-
8 Apr 22
External auditors for South Cambridgeshire District Council have closed the authority’s 2018-19 accounts, after finding significant issues with property valuations.
-
24 Mar 22
CIPFA’s Sarah Sheen and ICAEW’s Oliver Simms explain how working in local audit brings substantial benefits, including the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives.
-
12 Aug 21
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health is facing questions over its accounting treatment of millions of pounds that might otherwise have been redistributed to other departments.
-
29 May 20
The Financial Reporting Advisory Board has considered options to report financial positions while maintaining accountability, writes CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
-
5 Nov 19
Government departments will have to provide a more complete picture of their accounts from April next year, a top Treasury official has reminded MPs.
-
13 Sep 19
Focusing on residents as the primary users of local authority accounts can bring transparency and clarity and drive better decision-making, says Newham council’s Conrad Hall.
-
14 Jun 19
Financial performance among health providers has “improved significantly” but the sector is still too reliant on one-off efficiency savings, according to the latest data.
-
13 Sep 18
Difficulty in obtaining data from the Department for Work and Pensions has created “a significant challenge” for the official body responsible for Scotland’s economic forecasts.
-
28 Nov 16
Narrative reporting can help local authorities reconnect with local people by telling a story of how they use money and provide value
-
13 Jun 16
Westminster City Council has claimed to have produced the earliest ever set of public sector accounts after getting its books for 2015/16 to external auditors on 9 April, only nine days after the...
-
8 Oct 15
CIPFA has today published the first ever balance sheet for the Northern Ireland public sector, revealing the province has £51.8bn of assets and owes £51.3bn in liabilities.
-
28 Sep 15
Cut out the clutter, but don’t expect half a dozen pages to give a true and fair view of local authority finances
-
8 Apr 15
The Scottish government’s newly devolved fiscal powers expose it to a whole ‘new world’ of risk and responsibility, Scotland’s auditor general has warned ministers.
-
30 Mar 15
The latest set of Whole of Government Accounts show that the public sector’s net liabilities have increased by £624bn over the past five years, an analysis by CIPFA has revealed.
-
20 Mar 15
Serco’s losses should be a wake-up call for both outsourcers and politicians. We need a review of the impact of and conditions for successful public sector outsourcing.
-
25 Feb 15
British voters deserve to be as well-informed as shareholders when it comes to getting the whole accounting picture on the fiscal state of the economy
-
25 Sep 14
Every year the Treasury gathers financial data from nearly 4,000 public bodies – from Whitehall departments to academy schools – to publish the Whole of Government Accounts. This ambitious exercise...
8 Apr 22External auditors for South Cambridgeshire District Council have closed the authority’s 2018-19 accounts, after finding significant issues with property valuations.
24 Mar 22CIPFA’s Sarah Sheen and ICAEW’s Oliver Simms explain how working in local audit brings substantial benefits, including the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives.
12 Aug 21Northern Ireland’s Department of Health is facing questions over its accounting treatment of millions of pounds that might otherwise have been redistributed to other departments.
29 May 20The Financial Reporting Advisory Board has considered options to report financial positions while maintaining accountability, writes CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
5 Nov 19Government departments will have to provide a more complete picture of their accounts from April next year, a top Treasury official has reminded MPs.
13 Sep 19Focusing on residents as the primary users of local authority accounts can bring transparency and clarity and drive better decision-making, says Newham council’s Conrad Hall.
14 Jun 19Financial performance among health providers has “improved significantly” but the sector is still too reliant on one-off efficiency savings, according to the latest data.
13 Sep 18Difficulty in obtaining data from the Department for Work and Pensions has created “a significant challenge” for the official body responsible for Scotland’s economic forecasts.
28 Nov 16Narrative reporting can help local authorities reconnect with local people by telling a story of how they use money and provide value
13 Jun 16Westminster City Council has claimed to have produced the earliest ever set of public sector accounts after getting its books for 2015/16 to external auditors on 9 April, only nine days after the...
8 Oct 15CIPFA has today published the first ever balance sheet for the Northern Ireland public sector, revealing the province has £51.8bn of assets and owes £51.3bn in liabilities.
28 Sep 15Cut out the clutter, but don’t expect half a dozen pages to give a true and fair view of local authority finances
8 Apr 15The Scottish government’s newly devolved fiscal powers expose it to a whole ‘new world’ of risk and responsibility, Scotland’s auditor general has warned ministers.
30 Mar 15The latest set of Whole of Government Accounts show that the public sector’s net liabilities have increased by £624bn over the past five years, an analysis by CIPFA has revealed.
20 Mar 15Serco’s losses should be a wake-up call for both outsourcers and politicians. We need a review of the impact of and conditions for successful public sector outsourcing.
25 Feb 15British voters deserve to be as well-informed as shareholders when it comes to getting the whole accounting picture on the fiscal state of the economy
25 Sep 14Every year the Treasury gathers financial data from nearly 4,000 public bodies – from Whitehall departments to academy schools – to publish the Whole of Government Accounts. This ambitious exercise...
