The senior civil servants' union, the FDA, has urged the government to stop the talking and get on with the job of initiating civil service reform in time for the next Parliamentary session.
Politicians must 'be brave' and admit that decentralisation of decision-making in the NHS could lead to further accusations of a postcode lottery of care, health minister Hazel Blears was warned.
Sir John Bourn has trumpeted the increased 'right to roam' that the National Audit Office will soon enjoy in his annual report on the spending watchdog's activities.
A white paper supposed to point the way forward for Scottish local government has failed to resolve one of the most contentious issues whether or not to introduce proportional representation for...
Westminster City Council this week announced that a controversial £1bn-a-year contract to run a multi-departmental call centre is likely to be awarded to Vertex SW1, after Capita Business Services'...
A severe backlog at the new Criminal Records Bureau is adding to the recruitment crisis in local government, with crucial social services and education appointments reportedly held up in an '...
Councils that set up more than one new registered social landlord to accommodate large stock transfers have been warned against creating over-complex group structures.
One in four councils has been running education and social services so badly that central government has had to intervene, and more cases could be on the way, according to the Audit Commission.
The normally moderate head teachers are set on a collision course with the government over performance-related pay after deciding to ballot on industrial action in the next week.
Government rent reforms are failing to tackle demand problems on housing estates because they focus too heavily on earnings rather than property values, housing professionals were told this week.
Local authority tenants who voted against taking part in a Private Finance Initiative scheme are to be consulted again over plans to spend £45m improving their homes.
Fraud investigators are to be appointed throughout England in response to the mounting number of complaints being received by the Learning and Skills Council.
At first glance, there is little to connect the near riot by supposed anarchists outside Barcelona's Palau de Congressos convention centre at the European Union summit last weekend and the serene,...
The National Probation Service is seeking to recruit 1,000 trainee probation officers through a campaign that also aims to increase the number of ethnic minority members of staff.
The Private Finance Initiative deal to build the Channel Tunnel rail link was 'fundamentally flawed' because it relied on over-optimistic passenger forecasts and cushioned shareholders against risk,...
Unison leaders will meet next week to discuss government plans to ensure ancillary workers in privately financed hospitals continue to be employed by the NHS.
The government this week launched its pilot performance-related pay scheme for health workers at Frimley Park hospital in Surrey, despite continued opposition from unions.
Labour is no closer to ending homelessness after new figures showed another rise in the number of people being housed by English councils in emergency accommodation.
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week prepared the ground for his widely anticipated tax rises to pay for the NHS, but warned that any spending commitments must be matched by rapid improvements in...
More than a million extra homes must be built in the next 20 years if Britain is to avoid a major shortage of affordable housing, according to a report published this week.
Almost six months to the day since Stephen Byers announced his review of Best Value to assuage union concerns about workers' rights in outsourcing deals, progress has ground to a halt.
In the wake of increasing concerns over ministerial patronage, the public administration select committee this week launched a wide-ranging inquiry into public appointments.
