Social enterprises run by people from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds are missing out on help from Government according to a campaigning group. Voice4Change England wants them to get ...

Climate Change Minister Phil Woolas has set out the vital role that councils can play in fighting climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions, both through their own actions and by setting an ...

The National Audit Office has called for a re-think of the way public bodies procure goods and service in the light of high profile failures in contract management. The NAO has published two reports ...

English Council leaders have warned that people under the age of 18 should be barred from using sunbeds to help prevent skin cancer. They are also calling for a ban on unstaffed tanning salons in ...

A major survey today reveals that the overwhelming majority of young people are healthy, sporting, community-minded and conscientious about school. The study from the Office for Standards in Education ...

This document from the Cabinet Office sets out a strategy for voluntary and community groups, charities and social enterprises. It outlines the scale and nature of the opportunities being made ...

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 ...

Business travellers rely on their cars because they believe public transport is not fit for purpose, according to a study launched today by the RAC Foundation and the British Chambers of Commerce.

This report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development sets out the building blocks needed to create a transformed HR function that will help public sector organisations drive high ...

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 ...

State schools in England are required to have governing bodies made up of members of stakeholder groups – parents, members of the teaching and support staff, governors appointed by the local authority ...

ResPublica, the indpendant thinktank, warns that the NHS faces a £3 billion bill as residential care homes shut their doors forcing hospitals to care for the elderly. In The Care Collapse: The ...