Rob Whiteman

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CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman

Chief executive of CIPFA since 2013, after leading the UK Border Agency and the Improvement & Development Agency. Previously, he was CEO at Barking and Dagenham council.

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Collaboration key to reforming local audit

Encouraging collaboration within the current fragmented system is the best way to speed up... Read more
Rob Whiteman: Launch of the updated Prudential Code

CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman discusses the major changes to the Prudential Code and... Read more
Code switching: Q&A on the emerging Prudential and Treasury Management Code changes

Councils failing to meet their legal requirement to properly 'have regard' to revised... Read more
Spending Review 2021: Cause for optimism?

A much-welcomed increase in resources cannot paper over the cracks in the way central... Read more
Foreword: Climate of concern

CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman introduces the 13th edition of PF Perspectives, which features... Read more
Open letter to Michael Gove from Rob Whiteman

In a 1,000-word open letter to new communities secretary Michael Gove, CIPFA chief executive Rob... Read more
Commercial break - time for local government to focus on core purpose

Councils need to stop putting public money at risk and focus their investments on adding value to... Read more
Divided we fall: Unity needed over council finance lobbying

Different tiers of council must put their differences aside to secure the overall financial health... Read more
A long way to go on 'levelling-up' the UK

CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman introduces a new collection of essays by leading... Read more
On the brink: Reform of council finances needed more than ever

The pandemic has allowed government to delay reform of local authority finances, but has only... Read more

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