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26 May 15
Amy Armstrong describes how organisations can foster a culture of compassion to help managers support employees with dignity and care when they have to cope with bereavement, critical illness or...
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22 May 15
The biggest changes in local authority accounting rules for 2016/17 are to the main financial statements and measuring transport infrastructure assets
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20 May 15
Oldham Council has beat its own speed record for closing its accounts after approval was given to its 2014/15 report by the authority’s audit committee yesterday.
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19 May 15
Audit firm 360 Assurance has won CIPFA’s Award for Innovation and Excellence in Public Service Audit in recognition of its work supporting NHS clinical commissioning groups.
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1 May 15
The first cohort of trainees has completed CIPFA’s Counter Fraud Specialist qualification.
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14 Apr 15
CIPFA is to work with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland to develop a joint qualification covering both public and corporate sector audit.
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9 Apr 15
Moves to boost the role of the finance profession in the NHS require a new collaboration between accountants and doctors, as well as an improved understanding of costs across the health service.
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1 Apr 15
With continuing tight budgets and deficit reduction policies the only certainty for the public sector, the pressure is on to deliver savings while improving services. Increased collaboration can cut...
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31 Mar 15
The Public Finance team were very shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic death of our former colleague Nick Mann following an accident on the London Underground network at the weekend.
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27 Mar 15
Ministers have removed independent protections for council Section 151 officers and those holding other senior posts in local government after concluding the current regime was costly to councils.
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26 Mar 15
Public finance professionals should be at the forefront of public service reform in a Scotland likely to remain dominated by Left-wing politicians with an ‘unthinking’ belief in a big public sector,...
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10 Mar 15
Public sector employment prospects have risen to their highest level in four years and are currently more positive than those in the private sector, a poll of employers has found.
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3 Mar 15
Richard Douglas, director general of finance at the Department of Health, is to retire at the end of May, he announced today.
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26 Feb 15
CIPFA’s Counter Fraud Centre is to work with BAE Systems to compile its global risk register and develop new ways for public bodies to detect cases of fraud.
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26 Feb 15
Developing the role of finance professionals in government so they can act as partners across Whitehall will be critical to securing value for money in the next spending review, a report has...
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18 Feb 15
The price of a university degree is prompting young people to look at alternative career routes. Apprentices learn on the job, as well as in the classroom, while being paid. How should public sector...
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17 Feb 15
Groups of local authorities should be given complete control over council tax, including the value of bands and the timing of revaluations, the Independent Commission on Local Government Finance has...
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16 Feb 15
Public audit requires a different set of skills and experience from the private sector, writes Rob Whiteman. This is one of many issues that the new assurance arrangements fail to address
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3 Feb 15
New civil service chief executive John Manzoni has set out plans to strengthen the central functions in Whitehall, including the finance profession, as part of a far-reaching reform plan.
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23 Jan 15
CIPFA has welcomed a strong set of results by students sitting for both its professional qualification and the institute’s new public audit qualification.
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22 Jan 15
In challenging times, public sector managers can bring out the best in their staff through learning and development programmes in which mentoring plays a key role, writes John Neal. Below are his top...
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20 Jan 15
CIPFA’s new Mansell Street offices were officially opened today at a launch event attended by many of the institute’s past presidents.
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19 Jan 15
CIPFA has launched a co-operative training scheme in the North West to ensure public financial management continues to attract top graduates.
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19 Jan 15
Throughout 2015, Public Finance will be highlighting the pioneering work done by the profession’s Top 50 Trailblazers
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19 Jan 15
The minister says local authority funding is only being cut by an average 1.8%. But this includes ring-fenced money that makes it harder for councils to find savings
26 May 15Amy Armstrong describes how organisations can foster a culture of compassion to help managers support employees with dignity and care when they have to cope with bereavement, critical illness or...
22 May 15The biggest changes in local authority accounting rules for 2016/17 are to the main financial statements and measuring transport infrastructure assets
20 May 15Oldham Council has beat its own speed record for closing its accounts after approval was given to its 2014/15 report by the authority’s audit committee yesterday.
19 May 15Audit firm 360 Assurance has won CIPFA’s Award for Innovation and Excellence in Public Service Audit in recognition of its work supporting NHS clinical commissioning groups.
1 May 15The first cohort of trainees has completed CIPFA’s Counter Fraud Specialist qualification.
14 Apr 15CIPFA is to work with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland to develop a joint qualification covering both public and corporate sector audit.
9 Apr 15Moves to boost the role of the finance profession in the NHS require a new collaboration between accountants and doctors, as well as an improved understanding of costs across the health service.
1 Apr 15With continuing tight budgets and deficit reduction policies the only certainty for the public sector, the pressure is on to deliver savings while improving services. Increased collaboration can cut...
31 Mar 15The Public Finance team were very shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic death of our former colleague Nick Mann following an accident on the London Underground network at the weekend.
27 Mar 15Ministers have removed independent protections for council Section 151 officers and those holding other senior posts in local government after concluding the current regime was costly to councils.
26 Mar 15Public finance professionals should be at the forefront of public service reform in a Scotland likely to remain dominated by Left-wing politicians with an ‘unthinking’ belief in a big public sector,...
10 Mar 15Public sector employment prospects have risen to their highest level in four years and are currently more positive than those in the private sector, a poll of employers has found.
3 Mar 15Richard Douglas, director general of finance at the Department of Health, is to retire at the end of May, he announced today.
26 Feb 15CIPFA’s Counter Fraud Centre is to work with BAE Systems to compile its global risk register and develop new ways for public bodies to detect cases of fraud.
18 Feb 15The price of a university degree is prompting young people to look at alternative career routes. Apprentices learn on the job, as well as in the classroom, while being paid. How should public sector...
17 Feb 15Groups of local authorities should be given complete control over council tax, including the value of bands and the timing of revaluations, the Independent Commission on Local Government Finance has...
16 Feb 15Public audit requires a different set of skills and experience from the private sector, writes Rob Whiteman. This is one of many issues that the new assurance arrangements fail to address
3 Feb 15New civil service chief executive John Manzoni has set out plans to strengthen the central functions in Whitehall, including the finance profession, as part of a far-reaching reform plan.
22 Jan 15In challenging times, public sector managers can bring out the best in their staff through learning and development programmes in which mentoring plays a key role, writes John Neal. Below are his top...
20 Jan 15CIPFA’s new Mansell Street offices were officially opened today at a launch event attended by many of the institute’s past presidents.
19 Jan 15Throughout 2015, Public Finance will be highlighting the pioneering work done by the profession’s Top 50 Trailblazers
19 Jan 15The minister says local authority funding is only being cut by an average 1.8%. But this includes ring-fenced money that makes it harder for councils to find savings
