This report commissioned by the Rural Services Network concluded that existing measures are inadequate to the scale of the problem. The research confirmed expectations that fuel disadvantage is having ...

Sharing is an increasingly important element of local public services sourcing strategy with benefits extending well beyond cost saving says latest Socitm Pocket Guide. The Guide, from the Society of ...

Harrow Council has completely automated its handling of parking fines by introducing an online appeals and payment process for penalty charges via its website (www.harrow.gov.uk). Since August 2012, ...

Representatives of more than 20 local authorities and health trusts have signed up for a groundbreaking conference that will show how they can manage public services in church buildings. They will be ...

Nine out of ten English local authorities are meeting or exceeding their household recycling targets, but councils themselves say more still needs to be done to avoid fines for putting too much ...

The Audit Commission is unveiling plans to improve the reliability of facts and figures used by public bodies when they make decisions. It says councils, health trusts, emergency services, and the ...

In this book Eric Beaudan describes the ultimate game–changer for reinventing strategy and igniting people. Whether it was Alexander the Great or Lord Horatio Nelson, the management team at Toyota or ...

The Comprehensive Spending Review has marked out the future path of care funding. The authors look at the alternative models of care funding that have been applied over the past decade and set out ...

A study of senior managers’ views by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development revealed that organisations in the UK are failing to embrace management innovation. The study revealed that ...

Around 10,000 young people leave care every year and they are more vulnerable and more dependent on public services than other young people. This report from Consumer Focus calls for a different ...

An estimated 35,000 people across Britain face the prospect of losing their home between now and Christmas day, Shelter says today. The warning comes as the charity launches its new advertising ...

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has launched an initiative to improve the life chances of young carers. Council Leader, Mohamed Pervez, explains why giving children’s services team’s access to more ...