As the government prepares to devolve more powers to local areas, leaders and decision-makers in public services must ensure that accountability is as local as the delivery
CIPFA has called for an end to the council tax freeze which has been in place in Scotland since 2007, and for Scottish councils to be given the freedom to raise and set local taxes.
The 7% cut to the public health grant was a foolish mistake by national government. Local leaders need to move into the gap and develop prevention strategies of their own.
CIPFA’s incoming president lays out his priorities, with aligning public services to make the money work harder at the heart of his innovative approach
CIPFA has joined with organisations including London Councils, Westminster Council and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to call for local government to retain more of business rates as part...
Audit firm 360 Assurance has won CIPFA’s Award for Innovation and Excellence in Public Service Audit in recognition of its work supporting NHS clinical commissioning groups.
CIFPA has today called on the Scottish Government to introduce a modernised fiscal framework that sets out its policy for managing debt and raising taxes.
A coalition of more than 50 charities, think-tanks and public finance experts has called for the next government to prioritise investment in early intervention programmes in a bid to unlock savings...
When it comes to countering fraud and other harmful, high-risk behaviours, such as corruption, money laundering, asset misappropriation and cyber-crime, organisations need to ensure their staff have...
The successful development of shared services by South Yorkshire Police and neighbouring forces highlights the virtues of understanding the full impact of budget cuts
The public sector is spending far more than private firms on outsourced services, despite a very patchy history of delivery. What can be done to promote better outcomes, particularly in value for...
Five years of radical changes in education policy have created thousands of academy and free schools. But have financial management and governance kept pace?
CIPFA is to work with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland to develop a joint qualification covering both public and corporate sector audit.
Moves to boost the role of the finance profession in the NHS require a new collaboration between accountants and doctors, as well as an improved understanding of costs across the health service.
The latest set of Whole of Government Accounts show that the public sector’s net liabilities have increased by £624bn over the past five years, an analysis by CIPFA has revealed.