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13 Jan 14
People will only be able to be appointed as school governors if they have appropriate abilities and experience, such as financial skills, under proposed amendments to the school governance...
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9 Jan 14
The Welsh auditor general has urged local authorities to ensure they have effective financial management arrangements in place after his annual audit review revealed that performance had slipped back
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16 Dec 13
The Treasury is to create the new post of director general for spending and finance after a financial management review concluded the role would strengthen value for money across government.
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13 Dec 13
More than a third of public sector organisations fear they do not have effective mechanisms in place to manage risk, which could leave them vulnerable to major financial and operational failures,...
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11 Dec 13
The credibility of the Treasury’s Whole of Government Accounts continues to be ‘undermined’ by a number of errors and omissions that should be rectified, the Public Accounts Committee said today.
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28 Nov 13
One in ten councils is struggling to deliver planned budgets, having either failed to make savings, overspent on some services or suffered shortfalls in income, according to the Audit Commission
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26 Nov 13
The Local Government Association has reformed its governance structures to give its member councils a stronger voice and distinguish city from non-city interests
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25 Nov 13
Claims that the Local Government Pension Scheme is ‘woefully inefficient’ have been disputed by a member of the scheme’s advisory board and CIPFA.
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25 Nov 13
The sense of job security in the public sector has declined markedly since the mid-2000s, according to a major survey
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6 Nov 13
The Treasury’s review of financial management is Whitehall in likely to recommend the formation of a stronger central function in government, the head of the civil service has revealed
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9 Oct 13
Digital projects provide essential training for tomorrow’s leaders, and should involve an organisation’s brightest and best people
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7 Oct 13
Difficult conversations are a common aspect of working life – particularly in the current belt-tightening environment. But rather than dreading these, managers can view them positively as stepping...
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30 Sep 13
Councils could face a slew of employment claims unless ministers back down over plans to scrap the protection against dismissal given to chief finance officers, a senior lawyer has warned.
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25 Sep 13
Public accounting and audit reforms will be required if moves to devolve more responsibility for public services to councils are to be successful, shadow local government secretary Hilary Benn has...
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20 Sep 13
Ian Ball, the former chief executive of the International Federation of Accountants, has been appointed chair of CIPFA International, working with the institute on its global growth and development.
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13 Sep 13
Many Welsh town and community councils have ‘common and fundamental issues’ of weak financial management that must be addressed, the auditor general for Wales said today
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10 Sep 13
Labour leader Ed Miliband has pledged to end the ‘terrible misuse’ of zero-hour contracts if the party wins the next general election.
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10 Sep 13
A recruitment drive in the NHS ahead of the coming winter is set to provide a boost to public sector employment in the fourth quarter of this year, a survey of hiring intentions has found.
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9 Sep 13
Sophisticated forecasting techniques, such as the Monte Carlo method, can help predict future income and demand for services. But which approach is best?
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6 Sep 13
Security and privacy can be conflicting needs, both on the international stage and at work. Employers must ensure their staff monitoring is legal and ethical
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5 Sep 13
Public finance teams are under more pressure than ever before. There are more challenges from around the organisation, as everyone needs to absorb increased workloads in the face of reduced staff....
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29 Aug 13
The NHS internal payments system should move towards paying by outcomes, the Healthcare Financial Management Association has said.
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27 Aug 13
Zero hours contacts are increasingly common in higher professional roles and should be the subject of a major inquiry, according to the Work Foundation
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20 Aug 13
Accounting and finance vacancies in the NHS, local government, housing and charity sectors have doubled in the last year, a recruitment consultancy has said.
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20 Aug 13
Better fraud and error prevention has saved the government £6.5bn since the 2010 general election, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said.
13 Jan 14People will only be able to be appointed as school governors if they have appropriate abilities and experience, such as financial skills, under proposed amendments to the school governance...
16 Dec 13The Treasury is to create the new post of director general for spending and finance after a financial management review concluded the role would strengthen value for money across government.
28 Nov 13One in ten councils is struggling to deliver planned budgets, having either failed to make savings, overspent on some services or suffered shortfalls in income, according to the Audit Commission
25 Nov 13The sense of job security in the public sector has declined markedly since the mid-2000s, according to a major survey
6 Nov 13The Treasury’s review of financial management is Whitehall in likely to recommend the formation of a stronger central function in government, the head of the civil service has revealed
9 Oct 13Digital projects provide essential training for tomorrow’s leaders, and should involve an organisation’s brightest and best people
7 Oct 13Difficult conversations are a common aspect of working life – particularly in the current belt-tightening environment. But rather than dreading these, managers can view them positively as stepping...
10 Sep 13Labour leader Ed Miliband has pledged to end the ‘terrible misuse’ of zero-hour contracts if the party wins the next general election.
9 Sep 13Sophisticated forecasting techniques, such as the Monte Carlo method, can help predict future income and demand for services. But which approach is best?
6 Sep 13Security and privacy can be conflicting needs, both on the international stage and at work. Employers must ensure their staff monitoring is legal and ethical
5 Sep 13Public finance teams are under more pressure than ever before. There are more challenges from around the organisation, as everyone needs to absorb increased workloads in the face of reduced staff....
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