New shadow local government secretary David Curry has vowed to take the fight for council freedoms and flexibilities to the Labour government following his surprise appointment as one of the...
E-voting is being imposed on electors across Europe, even though ballots may not be secure or accurate, the Foundation for Information Policy Research, an IT think-tank, has warned.
Kingston upon Hull City Council has been dealt a double blow as it strives to shed its tarnished image following a second damning Audit Commission report, with councillors again at loggerheads and a...
An employers' leader conceded this week that local government pay negotiations need an overhaul as firefighters announced they would vote on whether to accept a two-stage 7% wage increase.
Providers of adult mental health services in England will have only £56m to develop their services in the current financial year, according to the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
NHS Direct must expand its capacity if it is to meet demand from patients and achieve the targets set by the government, the Commission for Health Improvement said this week.
Lessons have been learned from the debacle when a Public Record Office website of the 1901 census fell apart after less than a week, the National Audit Office has said.
Water customers in Scotland were warned this week that they face another increase in their bills unless Scottish Water makes faster progress to boost efficiency.
A leading social services expert has questioned the validity of the government's latest star ratings for councils and the impact of 'trouble-shooting' teams sent to improve second-rate authorities.
Teachers in England and Wales are to receive an inflation-only, multi-year pay increase for the first time as the government moves to head off a repeat of the schools funding crisis that saw mass...
Union officials have warned that further job cuts may be looming if the Audit Commission loses its battle to audit NHS foundation trusts, after the regulator announced it is cutting 250 posts.
Welsh Health Minister Jane Hutt has been warned she must quickly find more funds to improve primary care, despite injecting £51m into the principality's NHS this week.
The Department of Health is considering abandoning plans allowing foundation trusts to implement a new variable pay system earlier than most other trusts in England.
Media and parliamentary interest may dictate the level of humanitarian aid the Department for International Development provides, a report from the National Audit Office warned this week.
The Audit Commission has confirmed that the best councils will lose their 'excellent' status under the Comprehensive Performance Assessments if their performance in future falls below 2002 thresholds.
Employers accused the Fire Brigades Union of trying to rewrite their summer agreement on pay and conditions after a new dispute blew up this week over a November wage increase.
London councils that have or plan to set up arm's-length companies to manage their housing stand to lose more than £167m per year because of cuts in government management and maintenance allowances.
Suspended clinical staff are costing the NHS £40m each year because of the length of time it takes hospital trusts to investigate allegations against them, the National Audit Office has revealed.
