Headlines: June 30th, 2009 . Council leaders have published their own plans for a rebalancing of democracy in favour of voters. The Local Government Association published its manifesto for a new ...

Children and young people who misuse alcohol are left without the appropriate help at times because of inconsistencies in the services designed to help them, according to a report today. The report ...

A new report says effective use of Information Technology has the potential to allow people to exercise real choice and control over schools, GPs, hospitals and other public services. The report from ...

Headlines: June 28th, 2007 . WELSH COUNCILS WILL HAVE TO TOUGHEN CONDUCT CODES ON SCHOOL BUSES . Local authorities in Wales will have to bring in codes of behaviour for children travelling on school ...

Headlines: June 25th, 2009 . A campaign group says new research which it is publishing today counters the case for building more roads because proposed new routes are running over budget and that they ...

This report published by the Health and Safety Executive shows that just over a fifth of British workers are concerned about work-related stress. The 2004/05 Workforce Survey indicates that around 13 ...

Councils could deliver £10b efficiency saving annually by adopting new procurement processes and making better use of spending analysis. But to make the saving the procurement expertise of council ...

Features: June 19th, 2015 . Buying at the best price is important in cutting costs, but Nigel Crunden explains that it is only part of smart procurement. A report by the chairman of the NHS ...

Capital funding has become scarce and councils need to adopt the private sector approach and think about what value they can realise from their assets. This advice comes from the Audit Commission. The ...

Headlines: June 23rd, 2008 . Local authorities looking for innovative new ways of delivering services to deal with the drive for more responsive services in a tight financial climate are turning to ...

There is a growing view that services need to be shaped by and responsive to children and young people – but what does this mean in practice? Robert Maragh, Head of Integrated Children’s Commissioning ...

Headlines: June 20th, 2008 . The Audit Commission is introducing short notice inspections for housing associations following a successful pilot programme. The shorterinspections will take less time to ...