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27 Jul 21
Internal auditors have criticised governance at a South Wales council after it awarded a contract to a charity linked to members.
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26 Jul 21
A borough council failed to carry out proper investigations before spending £100m on a shopping centre and surrounding properties in its area, according to an independent report.
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30 Jun 21
Eight struggling local authorities will be subject to financial healthchecks by CIPFA as they await approval on £72.5m of government support, ministers have announced.
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22 Jun 21
CIPFA has praised Birmingham City Council’s financial management, just two years after a report criticised the arrangements at the authority.
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1 Jun 21
A “prevalent, negative culture” at Nottingham City Council in which officers regularly fail to comply with processes and rules has drawn criticism from its internal auditors.
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18 May 21
New government guidance will aim to improve reporting and transparency by Local Government Pension Scheme pools to bring them into line with international funds, a civil servant said today.
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11 May 21
Slough Borough Council did not understand the risks of low reserve levels, a damning report has said.
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8 Mar 21
All council staff have an important part to play in tackling governance risks, according to think-tank Localis and the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny as they launched new guidance for officers.
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1 Feb 21
The government has “no other credible alternative” to granting the London Borough of Croydon a capitalisation direction to ease its financial woes, a review it commissioned has concluded.
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14 Jan 21
The Bank of England needs to improve its own understanding of its quantitative easing programme to improve its effectiveness, according to the bank’s internal watchdog.
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29 Oct 20
The government has announced a rapid review into governance at the London Borough following the publication of a “damning” public interest report.
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4 Nov 19
The local governance review has the potential to lead to the greatest centralisation of power in Scotland since devolution, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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13 Sep 19
The UK government must do more to ensure departments better understand how to spend aid more efficiently, a watchdog has found.
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8 Aug 19
NHS trust chief executive Joe Harrison and consultant physician Shanti Vijayaraghavan share some lessons on how health leaders can turn digital dreams into a reality.
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7 Aug 19
Auditors have warned that the financial sustainability of NHS Lothian remains a “significant risk”, with a budget gap of £26m this year expected to spiral beyond £80m by 2021-22.
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22 Jul 19
There could be advantages to paying university governors, such as improving diversity on boards, says higher education consultant Alison Wheaton.
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14 May 19
There is a complete lack of transparency over the government’s handling of local authorities with governance issues, MPs have warned.
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8 May 19
The government has issued statutory guidance for English councils to strengthen the role of scrutiny committees.
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29 Jan 19
Public bodies must shift focus from outputs to outcomes to establish whether programmes make a difference, says CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham
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12 Dec 18
The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
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14 Nov 18
If we are to stand any chance of breaking the ‘necklace of neglect’ encircling swathes of the UK, we need a heavy-hitting minister to fight for a non-metropolitan urban agenda, says Peter...
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10 Sep 18
Rob Winter brought in a new approach to embed good governance and control for the South Yorkshire Police that was simpler to use and would provide management information. Simone Rensch...
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31 Jul 18
More of the money donated to international charities – including from governments around the world - should go towards making it easier to whistleblow against charity sector abuse.
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21 Jun 18
The decommissioning of the Sellafield nuclear site is likely to cost £913m more than expected, the public spending watchdog has said.
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17 Apr 18
Charities can no longer expect the public to give them the benefit of the doubt, new Charity Commission chair Baroness Stowell warned in her first major speech in the role.
27 Jul 21Internal auditors have criticised governance at a South Wales council after it awarded a contract to a charity linked to members.
26 Jul 21A borough council failed to carry out proper investigations before spending £100m on a shopping centre and surrounding properties in its area, according to an independent report.
30 Jun 21Eight struggling local authorities will be subject to financial healthchecks by CIPFA as they await approval on £72.5m of government support, ministers have announced.
22 Jun 21CIPFA has praised Birmingham City Council’s financial management, just two years after a report criticised the arrangements at the authority.
1 Jun 21A “prevalent, negative culture” at Nottingham City Council in which officers regularly fail to comply with processes and rules has drawn criticism from its internal auditors.
18 May 21New government guidance will aim to improve reporting and transparency by Local Government Pension Scheme pools to bring them into line with international funds, a civil servant said today.
11 May 21Slough Borough Council did not understand the risks of low reserve levels, a damning report has said.
8 Mar 21All council staff have an important part to play in tackling governance risks, according to think-tank Localis and the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny as they launched new guidance for officers.
1 Feb 21The government has “no other credible alternative” to granting the London Borough of Croydon a capitalisation direction to ease its financial woes, a review it commissioned has concluded.
14 Jan 21The Bank of England needs to improve its own understanding of its quantitative easing programme to improve its effectiveness, according to the bank’s internal watchdog.
29 Oct 20The government has announced a rapid review into governance at the London Borough following the publication of a “damning” public interest report.
4 Nov 19The local governance review has the potential to lead to the greatest centralisation of power in Scotland since devolution, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
13 Sep 19The UK government must do more to ensure departments better understand how to spend aid more efficiently, a watchdog has found.
8 Aug 19NHS trust chief executive Joe Harrison and consultant physician Shanti Vijayaraghavan share some lessons on how health leaders can turn digital dreams into a reality.
7 Aug 19Auditors have warned that the financial sustainability of NHS Lothian remains a “significant risk”, with a budget gap of £26m this year expected to spiral beyond £80m by 2021-22.
22 Jul 19There could be advantages to paying university governors, such as improving diversity on boards, says higher education consultant Alison Wheaton.
14 May 19There is a complete lack of transparency over the government’s handling of local authorities with governance issues, MPs have warned.
8 May 19The government has issued statutory guidance for English councils to strengthen the role of scrutiny committees.
29 Jan 19Public bodies must shift focus from outputs to outcomes to establish whether programmes make a difference, says CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham
12 Dec 18The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
14 Nov 18If we are to stand any chance of breaking the ‘necklace of neglect’ encircling swathes of the UK, we need a heavy-hitting minister to fight for a non-metropolitan urban agenda, says Peter...
10 Sep 18Rob Winter brought in a new approach to embed good governance and control for the South Yorkshire Police that was simpler to use and would provide management information. Simone Rensch...
21 Jun 18The decommissioning of the Sellafield nuclear site is likely to cost £913m more than expected, the public spending watchdog has said.
17 Apr 18Charities can no longer expect the public to give them the benefit of the doubt, new Charity Commission chair Baroness Stowell warned in her first major speech in the role.
