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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.
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6 Nov 18
Women in senior leadership positions can positively affect organisational performance. Mechanisms are needed to help them get there, argues Sheila Ellwood of the University of Bristol.
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5 Nov 18
Almost two thirds of governments around the world will shift to accrual-based accounting within the next five years, CIPFA and the International Federation of Accountants have predicted.
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2 Nov 18
The number of local authorities that missed the accounts publication deadline has more than doubled – although they had to contend with an earlier date.
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12 Oct 18
Data analytics are transforming public audit, NAO executive leader Max Tse told a conference on technology and public finance.
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28 Sep 18
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5 Sep 18
Consultations on changes to local authorities’ accounting code include a substantial change to practice around leases, says CIPFA's Sarah Sheen.
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9 Aug 18
CIPFA has set out a number of key principles to define the role of section 151 officers in local enterprise partnerships.
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9 Aug 18
Lancashire County Council has delayed signing off its accounts for the last financial year after auditors raised concerns over the treatment of a £50m LOBO loan.
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24 Apr 18
Public sector scrutiny “struggles to keep up” with the “increased complexity of modern government”, according to a think-tank.
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19 Mar 18
A group of MPs has told the government to “get its act together” regarding the governance of public-private partnerships set up to boost local economies.
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19 Mar 18
Finance professionals are being asked for their views on a new means of scrutinising place-based public services, says Ed Hammond
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5 Mar 18
Board minutes of failed outsourcing contractor Carillion showed that its last chief finance officer became a whistleblower after finding accounting irregularities.
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28 Feb 18
A recent report suggested introducing a system of local public accounts committees? But how will they secure compliance, asks David Walker.
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27 Feb 18
The Commissioner for Public Appointments Peter Riddell has slated the Department for Education over its controversial appointment of journalist Toby Young.
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21 Dec 17
All Jacqui McKinlay wants for Christmas is for the value of government scrutiny to be recognised and for it be a topic of discussion in 2018.
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15 Dec 17
Local government needs a cultural change to allow the scrutiny process to work properly, a parliamentary report has said.
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13 Dec 17
A joint CIPFA-ICAS roundtable debate considered public sector governance challenges and what issues keep board members up at night.
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.
6 Nov 18Women in senior leadership positions can positively affect organisational performance. Mechanisms are needed to help them get there, argues Sheila Ellwood of the University of Bristol.
5 Nov 18Almost two thirds of governments around the world will shift to accrual-based accounting within the next five years, CIPFA and the International Federation of Accountants have predicted.
12 Oct 18Data analytics are transforming public audit, NAO executive leader Max Tse told a conference on technology and public finance.
28 Sep 18
5 Sep 18Consultations on changes to local authorities’ accounting code include a substantial change to practice around leases, says CIPFA's Sarah Sheen.
9 Aug 18CIPFA has set out a number of key principles to define the role of section 151 officers in local enterprise partnerships.
9 Aug 18Lancashire County Council has delayed signing off its accounts for the last financial year after auditors raised concerns over the treatment of a £50m LOBO loan.
24 Apr 18Public sector scrutiny “struggles to keep up” with the “increased complexity of modern government”, according to a think-tank.
19 Mar 18A group of MPs has told the government to “get its act together” regarding the governance of public-private partnerships set up to boost local economies.
19 Mar 18Finance professionals are being asked for their views on a new means of scrutinising place-based public services, says Ed Hammond
5 Mar 18Board minutes of failed outsourcing contractor Carillion showed that its last chief finance officer became a whistleblower after finding accounting irregularities.
28 Feb 18A recent report suggested introducing a system of local public accounts committees? But how will they secure compliance, asks David Walker.
27 Feb 18The Commissioner for Public Appointments Peter Riddell has slated the Department for Education over its controversial appointment of journalist Toby Young.
15 Dec 17Local government needs a cultural change to allow the scrutiny process to work properly, a parliamentary report has said.
13 Dec 17A joint CIPFA-ICAS roundtable debate considered public sector governance challenges and what issues keep board members up at night.
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