The government is expected to introduce severe measures to limit 'benefit tourists' if the number of migrants from eastern Europe exceeds its expectations.
The local government troubleshooter appointed to improve Kingston upon Hull City Council has set up a series of committees to oversee changes at the authority.
Moray Council in north-east Scotland has been warned to take rapid steps to improve its schools after recording one of the worst ratings ever awarded by school inspectors.
The independent sector's role in providing publicly funded health care increased this week with the announcement of five new fast-track surgery centres in the south of England.
Northern Ireland's Department of the Environment has established a team of specialist officers to tackle a growing problem of illegal waste dumping. Dozens of unauthorised dumps have been created on...
The prison population in England and Wales reached an all-time high this week pushing the Prison Service close to 'unsafe' levels and a full-blown crisis, experts warned.
The closure of Wembley stadium in October 2000 seriously weakened the project to build a new national stadium, reducing the value of the assets acquired and cutting off a revenue source that could...
Chancellor Gordon Brown's review of the Private Finance Initiative should stipulate that the rules that are mandatory for NHS PFI disclosure should apply to the whole of the public sector, according...
In these times of thrift, it is perhaps ironic that the public sector has turned towards a British institution synonymous with risk to solve its financial conundrums: the City of London.
Ian Perkin, a former hospital finance director at St George's Hospital Trust in London and self-declared whistle-blower, said he would 'never again' encourage NHS staff to report irregular management...
The regeneration of 39 of the most deprived areas of England is being hindered by poor financial reporting and strained relations with local authorities, the National Audit Office warned this week.
Spending per head in Scotland has increased, despite expectations that the Barnett Formula would bring funding convergence across the UK, a Scottish Parliament committee was told this week.
Only one in five councils in England and Wales has implemented the historic single status agreement on pay and conditions six years after it was signed, a survey from the GMB union has found.
The Criminal Records Bureau guaranteed its place in the history of government disasters this week with revelations of a £68.2m deficit, qualified accounts, and doubts over its real impact in...
'Fundamental flaws' in the London Borough of Southwark's planning processes meant auditors were 'unable to refute entirely allegations of corrupt or improper practices' after officers granted...
