7 Aug 03
    Local authorities are being given more encouragement to sell off surplus land for affordable housing.
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    The auditor general for Wales has demanded that the Welsh Assembly introduce more 'robust' procedures to ensure its audit recommendations are implemented on time, it emerged this week.
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    A local authority was left seething this week after ministers turned down its application to place 13,000 council homes in the hands of an arm's-length management organisation.
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    The Association of University Teachers this week rejected a two-year pay deal from the Employers' Organisation, claiming the offer was 'inadequate' and reflected a 'disregard' for the negotiating...
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    The prime minister's invitation to a further 38 NHS trusts to apply for foundation status is premature, the King's Fund said this week.
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    Bromsgrove District Council has been warned it must quickly implement 'more effective leadership', following a second damning report from the Audit Commission in just 16 months.
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    Universities UK has attacked Education Secretary Charles Clarke's failure to listen to their concerns over higher education funding after he rejected the findings of a committee of MPs.
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    Local government's deal to end the two-tier workforce is off to a slow start with up to 40% of councillors and officers still unaware of what it requires them to do, a survey from Unison has found.
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    Rail regulator Tom Winsor has told Network Rail that it needs to save £2bn a year and curb its inefficiency.
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    Health minister John Hutton has indicated that the success of a new scheme to prevent costly 'health tourism' and fraud across the NHS could depend heavily on the government's controversial plans for...
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    Transport for London has warned its congestion charge contractor that it must see 'direct and fundamental' improvements in the administration of the scheme, after agreeing to pay the firm up to £31m...
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    Housing experts have warned ministers not to become over-reliant on the multibillion pound house-building scheme across key 'growth areas' of the Southeast announced this week, claiming it should not...
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    The Local Government Association's search for a successor to Neil Kinghan has ended with the appointment of Sarah Wood this week.
  • Public Finance
    31 Jul 03
    The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has published draft capital finance regulations that will govern the new system of prudential borrowing for local authorities.

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