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The PCS union has called for a National Audit Office (NAO) inquiry and a halt to the outsourcing of the Flexible New Deal following reports on Channel 4 News of alleged fraud involving private companies contracted by the government to help people back to work.
'Rural Money Matters: A support guide to rural financial inclusion' has been launched by Dr. Stuart Burgess, Chairman of the Commission for Rural Communities(CRC) and the Government's Rural Advocate.
Flexible individual support, high aspirations and a commitment from social care staff are successfully helping young people leaving care make the transition into adulthood & independence, according to a new Ofsted report.
A new proposed Measure outlining changes for greater consistency & fairness in local authority charging for non-residential social services across Wales has been announced by the Deputy Minister for Social Services Gwenda Thomas
At the moment, people may only bring separate discrimination claims relating to one protected characteristic; such as their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
The successful three-year battle to save health visiting as a distinct profession in Scotland has been welcomed by Unite, the largest union in the country.
Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones has published proposed measures, for consultation, to protect farmers of traditional & conventional crops from the possible economic disadvantages of accidental contamination from GM crops.
New research shows alcohol-related illnesses could be killing one in 20 Scots - twice as many as previously thought.
A single, easily identifiable, body for regulating the civil nuclear energy sector has been proposed for consultation by the Government.
The Sentencing Guidelines Council published a draft guideline on the principles which apply when courts sentence young offenders.
Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing has written to the new Home Secretary Alan Johnson reiterating the Scottish Government's opposition to the proposed National Identity Card Scheme.
The consultation - Equality Bill: Making it work – ending age discrimination in services and public functions - sets out how the legislation will enable things that are beneficial to continue such as age-based holidays and discounts for pensioners.
Fixed penalty notices for failing to wear a seatbelt or putting illegal plates on a vehicle increase from £30 to £60 as from this week.
Plans to reduce free single-use plastic carrier bags in Wales have been unveiled by Jane Davidson, Minister for the Environment, Sustainability & Housing.
Peru's government has given the green light to an Anglo-French company to drill for oil in the Amazon, just thirteen days after more than 30 people died in protests against the exploitation of the rainforest.
The possibility of 70,000 jobs being created by a home insulation programme to cut CO2 emissions shows the need for more energy efficient homes is ‘zooming up the political agenda’.
Teachers are generally positive about curriculum changes which have allowed them to be more creative in their teaching, according to the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.
New guidance will save charities and other voluntary & community organisations time & money by reducing the paperwork they are currently required to collect when providing public sector-commissioned services.
A £4m Community Cashback scheme will be funded by money & assets seized from wealthy criminal kingpins.
PM, Gordon Brown has ‘set out’ how the world should pay for avoiding dangerous climate change and adapting to its impacts.
A possible government rethink into the ‘flawed and expensive’ private financing of NHS hospitals has been welcomed by Unite, the largest union in the country.
People with a learning disability will be helped into paid jobs to close the employment gap, Jonathan Shaw, Minister for Disabled People and Phil Hope, Minister for Care Services have ‘pledged’.
National infrastructure projects, including a high speed rail link to London, have been identified in the Scottish Government's newly published National Planning Framework 2 (NPF).
The Innovation Growth Team for Space has been formed to create a 20 year strategy for British leadership in space and will be chaired by Andy Green (CEO of Logica).
Environment Minister Jane Davidson has revealed details on how the Welsh Assembly Government will cut Wales’s carbon emissions to tackle climate change.
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