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12 Jul 18
Negative aspects of commercialisation could be avoided with more scrutiny of failures, a consultant told the CIPFA conference on Wednesday.
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12 Jul 18
Technology should be a focus for public service leaders and not just IT departments, local government minister Rishi Sunak told the CIPFA conference this morning.
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12 Jul 18
Almost two thirds of finance professionals say they have come under pressure to act in an unethical way at some point in their careers, according to early findings from CIPFA’s ethics survey revealed...
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11 Jul 18
Effective leadership and insightful risk management are needed to negotiate the challenges of rapid technological change in the public sector, according to CIPFA research released today.
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11 Jul 18
CIPFA has a great opportunity to “flip the negative narrative” and rebuild trust in public services, the institute’s new president said this morning.
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10 Jul 18
While they can’t magic away risk or conjure up resources, effective audit committees are essential for local authority success, says CIPFA governance adviser Diana Melville.
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5 Jul 18
Jon Roberts has taken over as head of assurance at Grant Thornton where he will oversee the strategic direction of all the firm’s audit work.
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5 Jul 18
Incoming CIPFA president Sarah Howard shares her passions for public services and all things Pre-Raphaelite with Vivienne Russell.
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4 Jul 18
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has only a “shaky grasp” of the issues facing local authority finances, the Public Accounts Committee has claimed.
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4 Jul 18
Central government will not financially abandon local authorities – even as grants are phased out in favour of business rate revenue, local government minister Rishi Sunak has promised PF.
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2 Jul 18
CIPFA conference returns to Bournemouth and the South West next week. Neil Merrick takes a look at some of the opportunities and challenges facing this beautiful but sometimes neglected region....
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28 Jun 18
Local authorities could be rated on their financial resilience to help them with financial management under proposals from CIPFA.
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20 Jun 18
Mike O’Donnell has been appointed as CIPFA’s associate director of local government.
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11 Jun 18
Ireland’s biggest accountancy body is partnering with CIPFA to help accountants better manage public budgets in a fast-changing environment.
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7 Jun 18
CIPFA has today launched what it believes is the biggest ever survey exploring the pressure accountants feel to compromise their ethical codes.
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7 Jun 18
Evidence that acting in the public interest is becoming increasingly difficult is why we are launching an ‘ethical survey’, says CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
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4 Jun 18
Action on closing gender pay gaps should be based on sound evidence - not quick fixes, says Public Services People Managers Association’s president Karen Grave.
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1 Jun 18
A university is calling for experts to contribute to a platform aimed at sparking debate over the challenges of providing services in the UK in the face of continuous spending cuts.
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1 Jun 18
An award-winning journalist and recently promoted local government minister have been confirmed as speakers at this year’s CIPFA conference.
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18 May 18
Two prominent former government ministers have been confirmed as speakers at this year’s annual CIPFA conference.
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17 May 18
Now the dust has settled - two weeks after the local elections - the Institute for Government’s Graham Atkins gives some advice for newly-elected councillors on five challenges they need to address....
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10 May 18
Councils own a huge number and variety of buildings. Their condition should be surveyed regularly to ensure they remain fit for purpose, says CIPFA’s David Brindley.
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4 May 18
Analysis of gender pay gaps by CIPFA shows hourly income rates in all types of local authorities are higher for men than women. Reporting by Vivienne Russell.
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2 May 18
It is not credible to assume British workers will fill public sector vacancies once the UK has left the EU, a report from CIPFA’s Brexit Advisory Commission for Public Services has warned.
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25 Apr 18
Wigan Council scooped the Grand Prix at this year’s Public Finance Innovation Awards for their community-focused scheme, The Deal.