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WHITEHALL

Mutual likely to take on 1.5m civil service pensions

By Mark Conrad | 21 April 2011

Pension administration for up to 1.5 million civil servants will be outsourced to a mutual made u...

WHITEHALL

Ministers unveil team to get taxpayers best deal

By Mark Conrad | 21 April 2011

Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, has appointed a team of Whitehall procurement experts to ...

WHITEHALL

Exclusive: New leader's fears over Suffolk CC staff morale

By Mark Conrad | 21 April 2011

Suffolk CC’s leader-elect will review the county’s controversial New Strategic Direction (NSD), a...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Just one in 10 people plan to volunteer says Hansard

20 April 2011

A political research group has claimed just one in 10 people will definitely volunteer over the n...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Sector divided over curbs on grant cuts

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 April 2011

Charity and local authority leaders remain divided over Eric Pickles’ plans to stop councils cutt...

HEALTH

Lansley's reform plans face growing criticism

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 April 2011

Health secretary, Andrew Lansley faced a chorus of disapproval last week over Government’s plans ...

HEALTH

Southern Cross shares rise after landlords meeting

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 April 2011

Shares in the troubled Southern Cross Healthcare group soared by almost 30% yesterday after the f...

HEALTH

Burstow names areas to pilot more flexible care

20 April 2011

Health minister, Paul Burstow, has announced the six areas which will pilot a new scheme for adul...

Inside View

20 April 2011

Sir Stephen Bubb on the importance of the role of local government in the health sector.

WHITEHALL

Calls for Ofsted to be split in two

20 April 2011

MPs have called for Ofsted to be split into two organisations for children’s care and education.