Local authorities, refugee groups and social workers have condemned controversial plans put forward by the government in this year's Queen's Speech to take the children of failed asylum seekers into...
The £300m IT system brought in to speed up Child Support Agency maintenance payouts has 'failed spectacularly', with less than 4% of claimants receiving payment, according to the Liberal Democrats.
Honours committees are out of step with modern society and dominated by an elderly, white male elite, according to government policy papers released by an influential committee of MPs.
MPs on the influential Commons' Public Accounts Committee will question Inland Revenue chair Sir Nick Montagu in early December over the National Audit Office's refusal to sign off the Revenue's 2002...
The long-standing battle over the two-tier workforce and pensions were expected to be on the agenda for the first meeting of the Public Services Forum the latest move to build bridges between...
Welsh Health Minister Jane Hutt has been warned she must quickly find more funds to improve primary care, despite injecting £51m into the principality's NHS this week.
Media and parliamentary interest may dictate the level of humanitarian aid the Department for International Development provides, a report from the National Audit Office warned this week.
The government's regional policy is too weak to reverse the North-South divide and only slow progress is being made against the limited targets set, according to an influential think-tank.
What a difference a year makes. Almost 12 months ago, senior hospital doctors in England rejected a contract that had been backed by their leaders at the British Medical Association.
The £2bn flagship scheme to regenerate some of the most deprived communities in England is beset by instability, uncertainty and a shortage of appropriate skills, according to a government-...
Oxford City Council has been found guilty of maladministration for deducting council tax arrears from the wrong man after trying to trace a defaulter using only a telephone directory.
The capital's local authorities and post offices will grind to a halt as workers go on strike on October 16 to demand a £4,000 London weighting allowance.
Britain's Olympic Games bid team could be on a collision course with the government and London's politicians over plans to tear down the main stadium immediately after the event.
Prime Minister Tony Blair's claim that public service investment is 'not disappearing down some black hole' was dealt an immediate blow this week with the publication of figures showing that extra...
The chair of London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, Barbara Cassani, has warned ministers she will not shirk from 'speaking up' if the project gets bogged down by political wrangling and...
The Liberal Democrats go into their conference at Brighton next week hoping for a boost from having either won or taken second place in the Brent East by-election, which was due to take place on 18...
Health, education and local authorities gave the 'biggest shake-up in children's services in 30 years' a muted welcome this week as they questioned the government's commitment to providing adequate...
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has indicated the government is prepared to review public service procurement in the UK after union and business leaders slated Labour's current approach.
The baby boom generation could push the public services to breaking point if they force the government to bow to their consumerist demands, according to a leading think-tank.
Ministers should still expect a rough ride over public services during the conference season, but the influence of the 'awkward squad' of unionists may have diminished following the establishment of...
