All public bodies are faced with making an annual saving of 2.5% over the next three years and the launch of an online e-procurement service will make this more achievable. More efficient procurement ...

Universities and colleges in the North East have signed a commitment to joint working with the region’s development agency (RDA).The arrangement covers the sharing of resources for the benefit of the ...

The report from the Prince’s Trust claims that disadvantaged youngsters are being poorly served because local authorities and voluntary organisations are not working together effectively. It is based ...

The government is to use a six year old EU procurement directive to ban companies and individuals involved in failed tax avoidance schemes from securing public contracts. The rules, which will come ...

Traces the evolution of the competency movement from its origin in mediaeval times through to the present day. Describes the national skills initiatives of the US government in its bid to increase the ...

An increasing number of public services are being contracted out and, as a result, there is an stronger emphasis on value for money and ensuring service targets are being met. The need to assess ...

The DETR – official champion of sustainable development – has reported on how the department itself is doing to achieve its own targets.Glenda Jackson, the Minister responsible for green issues at the ...

Following the award of beacon status to 43 councils earlier in the month, themes have been announced for the third wave of the beacon scheme. Applications from councils that want to become exemplars ...

1By Haridimos Tsoukas and Jill ShepherdStrategic foresight is central to managing the future, yet it is one of the least understood areas of management. Tsoukas and Shepherd offer a collection of ...

Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain, a ten-year strategy published in 1998, focused strongly on tackling drug-related crime. The police play important role in combining the curbing of drugs ...

Intensive family support will be introduced in 50 anti-social behaviour action areas to bring relief to communities plagued by the small number of neighbours who cause havoc through anti-social ...

Local authorities are switching off street lights in trials that could cut carbon missions and save on energy bills. One motoring organisation has raised concerns about safety risks but the councils ...