CIPFA members have approved a new governance structure for the institute, which chief executive Rob Whiteman said will help it change and adapt to meet the challenges of an increasingly international...
Counter-fraud professionals can for the first time join a chartered institute after CIPFA announced that its membership would be extended to include accredited counter-fraud practitioners.
Scotland's deputy first minister talks to PF about the importance of service integration, the impact of funding cuts and Scotland's coming fiscal powers
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) has been presented with CIPFA’s annual Sir Harry Page Merit Award, given for work in public service accounting and...
CIPFA members need to innovate in order to face up to unprecedented economic and policy challenges, incoming president John Matheson told the annual conference.
The extent to which voters trust Westminster politicians to make spending decisions for their area falls away with increasing distance from London, a poll for CIPFA has found.
Pressure on resources is forcing the public sector to deliver the aligned services that people demand. CIPFA has developed tools to help shape this collaborative future
As the government prepares to devolve more powers to local areas, leaders and decision-makers in public services must ensure that accountability is as local as the delivery
CIPFA has called for an end to the council tax freeze which has been in place in Scotland since 2007, and for Scottish councils to be given the freedom to raise and set local taxes.
The 7% cut to the public health grant was a foolish mistake by national government. Local leaders need to move into the gap and develop prevention strategies of their own.
CIPFA’s incoming president lays out his priorities, with aligning public services to make the money work harder at the heart of his innovative approach
CIPFA has joined with organisations including London Councils, Westminster Council and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to call for local government to retain more of business rates as part...
Audit firm 360 Assurance has won CIPFA’s Award for Innovation and Excellence in Public Service Audit in recognition of its work supporting NHS clinical commissioning groups.
CIFPA has today called on the Scottish Government to introduce a modernised fiscal framework that sets out its policy for managing debt and raising taxes.
A coalition of more than 50 charities, think-tanks and public finance experts has called for the next government to prioritise investment in early intervention programmes in a bid to unlock savings...
When it comes to countering fraud and other harmful, high-risk behaviours, such as corruption, money laundering, asset misappropriation and cyber-crime, organisations need to ensure their staff have...
