Councils, and all public sector workers faced with the challenge of market-testing their services, will welcome recognition from the Government that the quality and training of staff represents an ...

This report published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister looks at change and successes against the aims set out in the national Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy, and also sets out ideas for ...

The VOICE toolkit has gone live following two years of developing the e-democracy project. This online facility brings together neighbourhoods, community groups, parish and town councils, and elected ...

According to research published by the Chartered Management Institute and Workplace Health Connect, sickness levels are increasing, but managers in the sector are unwilling to report their symptoms.

This report from Communities and Local Government investigates how councils are using e-government to respond to the needs of the socially excluded and in doing so contribute to the development of a ...

Newly revised to reflect the latest research, yet still highly practical in its focus, this is a book designed to confound a common misconception and demonstrate that target setting is possible within ...

A new independent survey has found that a big majority of teachers believe school inspections help them set future priorities. The study by the National Foundation for Educational Research also ...

Councils and other public bodies need to start sharing services, people and other assets if they hope to protect front line services during the post-election cuts, according to the Chartered Institute ...

Local authorities in four areas will benefit from 310 million pounds in Private Finance Initiative Credits to help divert more than a million tonnes of waste away from landfill. Defra says the ...

This report of the working group who examined worklessness is published by Communities and Local Government. The term worklessness describes the condition where a large number of people are excluded ...

Ten ideas to benefit communities submitted by local councils have received government backing. Communities and Local Government chose the ‘Top Ten’ ideas, which will receive Government support. They ...

Mark Raeburn’s viewpoint on children and family services from Capita One. One of the real highlights of my job is visiting local authorities and finding out how the successful early help initiatives ...