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14 Feb 20
An independent regulating body to oversee local audit would eliminate fragmentation in England and help restore trust, writes Joanna Pitt local government policy manager at CIPFA.
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13 Feb 20
HMRC and the Treasury lack understanding of the effectiveness of tax reliefs while the cost of providing them has grown by 5% over five years, the public spending watchdog has warned.
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5 Feb 20
Short-term financial fixes for NHS providers in England are failing to ensure the health service is able to keep up with rising demand, according to the spending watchdog.
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3 Feb 20
The Cabinet Office should better focus on what it wants to achieve with a campaign in the future to avoid the same ineffectiveness of the £46m ‘Get ready for Brexit’ promotion, according to the...
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27 Jan 20
Auditors have raised concerns over value for money and lack of transparency in the Scottish government’s use of privately financed contracts to fund investment in public infrastructure.
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22 Jan 20
Serious concerns have been raised over the financial sustainability of Highland Council after auditors warned the authority faces “significant risk” in delivering the change needed to bridge a budget...
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22 Jan 20
The updated code of audit practice will require auditors of local public bodies to provide “narrative-style” commentary, the public spending watchdog has announced.
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15 Jan 20
Two years on from the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion, Unite, the UK’s biggest union, has accused the government of failing to act on weaknesses in the UK audit system.
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9 Jan 20
Poor management of three government nuclear sites has led to cost increases of £1.35bn and delays of more than six years, the public spending watchdog has found.
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20 Dec 19
Local audit needs to be “fundamentally rethought”, and an independent regulator must be created to oversee the practice, CIPFA has said.
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19 Dec 19
Audit must be split from general accountancy to restore trust in the profession, an independent review has said.
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16 Dec 19
Health and social care services in Scotland face a “very significant” challenge to their financial sustainability against a backdrop of local government funding cuts that have seen councils...
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5 Dec 19
Wales has worked hard to ensure it has an audit system that can be relied upon and that continues to develop, writes Auditor General for Wales Adrian Crompton.
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13 Nov 19
Head of the Government Finance Function Mike Driver tells PF of his vision to ‘put finance at the heart of decision-making – driving the agenda, not just keeping score’.
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5 Nov 19
Did we throw out the scrutiny baby with the Audit Commission bathwater? Events suggest the need for a rethink
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24 Oct 19
The NHS in Scotland will be financially unsustainable unless faster progress is made towards health and social care integration, auditors have warned.
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17 Oct 19
The National Audit Office is running a survey to gather views on its work, role and how it communicates.
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8 Oct 19
Boards aimed at improving local wellbeing of citizens must start “thinking and acting differently” to achieve their potential, the Welsh Auditor General has said.
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1 Oct 19
The Scottish Government has defended its decision to bail out private companies after it was criticised by auditors for having substantially reduced the value of £140m in loans and guarantees.
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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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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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9 Aug 19
“Urgent improvement” is needed after a sharp rise in delayed audit opinions in local government, said the organisation that appoints auditors to 98% of council, police and fire authorities.
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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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1 Aug 19
It is becoming increasingly important to account for assets and liabilities in the public sector because of the rise of commercialisation, the spending watchdog has said.
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10 Jul 19
Communities secretary James Brokenshire announced the government is to examine local authority financial reporting and auditing, as he gave a ministerial address at CIPFA’s annual conference today.
14 Feb 20An independent regulating body to oversee local audit would eliminate fragmentation in England and help restore trust, writes Joanna Pitt local government policy manager at CIPFA.
13 Feb 20HMRC and the Treasury lack understanding of the effectiveness of tax reliefs while the cost of providing them has grown by 5% over five years, the public spending watchdog has warned.
5 Feb 20Short-term financial fixes for NHS providers in England are failing to ensure the health service is able to keep up with rising demand, according to the spending watchdog.
3 Feb 20The Cabinet Office should better focus on what it wants to achieve with a campaign in the future to avoid the same ineffectiveness of the £46m ‘Get ready for Brexit’ promotion, according to the...
27 Jan 20Auditors have raised concerns over value for money and lack of transparency in the Scottish government’s use of privately financed contracts to fund investment in public infrastructure.
22 Jan 20Serious concerns have been raised over the financial sustainability of Highland Council after auditors warned the authority faces “significant risk” in delivering the change needed to bridge a budget...
22 Jan 20The updated code of audit practice will require auditors of local public bodies to provide “narrative-style” commentary, the public spending watchdog has announced.
15 Jan 20Two years on from the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion, Unite, the UK’s biggest union, has accused the government of failing to act on weaknesses in the UK audit system.
9 Jan 20Poor management of three government nuclear sites has led to cost increases of £1.35bn and delays of more than six years, the public spending watchdog has found.
20 Dec 19Local audit needs to be “fundamentally rethought”, and an independent regulator must be created to oversee the practice, CIPFA has said.
19 Dec 19Audit must be split from general accountancy to restore trust in the profession, an independent review has said.
5 Dec 19Wales has worked hard to ensure it has an audit system that can be relied upon and that continues to develop, writes Auditor General for Wales Adrian Crompton.
13 Nov 19Head of the Government Finance Function Mike Driver tells PF of his vision to ‘put finance at the heart of decision-making – driving the agenda, not just keeping score’.
5 Nov 19Did we throw out the scrutiny baby with the Audit Commission bathwater? Events suggest the need for a rethink
24 Oct 19The NHS in Scotland will be financially unsustainable unless faster progress is made towards health and social care integration, auditors have warned.
8 Oct 19Boards aimed at improving local wellbeing of citizens must start “thinking and acting differently” to achieve their potential, the Welsh Auditor General has said.
1 Oct 19The Scottish Government has defended its decision to bail out private companies after it was criticised by auditors for having substantially reduced the value of £140m in loans and guarantees.
9 Aug 19“Urgent improvement” is needed after a sharp rise in delayed audit opinions in local government, said the organisation that appoints auditors to 98% of council, police and fire authorities.
10 Jul 19Communities secretary James Brokenshire announced the government is to examine local authority financial reporting and auditing, as he gave a ministerial address at CIPFA’s annual conference today.
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