The Association of Police Authorities fears that the Home Office's latest initiative to reduce crime in deprived areas could be undermined by elevating national police priorities at the expense of...
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has urged Home Secretary David Blunkett to launch an independent inquiry into the financial administration of the Cleveland Police Service, after it was revealed that...
Two-thirds of schools with sixth forms are to receive more than their guaranteed funding level in 2002/03, the Learning and Skills Council announced this week.
Ministers have again deferred a decision to impose a referendum about directly elected mayors on Birmingham, the country's largest local authority, even though they admit they are likely to force a...
The architects of the controversial pension financial reporting standard (FRS) 17 this week told Public Finance that they were prepared to modify its implementation, as concern over its impact...
Prime Minister Tony Blair has taken his argument for a radical reshaping of the public services direct to frontline staff.
A 30-page pamphlet setting out Labour's vision for a more efficient public...
The government's plans to overhaul the Best Value regime and introduce comprehensive performance assessments (CPA) have been lambasted by an influential local government policy organisation.
The Liberal Democrats have declared their support for elected regional assemblies in England as a way of ending the 'quango culture' that has taken over public life.
The spectre of further legal action hung over the London Tube public-private partnership saga this week as Mayor Ken Livingstone complained he was still being fobbed off on his demand for crucial...
Guidelines that could add significantly to the demand for and cost of diabetes services in England and Wales were issued this week by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
The long-running argument over the Area Cost Adjustment (ACA) is threatening to divide local government along north versus south lines, following high-level discussions with Whitehall officials this...
The government's drive for greater public involvement in the NHS is being hampered by primary care reorganisation and lack of funding, the King's Fund said this week.
Dithering by senior civil servants, including the current Cabinet secretary Sir Richard Wilson, allowed the controversial Teesside Development Corporation to run up debts of around £40m, an...
Relations between the teaching unions and Education Secretary Estelle Morris reached a new low this week after a bruising public battle left both sides refusing to change their position.
Unison this week urged the government to delay the introduction of a controversial accounting standard that it said would cause 'chaos and losses' to pension funds across the public sector after...
The public sector has to come up with more imaginative ways of managing its estates and pursue new ideas to create more housing opportunities for low-paid workers, the government warned this week.
