A new system of inspection for schools is being launched today. Ofsted is making changes to the focus of its inspections in an effort to ensure they have the greatest impact possible on school ...

Local authorities are being told they must apply stronger standards of oversight to their treasury management frameworks following an investigation into council investments in the collapsed Icelandic ...

More than six out of ten people providing unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled have not had a break for more than a year and a third of them have not taken time off since they started ...

A survey of the use of personal communication devices in the workplace in small and medium sized businesses reveals a growing demand to introduce more flexible and mobile work practices. The survey ...

This document sets out the government’s plan to promote the transfer of assets to communities. The plan challenges councils to maximise the transfer of public assets in order to make services more ...

Results from a ten-year research project have shown that landfill sites can be restored and turned into woodland, parkland or farmland. It could mean an end to the common practice of closed sites ...

This programme is now available to view on localgov.tv the online television channel for public service modernisation. It explores how costs can be saved through promoting digital inclusion. Tristan ...

The leading newspaper for family doctors says that the Government wants to increase the amount of information that drug companies are allowed to give patients about prescription medicines. The report ...

People working in the public sector are more gloomy about their prospects under the new Government than their opposite numbers in business, according to new figures. The study by TNS Finance ...

All 43 police forces in England and Wales today begin a summer Drink and Drug Driving Campaign and it coincides with a warning from local government leaders that the World Cup is likely to lead an ...

An updated Climate Change Toolkit is being launched today by LACORS, the Local Authorities’ Coordinators of Regulatory Services to help councils deal with the issues. The launch has been timed to mark ...

This best practice guide from the Department of Health sets out a balance between choice and risk in supported decision making. The guidance applies to those involved in supporting adults, 18 and over ...