Any cuts to public services will be “almost certain” to damage performance, which is already struggling in the wake of a decade of austerity and the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has been warned...
The inflation crisis shows just how important ‘levelling up’ the UK should be to the government, former CIPFA president Mike Driver told the PF Live Scotland conference.
Senior consultant at CIPFA Mark Williams clears up what the Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local Authorities means for councils, and why the institute updated the framework last year.
As finance and resources director at North Wales Housing, incoming CIPFA president Jayne Owen understands the pressures being placed on the public by the current economic climate. But she is clear...
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.
CIPFA chief economist Jeffrey Matsu explains how the new Local Government Finance Model, produced by the institute alongside the IFS and District Councils’ Network, can help authorities plan their...
Organisations need to take decisive action to improve the scope and role of internal audit, to avoid weakening risk-management and oversight, says Diana Melville.
A lack of funding for staff development and challenges around the recruitment of new officers is preventing the internal audit function from reaching its full potential, according to a CIPFA report.
The resignation of former Treasury minister Lord Agnew highlights the need for public bodies to put in place robust anti-corruption measures, says Richard Lloyd-Bithell.
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.
Local fiscal power and autonomy can help drive infrastructure investment and in turn reduce regional inequality, according to a CIPFA report that the institute hopes can inform the UK’s levelling up...
