The Scottish Executive this week defended the cost of running the devolved administration after new figures disclosed that civil service numbers have risen by 17% since the Holyrood Parliament was...
Water customers in Scotland were warned this week that they face another increase in their bills unless Scottish Water makes faster progress to boost efficiency.
MPs have slammed the national IT programme for magistrates' courts as one of the worst examples of a Private Finance Initiative project they have ever seen, describing the procurement as 'disastrous...
Ministers and civil servants have been accused of knowingly underestimating the costs of the Holyrood Scottish Parliament building, which have soared to £400m, ten times the original estimate.
Chancellor Gordon Brown had urged Scottish politicians to locate their Parliament in an existing building rather than construct a new one, the Holyrood inquiry was told this week.
Councils are failing to drive down costs, improve productivity and provide greater customer satisfaction, local government minister Nick Raynsford told local authority chief executives this week.
The Scottish Executive is to recruit an expert from the private sector to head a new performance and innovation unit as part of plans to strengthen the office of permanent secretary and sharpen up...
Business rates income in Scotland is £500m more than estimated, providing the Scottish Executive with a 'windfall', members of a parliamentary committee have been told.
A Scottish Executive plan to scrap the publication of national school league tables has caused a furore, with parents complaining they will be deprived of information about the performance of...
The four UK health departments must launch a co-ordinated programme to tackle nurse shortages or patient care will be put at risk, the Royal College of Nursing said this week.
The Scottish Executive is under fire from a senior parliamentary committee over lack of clarity in the spending plans announced in its recent 2004/05 budget.
Best Value is being extended beyond local government to the rest of the public sector in Scotland, a Scottish Executive guidance document has disclosed.
The Scottish Executive is to fund an increase in the number of teachers and police officers and take the first steps towards introducing free eye and dental checks as a result of a £525m spending...
Audit Scotland is developing a new system of auditing Best Value in Scottish councils which will bring a 'significant change' in approach and put the emphasis on performance results.
