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19 Sep 19
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking views on how to improve local authority audit.
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6 Sep 19
The first step towards tackling the lack of diversity in the finance sector is to recognise there is a problem, writes Judy Hirst.
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4 Sep 19
CIPFA has appointed former president Andrew Burns as associate director for local government.
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2 Sep 19
Dogged by scandals and a donations slump, clarity on operations and use of funds is vital if the charity sector is to win back public confidence. Rachel Willcox reports.
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30 Aug 19
The public spending watchdog has launched a review of proposed changes to the code of audit practice, which aims to “refocus local audit”.
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27 Aug 19
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20 Aug 19
Tributes have been paid to former CIPFA president Grenville Folwell, who has died at the age of 76.
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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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6 Aug 19
CIPFA’s chief executive Rob Whiteman has written to the new communities secretary calling for vulnerable children and adults to be a top priority.
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22 Jul 19
CIPFA member Sir Jon Thompson will take over as chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council in the autumn, the government has announced.
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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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10 Jul 19
CIPFA apprenticeships are helping plug a skills gap left by austerity for finance manager positions and above.
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8 Jul 19
A self-proclaimed ‘person who gets things done’, Carolyn Williamson talks to Emily Twinch about the key themes of her upcoming CIPFA presidency.
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4 Jul 19
CIPFA’s upcoming financial management code will set the scene - but organisations will benefit to a far greater extent when this is seen as part of a wider cultural shift towards collective...
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3 Jul 19
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman raised concerns over a lack of diversity in council investments, at the annual Local Government Association conference today.
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3 Jul 19
The majority of local government finance officers have lost confidence in their future financial positions over the last year, a CIPFA survey has revealed.
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28 Jun 19
CIPFA’s Financial Management code will be reworked into a “leaner” document that retains key standards of good financial management.
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10 Jun 19
Comptroller and auditor general of Northern Ireland and CIPFA member Kieran Donnelly has been awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath.
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7 Jun 19
Money matters as much to planning as other services that may have been more visibly hit by cuts but equally important is a seat at the top table, says Royal Town Planning Institute’s Victoria...
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7 Jun 19
The body for ensuring transparency and accountability in charities’ financial accounts will be “considerably more effective” under new proposals, a review panel has said.
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29 May 19
The BBC has named 11 English councils at risk of exhausting their reserves entirely by 2024 if they continue to raid them at current rates.
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17 May 19
Internal auditors may have some tough truths to deliver as their organisations face ever-increasing pressure but their role is vital, says CIPFA’s Diana Melville.
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14 May 19
The time is right for a “system-wide rethink” on public health investment, CIPFA has said.
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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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13 May 19
From unveiling money laundering and alcohol fraud to deploying nudge psychology and boosting international collaboration, there’s much to learn from our award winners, writes CIPFA’s Marc McAuley....