Despite some significant gaps, the 2021 Budget provides a good balance between growth and resilience – and crucially allows leeway for further fiscal intervention later this year, says Jeffrey Matsu.
Closer working between external and internal auditors can help achieve better value for money, according to CIPFA advisers Diana Melville and Ellen Millington.
Help is at hand for local authorities looking to increase their anti-fraud capabilities, says Heidi Loren de Sousa, manager of CIPFA's Counter Fraud Apprenticeship programme.
Richard Lloyd-Bithell, senior technical manager at CIPFA, runs through the new proposals for the Prudential Code in response to increased local authority investment in commercial property.
The government must allocate resources as soon as possible to enable councils and auditors to implement the findings of the Redmond review, says Rob Whiteman.
The new local government audit body proposed by the Redmond Review should produce an annual report on the whole local government sector, CIFPA has said.
The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have a long-lasting impact on governance and financial management in public bodies – Sarah Sheen looks at the issues.
The UK government's planning white paper underestimates the complex relationship between new homes and the communities they are built in, says Dr Alison Knight.
The future of our planet depends on finding a financially sustainable way to implement technologies that reduce carbon emissions from buildings, says Tim Reade.
A proposed additional statement on local authority accounts outlined in the Redmond Review could lead to additional work and extra costs for councils, Sir Tony Redmond said.
Sir Tony Redmond’s recently published review ticks most – if not all - the boxes needed to improve local authority audit, says Diana Melville, CIPFA’s governance adviser.
