Overstretched children’s social care services have led to an “alarming” number of young people leaving the care system not in employment, training or education, with many rapidly becoming homeless, a ...

Three times as many people receive charitable help as five years ago, despite a fall in donations as households feel the pinch, according to a new study. - Short form article, The Charity Commission, ...

Government proposals to tackle inequality and discrimination in the Local Government Pension Scheme may not be delivered if they place unrealistic burdens on already overstretched authorities, a ...

Government changes to the immigration system risk exposing migrant workers to exploitation, as well as encouraging more people to break visa rules, a report has warned.

Greater fiscal devolution to fund local priorities is backed by the public, with support being particularly strong for taxes that would fund transport improvements, according to a new poll.

Support hubs for young families are to be rolled out in every council in England, beginning next year, education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced. - Short form article, Childcare, Best Start ...

A new reporting regime will see councils monitored on 15 priority outcomes in order to “radically simplify” how the sector’s performance is measured, Angela Rayner announced alongside greater ...

The world is changing. It’s easy to feel as though, both nationally and globally, the public sector faces a confluence of catastrophe, with security, sustainability and the social fabric all under ...

Improving the “bureaucratic and labour-intensive” Spending Review process could lead to more effective public spending and even a less disillusioned public, a report from the Tony Blair Institute has ...

The government’s employment support shake-up must take complex regional variations in capacity and need into account if it is to avoid making England’s North-South divide even worse, think-tank ...

The government faces calls to scale back the governance and audit requirements on small public bodies to free up resources and improve accountability. - Short form article, NAO, national audit office, ...

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