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27 Apr 22
The government’s apparent lack of long-term plan to recover overdue debt issued via its £47bn Covid-19 business loan scheme means fraudsters could “walk away with billions of taxpayers’ money”,...
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4 Mar 22
In the first of a two-part interview with Lord Pickles, chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), the former communities secretary discusses the current state of standards in...
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8 Feb 22
Lord Agnew’s dramatic resignation as a minister on the floor of the House of Lords has brought into sharp focus some of the actions the government needs to take on counter fraud.
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2 Dec 21
Large amounts of government spending are either evaluated poorly or not evaluated at all, according to a critical report from the National Audit Office.
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28 Sep 21
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has been sanctioned by the Financial Reporting Council for failures in its audits of Patisserie Valerie before the café chain company collapsed, showing “a serious...
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3 Jun 21
Thanet District Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve £733,000 for legal costs relating to ongoing disciplinary and grievance proceedings in the face of low reserves.
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22 Mar 21
Recent controversies over Covid-19 contract awards are only the tip of an iceberg – 2002 rule changes raise troubling questions over UK MPs’ relationship with private companies, according to academic...
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11 Dec 20
The government must allocate resources as soon as possible to enable councils and auditors to implement the findings of the Redmond review, says Rob Whiteman.
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11 Dec 20
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16 Oct 20
CIPFA/LASAAC are seeking comments on a raft of issues in the 2021/22 local authority accounting code before the consultation closes on 23 October.
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16 Oct 20
John Penrose, the government’s anti-corruption champion, on how the government is tackling scammers looking to exploit the coronavirus pandemic.
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29 Sep 20
The work of the National Anti-Fraud Network has helped local authorities prevent millions of pounds of fraud throughout the pandemic, says Mark Astley.
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24 Sep 20
Sir Tony Redmond’s recently published review ticks most – if not all - the boxes needed to improve local authority audit, says Diana Melville, CIPFA’s governance adviser.
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11 Sep 20
Jon Roberts, head of public policy audit at Grant Thornton, says Sir Tony Redmond has provided a sound basis for recovery in the local audit market.
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8 Sep 20
The Redmond Review, published today, has recommended the creation of a new local authority audit oversight body and a review of the current fee structure.
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24 Jul 20
In times of rapid global change, the most successful teams will be those that experiment and take risks, but to do so they need to feel at ease and supported
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17 Jul 19
A survey launched by CIPFA is seeking views about the problems citizens face when looking at local authority accounts.
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27 Mar 19
Local government audit is “in need of improvement”, CIPFA’s chief executive has told MPs.
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12 Mar 19
The relationship between ministers, accounting officers and civil servants is currently not working, the outgoing auditor general of UK’s spending watchdog has said in his last speech in the role.
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11 Mar 19
A budget committee could add another valuable level of scrutiny to the spend of public money, says CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham.
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27 Feb 19
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25 Jan 19
The impact of Brexit on the UK public finances must be “comprehensive and clear”, the Public Accounts Committee said as it urged earlier publication of the annual Whole of Government Accounts.
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11 Dec 18
There needs to be a “thorough rethink” about how to approach failure in local government, think-tanks have warned.
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6 Dec 18
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has reached a “major milestone”, approving the standard on accounting for social benefits after 16 years of discussion.
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13 Nov 18
Councils have been granted a statutory override on accounting changes to pooled investments for five years, despite most stakeholders opposing a time-limited period.
27 Apr 22The government’s apparent lack of long-term plan to recover overdue debt issued via its £47bn Covid-19 business loan scheme means fraudsters could “walk away with billions of taxpayers’ money”,...
4 Mar 22In the first of a two-part interview with Lord Pickles, chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), the former communities secretary discusses the current state of standards in...
8 Feb 22Lord Agnew’s dramatic resignation as a minister on the floor of the House of Lords has brought into sharp focus some of the actions the government needs to take on counter fraud.
2 Dec 21Large amounts of government spending are either evaluated poorly or not evaluated at all, according to a critical report from the National Audit Office.
28 Sep 21Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has been sanctioned by the Financial Reporting Council for failures in its audits of Patisserie Valerie before the café chain company collapsed, showing “a serious...
3 Jun 21Thanet District Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve £733,000 for legal costs relating to ongoing disciplinary and grievance proceedings in the face of low reserves.
22 Mar 21Recent controversies over Covid-19 contract awards are only the tip of an iceberg – 2002 rule changes raise troubling questions over UK MPs’ relationship with private companies, according to academic...
11 Dec 20The government must allocate resources as soon as possible to enable councils and auditors to implement the findings of the Redmond review, says Rob Whiteman.
11 Dec 20
16 Oct 20CIPFA/LASAAC are seeking comments on a raft of issues in the 2021/22 local authority accounting code before the consultation closes on 23 October.
16 Oct 20John Penrose, the government’s anti-corruption champion, on how the government is tackling scammers looking to exploit the coronavirus pandemic.
29 Sep 20The work of the National Anti-Fraud Network has helped local authorities prevent millions of pounds of fraud throughout the pandemic, says Mark Astley.
24 Sep 20Sir Tony Redmond’s recently published review ticks most – if not all - the boxes needed to improve local authority audit, says Diana Melville, CIPFA’s governance adviser.
11 Sep 20Jon Roberts, head of public policy audit at Grant Thornton, says Sir Tony Redmond has provided a sound basis for recovery in the local audit market.
24 Jul 20In times of rapid global change, the most successful teams will be those that experiment and take risks, but to do so they need to feel at ease and supported
17 Jul 19A survey launched by CIPFA is seeking views about the problems citizens face when looking at local authority accounts.
27 Mar 19Local government audit is “in need of improvement”, CIPFA’s chief executive has told MPs.
12 Mar 19The relationship between ministers, accounting officers and civil servants is currently not working, the outgoing auditor general of UK’s spending watchdog has said in his last speech in the role.
11 Mar 19A budget committee could add another valuable level of scrutiny to the spend of public money, says CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham.
27 Feb 19
25 Jan 19The impact of Brexit on the UK public finances must be “comprehensive and clear”, the Public Accounts Committee said as it urged earlier publication of the annual Whole of Government Accounts.
11 Dec 18There needs to be a “thorough rethink” about how to approach failure in local government, think-tanks have warned.
6 Dec 18The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has reached a “major milestone”, approving the standard on accounting for social benefits after 16 years of discussion.
13 Nov 18Councils have been granted a statutory override on accounting changes to pooled investments for five years, despite most stakeholders opposing a time-limited period.
