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28 Apr 22
Two years of Covid-19 have transformed the climate of public debate. Leaders need to stay in touch with social and ethical concerns – and act on them
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21 Oct 21
Earlier this week, former UK health secretary saw a job offer from the UN withdrawn. The circumstances leading to his resignation from the UK government earlier this year provide useful...
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23 Apr 21
Government officials are monitoring the situation at City of York Council after auditors found it overpaid severance and sick pay to a former chief executive amid threats of tribunal claims.
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16 Apr 21
An investigation into the behaviour of the UK’s home secretary provides pointers for public finance professionals.
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8 Jun 20
We have just witnessed a second weekend of protest, sparked by the unjust killing of George Floyd in the US. Confidence in governance has been eroded and, across the world, communities are demanding...
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13 Aug 19
While some progress has been made on improving international ethical standards across the public finance sector there is still much to do, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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13 May 19
As austerity measures, commercialisation and rapid change force local government into difficult decisions, a strong code of conduct becomes ever more important, CIPFA’s Kim Woods writes.
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1 May 19
Drone usage should come with “clear safeguards” as councils look to make greater use of the technology, a civil liberties group has warned.
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6 Dec 18
CIPFA has issued a new statement of professional practice but local action is equally important in the fight against corruption, says the institutes’s Don Peebles.
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23 Nov 18
Independent care providers have adopted a set of ethical standards, based on the Nolan principles, to help improve collaborative working with the public sector and gain its confidence.
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1 Nov 18
CIPFA has updated its guidance on ethics to support members and spread international best practice.
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22 Oct 18
The government will tighten rules in local government to prevent people found guilty of serious crimes from standing for office.
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3 Sep 18
Almost 60% of public sector finance professionals have come under pressure to act unethically at least once in their career, a CIPFA survey has found.
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3 Sep 18
Ethics are the building blocks of professional practice. With financial probity hitting the headlines, CIPFA surveyed hundreds of staff, and found some alarming results. Vivienne Russell reports....
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24 Aug 18
A charity network has urged the government to crackdown on rogue bailiffs as households in the UK have fallen £19bn behind on essential bills.
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12 Jul 18
Almost two thirds of finance professionals say they have come under pressure to act in an unethical way at some point in their careers, according to early findings from CIPFA’s ethics survey revealed...
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7 Jun 18
CIPFA has today launched what it believes is the biggest ever survey exploring the pressure accountants feel to compromise their ethical codes.
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7 Jun 18
Evidence that acting in the public interest is becoming increasingly difficult is why we are launching an ‘ethical survey’, says CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
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18 May 18
The Committee of Standards in Public Life has made a timely intervention in the outsourcing debate. Its recommendations should be implemented without delay, says John Tizard.
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11 May 18
Little significant progress has been made on reinforcing ethical standards in outsourced public services, the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life has concluded.
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19 Sep 17
A robust counter-fraud strategy is being developed by government, to tackle the new threats faced by public services
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19 Sep 17
Tax fraud deprives public services of much-needed revenue. It needs to be tackled more effectively
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19 Sep 17
Some of the biggest public sector fraud hazards come from within organisations. It’s time to openly confront the issue
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19 Sep 17
Tackling fraud is the responsibility of everyone, whether in the biggest or the smallest organisations. So why isn’t it higher up board room agendas?
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18 Sep 17
Scammers are constantly devising new ways to steal money and data. Public sector organisations and their staff need to keep up to speed with the risks