This draft framework document from the Local Government Association and the Improvement and Development Agency responds to the proposed changes to the way in which localities are governed. It is ...

The voluntary sector is being urged to create a fund to encourage larger organisations to work in partnership with smaller ones on certain projects. The call comes in a new report , “1+1 = 3. Does ...

A toolkit has been developed to help care, health and housing agencies ensure that older people are involved more effectively in decisions about how services are delivered. The guide has been ...

The Government is considering bringing in legislation that would mean hospitals and local authority and privately run care and nursing homes having to comply with a statutory hygiene code. The Health ...

The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) and the new Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) have issued the proposed Common Inspection Framework for inspecting post-16 non-higher education and ...

The Conservatives have joined the debate over the future role of the Civil Service. The party’s proposals to ensure probity in government come as the Committee on Standards in Public Life (the Wicks ...

A group of MPs and peers have begun an inquiry into the future role of local councillors, which they hope will contribute to the current debate about the work of frontline members and the recruitment ...

This seventh annual survey of 468 local council websites from the Society of IT Management shows steady improvement in the content and usability of sites, but no evidence of a surge to meet the 2005 ...

A voluntary scheme which advises lone parents on how to get back into work doubles their chances of finding jobs according to new independent research. The National Centre for Social Research ...

The Home Office evaluation of the impact of piloting and early national implementation of Neighbourhood policing shows results broadly consistent with the international evidence. Adoption overseas has ...

The elderly population of the UK is growing rapidly. By 2032 people aged 65-plus are expected to make up almost a quarter of the population. Because of local opposition to planning applications it is ...

This report from the Local Government Association urges Whitehall to loosen its grip on the powers it holds across England to help create a million new jobs. The LGA urges Ministers to follow the ...