Rural county councils are defying the prime minister's calls for the countryside to be 'open for business' by planning to keep footpaths and rights of way closed over the Easter weekend.
Local authorities are facing an administrative headache and a hefty bill after the government's decision to put back the local shire county elections and in all probability the general election...
A cross-party committee of MPs has demanded urgent talks between the government and dentists' representatives to address the 'long-standing' problem of access to NHS dental services.
Many councils are not doing enough to provide their services electronically and could get left behind if they do not act soon, local government minister Beverley Hughes warned last week.
The government's obsession with inspection to deliver improved public services does not improve performance in the UK, according to an influential policy unit.
MPs have demanded an 'urgent' explanation from ministers about a botched investigation into alcohol smuggling that cost Customs and Excise nearly £900m in uncollected revenue.
The Improvement and Development Agency (Idea) has signed a ground-breaking deal to provide an e-procurement portal that could create one of the 'largest marketplaces in Europe'.
The government's anticipated £1bn profit from the restructured Channel Tunnel rail link project has been called into question by the National Audit Office.
A picture of departmental conflict and policy incoherence emerges in last week's report on waste management from the Commons' environment select committee. The result, it implies, is that local...
The government's ship inspectors need to do more than take the easy option of pre-arranged inspections of low-risk vessels at handy ports, says the National Audit Office.
The Local Government Association has said its proposal to defuse the school crisis by paying teachers overtime for providing cover for absent colleagues will be funded from existing resources.
Nearly one in five further education colleges is facing financial problems, despite £3bn being pumped into the sector by the government, according to an all-party committee of MPs.
The government is to abolish the present system of local authority capital controls in favour of proposals in the green paper on local government finance.
The Liberal Democrats are once again relying on a pledge to add 1p to the basic rate of income tax to woo voters, promising to fund improvements in education and bridge the Budget deficit they claim...
The local government pay negotiations became deadlocked this week, with unions warning of an 'extremely serious situation' if employers fail to improve on their 3% pay offer.
