CIPFA’s new chief executive, Owen Mapley, says he is focused on refreshing the member proposition and ensuring CIPFA is seen as a “career companion” as he takes the reins of the organisation.
Public sector decision-makers need to acknowledge that the sector is now unlikely to meet many of its carbon-reduction targets – and use that acknowledgement as a ‘reset moment’ for change going...
As the awareness of the climate crisis grows around the world, governments are battling to put in place mitigation measures that involve large amounts of public investment. But these efforts are in...
With the arrival of a new government, it was fitting that PF Live kicked off with one of the key questions facing the new administration: is the UK ready to reckon with the challenge of...
A new government does not bring a new start for public services, but could provide the opportunity to do things differently and deliver better outcomes.
The government will fail to reduce regional inequalities without matching the “serious level” of money spent developing East Germany following unification, an expert told Public Finance Live...
The failure of public bodies to adequately maintain their properties represents a ticking time bomb for local authorities, an expert told delegates at Public Finance live.
Public sector bodies will fail to create a diverse workforce without adequate funding and radical cultural changes, experts told delegates at Public Finance Live.
The work of public sector staff has meant that despite “seemingly never-ending challenges” from global events and tough financial circumstances, the sector continues to deliver services for the...
Culture is the “biggest thing” that needs to change to empower internal auditors in the public sector to make positive contributions to their organisations, according to speakers at Public Finance...
Work to improve diversity and inclusion needs to be proactive and tackle the organisation’s culture rather than simply increase participation rates, Public Finance Live delegates were told.
Genuine collaboration between local government, the voluntary and community sector and commercial sectors is key to ensure the successful delivery of integrated care – and ensuring better outcomes...
Panellists at Public Finance Live agreed something needs to change to speed up audit opinions being issued on council accounts, but were unsure whether giving auditors a statutory deadline is the...
Public sector organisations – as well as businesses in general – must continually strive for greater inclusion if they are to better serve their communities and service-users.
Conservative leadership candidates risk missing the wider picture about the need to ‘level up’ the UK with their statements about tax cuts and shrinking the Whitehall wage bill, former education...
