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9 Apr 21
The Covid-19 pandemic has proved the feasibility of remote auditing, says Kate Mathers, executive director of the National Audit Office.
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29 Mar 21
The procurement challenges ushered in by Covid-19 will not go away even if lower infection rates allow society to get back to some degree of normality, says Mohamed Hans.
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24 Mar 21
New guidance provides more certainty over the process allowing an employer to exit the Local Government Pension Scheme, says Richard Warden partner and actuary at pension advisors Hymans Robertson.
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24 Mar 21
The New Homes Bonus needs reform – but government proposals would be better combined with a systematic shake-up of council finances, says Tracy Bingham.
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24 Mar 21
The government's recent procurement green paper can help authorities become more energy efficient, says Richard Hallewell, chief executive of CIPFA's Technology Procurement Association.
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22 Mar 21
Valuing pensions and property, plant and equipment has emerged as one of the biggest issues for local authorities in a CIPFA survey of the impact of Covid-19 on council workloads.
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22 Mar 21
Recent controversies over Covid-19 contract awards are only the tip of an iceberg – 2002 rule changes raise troubling questions over UK MPs’ relationship with private companies, according to academic...
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19 Mar 21
The UK government’s health and social care white paper promises radical reforms. But who will check they meet the aim of delivering better value for money?
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17 Mar 21
Rebecca Richards, director of NHS Wales Finance Academy talks explains how her organisation has adapted to training and recruiting staff in the wake of Covid-19.
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17 Mar 21
Despite significant support from central government, the outlook for local authority finances is uncertain, says National Audit Office director Aileen Murphie.
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11 Mar 21
Levels of waste recycling have a direct impact on local authorities’ balance sheets – and reforms to the system are expected to provide a welcome boost
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5 Mar 21
Ahead of the first full year of compliance with the Financial Management Code, Joanna Pitt, local government policy manager at CIPFA, gives a run down of the new guidance.
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4 Mar 21
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.
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3 Mar 21
Covid-19 has reversed the normal fiscal cycle between elections, bringing a spending splurge at the beginning of this Parliament – Dan Corry wonders whether announcements on future tax rises in the...
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2 Mar 21
It is not too late for the chancellor to show the government is serious about its aim of ‘levelling up’, says IPPR North’s Marcus Johns.
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26 Feb 21
Tax fraud costs the public purse around ten times as much as benefit fraud. So why does the government employ three times as many people to tackle the latter, asks TaxWatch’s George Turner.
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24 Feb 21
Issues with external audit are not confined to local government – the NHS system is also not working, says Emma Knowles, director of policy and research at the Healthcare Financial Management...
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23 Feb 21
Moving into negative interest rate territory might be less significant than it sounds, but still provides investors with food for thought
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18 Feb 21
Sedgemoor District Council leader Duncan McGinty makes the case for a two-unitary solution to Somerset’s upcoming reorganisation of local government structures.
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16 Feb 21
The government’s decision to revoke the £95,000 exit payment cap is likely to cause work for public sector bodies in a number of areas, according to Sarah Lamont, employment lawyer at law firm Bevan...
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12 Feb 21
The UK Treasury’s change of heart on issuing a sterling green bond provides it with an opportunity to drive the transition towards a green economy
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9 Feb 21
Closer working between external and internal auditors can help achieve better value for money, according to CIPFA advisers Diana Melville and Ellen Millington.
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5 Feb 21
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.
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5 Feb 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to think very carefully about the potentially damaging consequences of scrapping council tax and replacing it with a new national property tax, says Jessica Studdert...
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3 Feb 21
A report showing healthy profits for independent providers of children’s residential care while councils struggle underlines the need for reform, says Judith Blake chair of the Local Government...
9 Apr 21The Covid-19 pandemic has proved the feasibility of remote auditing, says Kate Mathers, executive director of the National Audit Office.
29 Mar 21The procurement challenges ushered in by Covid-19 will not go away even if lower infection rates allow society to get back to some degree of normality, says Mohamed Hans.
24 Mar 21New guidance provides more certainty over the process allowing an employer to exit the Local Government Pension Scheme, says Richard Warden partner and actuary at pension advisors Hymans Robertson.
24 Mar 21The New Homes Bonus needs reform – but government proposals would be better combined with a systematic shake-up of council finances, says Tracy Bingham.
24 Mar 21The government's recent procurement green paper can help authorities become more energy efficient, says Richard Hallewell, chief executive of CIPFA's Technology Procurement Association.
22 Mar 21Valuing pensions and property, plant and equipment has emerged as one of the biggest issues for local authorities in a CIPFA survey of the impact of Covid-19 on council workloads.
22 Mar 21Recent controversies over Covid-19 contract awards are only the tip of an iceberg – 2002 rule changes raise troubling questions over UK MPs’ relationship with private companies, according to academic...
19 Mar 21The UK government’s health and social care white paper promises radical reforms. But who will check they meet the aim of delivering better value for money?
17 Mar 21Rebecca Richards, director of NHS Wales Finance Academy talks explains how her organisation has adapted to training and recruiting staff in the wake of Covid-19.
17 Mar 21Despite significant support from central government, the outlook for local authority finances is uncertain, says National Audit Office director Aileen Murphie.
11 Mar 21Levels of waste recycling have a direct impact on local authorities’ balance sheets – and reforms to the system are expected to provide a welcome boost
5 Mar 21Ahead of the first full year of compliance with the Financial Management Code, Joanna Pitt, local government policy manager at CIPFA, gives a run down of the new guidance.
4 Mar 21Despite 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.
3 Mar 21Covid-19 has reversed the normal fiscal cycle between elections, bringing a spending splurge at the beginning of this Parliament – Dan Corry wonders whether announcements on future tax rises in the...
2 Mar 21It is not too late for the chancellor to show the government is serious about its aim of ‘levelling up’, says IPPR North’s Marcus Johns.
26 Feb 21Tax fraud costs the public purse around ten times as much as benefit fraud. So why does the government employ three times as many people to tackle the latter, asks TaxWatch’s George Turner.
24 Feb 21Issues with external audit are not confined to local government – the NHS system is also not working, says Emma Knowles, director of policy and research at the Healthcare Financial Management...
23 Feb 21Moving into negative interest rate territory might be less significant than it sounds, but still provides investors with food for thought
18 Feb 21Sedgemoor District Council leader Duncan McGinty makes the case for a two-unitary solution to Somerset’s upcoming reorganisation of local government structures.
16 Feb 21The government’s decision to revoke the £95,000 exit payment cap is likely to cause work for public sector bodies in a number of areas, according to Sarah Lamont, employment lawyer at law firm Bevan...
12 Feb 21The UK Treasury’s change of heart on issuing a sterling green bond provides it with an opportunity to drive the transition towards a green economy
9 Feb 21Closer working between external and internal auditors can help achieve better value for money, according to CIPFA advisers Diana Melville and Ellen Millington.
5 Feb 21Help 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.
5 Feb 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to think very carefully about the potentially damaging consequences of scrapping council tax and replacing it with a new national property tax, says Jessica Studdert...
3 Feb 21A report showing healthy profits for independent providers of children’s residential care while councils struggle underlines the need for reform, says Judith Blake chair of the Local Government...
28 Sep 21
7 Jul 21 to 8 Jul 21
