The Association of London Government maintained that it was 'business as usual' this week after the sudden departure of its director of local government finance, Stephen Fitzgerald.
Further education colleges are claiming they could face serious budget problems in the coming year because of changes in the way that money is allocated from the standards fund.
The radiology treatment of up to half a million people is being delayed as patients wait for scans, the Audit Commission revealed in Radiology, a report published this week.
An open competition including independent assessors is to be held to find a successor to Gurbux Singh, who resigned as chair of the Commission for Racial Equality this week.
Scottish Borders Council is downplaying reports that the Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise have backtracked over public funding for a £77m rail project that could help the area.
A senior figure at the Equal Opportunities Commission could head the inquiry into local government pay - an investigation that will be undertaken in the wake of this week's historic wage deal for...
'More flexible' methods of paying dentists for NHS treatment will be tested as part of a two-year pilot scheme that could overhaul health service dentistry, the government said this week.
The 4Ps, the agency set up to help local authorities deliver public-private partnerships, is to expand into all avenues of procurement under a new executive director, it was announced this week.
Tony Blair's deteriorating relationship with public sector unions will be tested at a 'potentially explosive' Trades Union Congress this autumn, after union leaders promised to confront Labour over...
Local authorities should push ahead with rapid adoption of the controversial accounting rule FRS17 or face a separate standard that could unveil £2bn of pension fund liabilities across the UK,...
The Criminal Records Bureau will continue outsourcing work to a call centre in India for the 'foreseeable future', despite clearing its 50,000 backlog in criminal record checks.
The local government pay dispute edged tentatively towards a resolution this week, after the employers indicated they may raise their 3% offer to 4.1% - but only for some staff.
An end to the protracted negotiations on the new NHS pay structure may be in sight this week after an improved offer persuaded the Royal College of Nursing to stay in the talks.
Nick Raynsford has overridden the Audit Commission's advice and given Kingston upon Hull City Council one final chance to tackle its problems before intervening in the crisis-hit authority.
Local authority leaders have denounced as 'unnecessary and cruel' the provision in a Home Office Bill that will ban councils from assisting destitute asylum seekers.
With a US-led assault on Iraq widely predicted for later this year, a report published this week reveals that the UK's armed forces may be unprepared for the conditions they would experience if the...
The government is needlessly 'going through the motions' with its formal consultation on regional government announced this week and should press ahead with referendums in areas with clear support,...
A cross-party report has called for the government to support 'pioneering local initiatives' as well as more realistic funding to secure the future of social care.
