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10 Oct 19
Entrants now have until 24 October to enter the awards that celebrate excellence in the public accounting sector – 2020’s coveted Public Finance Awards.
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10 Oct 19
CIPFA has launched its first Financial Management Code for nearly 15 years.
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9 Oct 19
Local bodies must put more emphasis on keeping records of their spend on preventing ill health, CIPFA’s chief executive Rob Whiteman told a health conference today.
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3 Oct 19
The ambitious IFR4NPO initiative will offer the first-ever international financial reporting guidance for the non-profit sector, writes Ian Carruthers.
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26 Sep 19
The integration of health and social care in Scotland is causing “severe difficulty” within the care sector, MSPs have been told.
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20 Sep 19
PF in association with CIPFA has created a ‘promisometer’ to which spending pledges by the three main parties will be added ahead of the election on 12 December.
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17 Sep 19
Handing Local Government Pension Scheme investments to ‘passive fund’ managers would spark pushback from the scheme’s stakeholders, CIPFA’s pensions advisor has told PF.
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13 Sep 19
Focusing on residents as the primary users of local authority accounts can bring transparency and clarity and drive better decision-making, says Newham council’s Conrad Hall.
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6 Sep 19
The first step towards tackling the lack of diversity in the finance sector is to recognise there is a problem, writes Judy Hirst.
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4 Sep 19
CIPFA has appointed former president Andrew Burns as associate director for local government.
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2 Sep 19
Dogged by scandals and a donations slump, clarity on operations and use of funds is vital if the charity sector is to win back public confidence. Rachel Willcox reports.
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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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27 Aug 19
From Monday 9 September, it will be necessary to register on the PF and PF International sites to read the content.
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20 Aug 19
Tributes have been paid to former CIPFA president Grenville Folwell, who has died at the age of 76.
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13 Aug 19
While some progress has been made on improving international ethical standards across the public finance sector there is still much to do, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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12 Aug 19
Boris Johnson’s plans to put money into prisons and the Crown Prosecution Service have been branded a “monumental waste of money” by a think-tank.
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8 Aug 19
Northamptonshire County Council has appointed a new finance director and Section 151 officer as it prepares for reorganisation.
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23 Jul 19
The government’s prevention green paper has been branded a “missed opportunity” by local government and health bodies.
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22 Jul 19
CIPFA member Sir Jon Thompson will take over as chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council in the autumn, the government has announced.
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17 Jul 19
A survey launched by CIPFA is seeking views about the problems citizens face when looking at local authority accounts.
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10 Jul 19
CIPFA apprenticeships are helping plug a skills gap left by austerity for finance manager positions and above.
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9 Jul 19
District councils are juggling a host of financial challenges as they face greater spending commitments at a time when funding is falling and when many of the challenges on the horizon are ‘unknowns’.
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9 Jul 19
Diversity and inclusion will be defining themes of the tenure of the new CIPFA president, delegates at Public Finance Live were told.
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9 Jul 19
Addressing inequality across the public and private sectors is essential to restoring trust in public services, delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference – Public Finance Live 2019 – were told.
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8 Jul 19
A self-proclaimed ‘person who gets things done’, Carolyn Williamson talks to Emily Twinch about the key themes of her upcoming CIPFA presidency.