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18 Mar 22
Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index shows a worrying trend among advanced economies. What are the lessons for public sector finance professionals?
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23 Aug 21
Suspected form tampering and safeguarding concerns led a Midlands authority to cancel a contract with a SEND home-to-school transport supplier with two weeks until the start of term.
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18 Mar 21
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has won the first half of its battle to force Thurrock Council to disclose details of more than £700m of loans from other councils and the investments they went...
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17 Mar 21
A revenue finance officer redirected more than £60,000 from the local authority she worked for to pay off her credit card bills.
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21 Sep 20
Democratic commitment to transparency and accountability is more important than ever in the face of extreme economic shocks, writes CIPFA’s Mohamed Hans.
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13 Jul 20
Up to £7.9bn of public money could be lost to fraud in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, a think-tank has claimed.
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19 Jun 20
CIPFA’s head of counter-fraud policy and strategy Laura Hough explains the take-home messages from MHCLG’s review into the risks of local government procurement fraud.
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16 Jun 20
Emergency circumstances can exacerbate the risk of fraud, bribery and corruption, and potentially prevent funding from achieving maximum impact, warns CIPFA's Laura Hough.
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18 Nov 19
It may be a while since you were sitting exams, but school rules can offer unexpected parallels with assurance in local government, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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31 May 19
A cross-party group of UK MPs has called on the chancellor to seek an agreement for a ‘registry of loans’ to governments at this month’s G20 meeting.
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17 Oct 18
Although most countries are united in the desire to shift to accrual accounting, many fail in their aim. But there are some simple ways to keep the process on track, says international public...
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27 Jun 18
MPs have slammed the government for its slowness in responding to a call for more transparent public spending and its apparent lack of commitment to scrutiny.
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20 Jun 18
The UK foreign office scores poorly on aid transparency, lagging behind its international counterparts, an index released today has revealed.
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25 Jan 17
Growing levels of public sector corruption around the world have fuelled the rise of populist politicians, Transparency International said as it released its 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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9 Dec 16
International lawmakers have signed an open letter urging their governments to pursue greater tax transparency following a summit on the issue in the UK today.
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17 Oct 16
The government has reported significant progress towards meeting transparency targets laid out in its open government action plan, according to an examination of progress.
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29 Sep 16
Any organisation can find opportunities for improvement if it looks for them. Redmond adopted CIPFA’s Financial Management Model to test how well it was doing in various areas and plan improvements...
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20 Sep 16
The OECD’s straight-talking chief economist tells PF why proactive policies matter more than ever in an uncertain, post-Brexit world
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23 Mar 16
Local government minister Marcus Jones and the CIPFA Counter Fraud Centre have today set out recommendations to help local authorities tackle fraud, which is estimated to cost councils £2.1bn a...
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7 Mar 16
English local government has a “predictable and supportive” institutional framework that means the sector is transparent and stable, according to an analysis by the credit ratings agency...
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19 Nov 15
Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier has called on the government to “up its game” on transparency and produce more accessible information from across government to improve clarity...
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2 Jul 15
Open-book accounting data is currently only available in a third of government contracts, a National Audit Office survey has revealed.
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30 Mar 15
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has committed to adopting a set of standardised transparency provisions in government outsourcing contracts. This is an important step in making these deals more...
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16 Jan 15
The Department for Communities and Local Government’s new permanent secretary should ensure that mature debate should replace rhetoric and spin that can emanate from Whitehall
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9 Sep 13
The PASC has called for a new parliamentary commission on the future of the civil service. But a fresh inquiry will only be justified if it focuses on the nuts and bolts of how to make Whitehall...
18 Mar 22Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index shows a worrying trend among advanced economies. What are the lessons for public sector finance professionals?
23 Aug 21Suspected form tampering and safeguarding concerns led a Midlands authority to cancel a contract with a SEND home-to-school transport supplier with two weeks until the start of term.
18 Mar 21The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has won the first half of its battle to force Thurrock Council to disclose details of more than £700m of loans from other councils and the investments they went...
17 Mar 21A revenue finance officer redirected more than £60,000 from the local authority she worked for to pay off her credit card bills.
21 Sep 20Democratic commitment to transparency and accountability is more important than ever in the face of extreme economic shocks, writes CIPFA’s Mohamed Hans.
13 Jul 20Up to £7.9bn of public money could be lost to fraud in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, a think-tank has claimed.
19 Jun 20CIPFA’s head of counter-fraud policy and strategy Laura Hough explains the take-home messages from MHCLG’s review into the risks of local government procurement fraud.
16 Jun 20Emergency circumstances can exacerbate the risk of fraud, bribery and corruption, and potentially prevent funding from achieving maximum impact, warns CIPFA's Laura Hough.
18 Nov 19It may be a while since you were sitting exams, but school rules can offer unexpected parallels with assurance in local government, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
31 May 19A cross-party group of UK MPs has called on the chancellor to seek an agreement for a ‘registry of loans’ to governments at this month’s G20 meeting.
17 Oct 18Although most countries are united in the desire to shift to accrual accounting, many fail in their aim. But there are some simple ways to keep the process on track, says international public...
27 Jun 18MPs have slammed the government for its slowness in responding to a call for more transparent public spending and its apparent lack of commitment to scrutiny.
20 Jun 18The UK foreign office scores poorly on aid transparency, lagging behind its international counterparts, an index released today has revealed.
25 Jan 17Growing levels of public sector corruption around the world have fuelled the rise of populist politicians, Transparency International said as it released its 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index.
9 Dec 16International lawmakers have signed an open letter urging their governments to pursue greater tax transparency following a summit on the issue in the UK today.
17 Oct 16The government has reported significant progress towards meeting transparency targets laid out in its open government action plan, according to an examination of progress.
29 Sep 16Any organisation can find opportunities for improvement if it looks for them. Redmond adopted CIPFA’s Financial Management Model to test how well it was doing in various areas and plan improvements...
20 Sep 16The OECD’s straight-talking chief economist tells PF why proactive policies matter more than ever in an uncertain, post-Brexit world
23 Mar 16Local government minister Marcus Jones and the CIPFA Counter Fraud Centre have today set out recommendations to help local authorities tackle fraud, which is estimated to cost councils £2.1bn a...
7 Mar 16English local government has a “predictable and supportive” institutional framework that means the sector is transparent and stable, according to an analysis by the credit ratings agency...
19 Nov 15Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier has called on the government to “up its game” on transparency and produce more accessible information from across government to improve clarity...
16 Jan 15The Department for Communities and Local Government’s new permanent secretary should ensure that mature debate should replace rhetoric and spin that can emanate from Whitehall
9 Sep 13The PASC has called for a new parliamentary commission on the future of the civil service. But a fresh inquiry will only be justified if it focuses on the nuts and bolts of how to make Whitehall...
