The Local Government Association and ministers are to agree a set of shared priorities for service delivery that will act as a 'coherent framework' governing councils' activities.
The Greater London Authority's Labour-led transport operations scrutiny committee has castigated Mayor Ken Livingstone for spending too much time opposing the part-privatisation of the Tube, while...
London Mayor Ken Livingstone's decision this week to introduce congestion charges on the capital's crammed roads could pave the way for other big cities to follow.
Details have emerged of a spat involving the Treasury, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and sports minister Richard Caborn over the departure of Sport England's chief executive with a...
A sense of commitment among public sector managers and staff is vital if services are to continue to improve, the Public Services Productivity Panel said this week.
An investigation into the operation and winding-up of a quango set up to regenerate the Northeast of England has revealed a startling lack of government co-ordination and oversight.
The government's New Deal has had a beneficial effect on levels of youth employment and the economy in general, according to auditor general Sir John Bourn.
The local government pay talks were hanging in the balance this week, with both sides refusing to yield an inch as the final scheduled meeting got under way.
London boroughs could lose up to £250m in central government support each year unless the council tax system is fundamentally overhauled, Public Finance has learned.
Employers and unions are calling on the government to clarify the terms under which local authority housing staff will be expected to transfer to new arm's-length management organisations (Almos).
Local government representatives have urged the government to tackle the 'grim' state of social care and fill the struggling service's £200m funding gap.
The Inland Revenue has been forced to take cost-cutting measures because of a mistake by officials in the department's spending submission to the Treasury, according to Whitehall sources.
Glasgow contains the three most deprived areas in Britain, according to a study by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) which ranks parliamentary constituencies by their levels of poverty and social...
Ministers have made good their pledge to lighten the burden that Best Value places on local authorities by reducing the statutory obligations they face.
A fast-track scheme to nurture future council leaders is being launched after a census of councillors confirmed that town halls are overwhelmingly populated by white, middle-class retired men.
The Cabinet Office was willing to give in to demands for a public inquiry into the foot and mouth crisis because officials believed a legal challenge could force the government to hold public...
Health Secretary Alan Milburn was this week told to stop tampering with the structure of the NHS and ignoring his own department's ten-year strategy to give staff more time to deliver his much...
