Public service pension reforms will save £430b over the next 50 years and this will reduce the cost to the taxpayer by about half. Publication of the Public Service Pensions Bill is the final stage in ...

At the same time councils face the increasing challenge of an ageing population and increased citizen expectations, they are also faced with the shrinking of public spending. As a result, councils and ...

Mental health services are undergoing change with the creation of more foundation trusts. This change has brought a need for business intelligence so that information is available on care delivered, ...

Councils are being told today that they could save hundreds of millions of pounds if they took tougher action against fraud. The Audit Commission says people fraudulently claiming a single person ...

A new report identifies English cities that have topped the growth league from 2004 to 2012 and those that are set to top the league in years ahead. The report from Grant Thornton ranks English cities ...

Too much time in front of screens – including TV and computer games – combined with a sedentary lifestyle is taking its toll on our children’s wellbeing and increasing their anxiety, according to a ...

More people are being prosecuted for illegally dumping rubbish but fly-tipping is still costing local authorities almost a million pounds a week. New figures show English authorities brought nearly ...

Prison officers should be educated to degree level so that their role moves to becoming a profession, according to a report published today. The Howard League for Penal Reform says officers should not ...

Councils are placing too much emphasis on building new homes, according to a new report from the Audit Commission which says they should pay more attention to making the most of existing houses and ...

Re-cycling is big business and as attitudes have changed it has become a growing business. Although it makes economic sense it also particularly makes environmental sense. But re-cycling has not been ...

The prevention package raises the focus on prevention as a means of ensuring good health, well-being and independence in later life by promoting and encouraging uptake of comprehensive health and ...

Craig Bentley looks at how public sector organisations can reduce costs without impacting on services. The public sector has suffered as much as any during the era of austerity introduced by the last ...