08.11.10
Scrutinising Government
Bureau’s investigation reveals huge shortcomings in councils’ FOI teams.
03.11.10
Councils spend millions on pay-offs, the Bureau reveals. The early termination of staff contracts has cost councils nearly £50m over the last three years.
Councils spend millions to terminate staff contracts prematurely.
Iraq War Logs
Twelve weeks ago the Bureau of Investigative Journalism was given access to the biggest leak of military documents in history.
02.11.10
Councils pay out thousands to staff in mortgage subsides.
Months lost to long term absence.
Town hall spending has risen by 84% in the past ten years, to over £160bn.
The highest sickness absence rates in local councils.
The town halls that pay for private health.
Councils paid out nearly half a billion pounds on redundancy packages.
Channel 4 News and the Daily Telegraph cover the Bureau’s latest research.
01.11.10
Journalism.co.uk reports on the Bureau’s work on the Iraq war logs.
Further revelations of bad practice in US pharmaceutical industry.
29.10.10
Europe Under Scrutiny
Find out how much each state gets from EU Structural Funds.
27.10.10
UN human rights commissioner calls on US and Iraq to bring “justice” in light of war logs leak.
Town halls who losing staff to long term suspensions.
24.09.10
Bureau research sparks debate on BBC’s flagship current affairs programme.
22.09.10
Scotland’s senior public sector workers earn £2,000 higher than English counterparts.
20.09.10
How the Bureau created its database of nearly 40,000 public sector salaries.
Key facts from the Bureau’s most comprehensive ever analysis of public sector pay.
