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Introduction to Budgeting
and Financial Planning for Budget Holders within Social Care – 16th
July
So often in local
government, non-finance managers are required to produce budgets
and complete financial forecasting and monitoring returns as a part
of their role and yet they aren’t provided with the training to
enable them to do this effectively. The result is budget holders
who aren’t engaged in the budget and monitoring process and who
don’t have the necessary skills to provide accurate and meaningful financial
management information.
In response to this
problem, CIPFA is running a training event in July that has been
designed specifically for social care non-finance managers who have
responsibility for the setting, forecasting, monitoring and reporting
of local service budgets, or for local finance staff who are new to
the role of supporting these budget holders with the provision of
forecasting information.
Written and presented in an
easy to understand, non-technical way, the day will provide delegates
with a good basic understanding of how to set, monitor and report
on their local service budgets as well as how to identify and
understand variances within their budget and how to provide more
meaningful forecasts and monitoring information.
Further details and booking
for this course can be found from the link in the events section,
or if you have a number of staff who would benefit then contact me
to organise a cost effective training event just for your
authority.
Demand Led Services: Plans
that Better Match Reality on The Ground - Webinar 21 July
In 4 out of 5 councils
spending was more than budget for Children's Services in 2018-19.
This was also true for nearly half of councils in Adult Social
Care. A pattern seen over many years. Is this the best we can
expect from demand led services?
How can we prepare service
and financial plans that better match reality on the ground?
How can we ensure that plans deliver good outcomes and value with
increasing and volatile demand? What can we learn from those
councils whose plans do this?
In this specialist CIPFA
event, our associate Phil Harding will draw on fresh research that
addresses these questions. Advice that will be included in new
CIPFA guidance to be published shortly before these events take
place.
Brand new CIPFA and Xantura partnership: Covid-19 OneView
service
Local authorities are
currently working around the clock to determine how best to support
vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 outbreak. While support
systems and operational processes are being rapidly mobilised,
councils also need to work out how to prioritise different levels
of support for different groups. This requires not only assessing
the impact on current service level requirements but also managing
the impact on what this means for funding as cost and demands both
rise. The task is considerable and presents serious challenges.
As part of CIPFA's ongoing
programme to deliver immediate and practical support to councils
during this unprecedented crisis, we have partnered with public
sector data specialist Xantura to deliver a service that can
quickly identify which vulnerable groups are in most critical need
of support. In line with all relevant data protection
regulations, Xantura will integrate the data you already have about
vulnerable groups into one place, and then provide a multi-agency
triage tool and case management system – COVID-19 OneView –
identifying those whose support needs may escalate as a result of
the crisis.
You can find out more about
this new service here.
MHCLG release: ‘National
evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme 2015 to 2021: further
findings’
MHCLG have published
‘further findings’ from the ongoing review of the Troubled Families
Programme including the latest annual report for 2019 to 2020. A
full collection of the reports published on 3 June can be found here.
MHCLG release: Summary of
data collected from local authorities on the financial impact of
Covid-19
MHCLG has published figures
from its monthly data collection exercise to gather information on
the impact COVID-19 is having on council finances.
The data collection is
designed to provide the government with ongoing financial
management information on financial pressures councils are
experiencing due to the pandemic. It is not a formal return but
best estimates to inform work in government on supporting councils.
The published information
which has been collected from councils in mid-April and mid-May
shows their combined spending and income pressure to the end of May
has been £3.24 billion with additional funding provided from the
government of £3.14 billion.
You can access the
published data here.
Additional COVID-19 advice
and support for local authorities
CIPFA has set-up an online hub for COVID resources. Additionally,
the SCAN network page contains links to COCID guidance and
information specifically for adult social care, children’s services and education.
Essential guidance for
local authorities on all aspects of the coronavirus support can be
found on the GOV.UK website.
Government Releases
Education Secretary's statement on coronavirus
(COVID-19): 19 June 2020
Education Secretary on the
Government’s £1 billion Covid catch-up plan to tackle impact of
lost teaching time
22.06.2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to directors of
public health from Jo Churchill
The health minister's
letter thanks directors of public health and their teams for their
response to COVID-19 so far.
19.06.2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): reducing risk in adult
social care
A framework for how adult
social care employers should assess and reduce risk to their
workforce during the coronavirus pandemic.
19.06.2020
Local authority children’s services: coronavirus
(COVID-19)
What local authority
children’s services need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19)
outbreak.
17.06.2020
Guidance for schools: coronavirus (COVID-19)
What school leaders,
teachers and school staff need to do during the coronavirus
(COVID-19) outbreak.
17.06.2020
£63 million for local authorities to assist those
struggling to afford food and other essentials
New funding confirmed for
local authorities to help those struggling financially as a result
of coronavirus.
11.06.2020
Local authority test and trace service support
grant
Information for local
authorities in England about the grant, which helps local
authorities make plans for local outbreaks of coronavirus
(COVID-19).
11.06.2020
Adult Social Care Infection Control Fund
Sets out the infection
control measures that the infection control fund will support,
including information on the distribution of funds and reporting
requirements.
09.06.2020
Further funding uplift announced for councils
caring for children seeking asylum
For the third time in 4
years, the Home Office has significantly increased financial
support for councils who look after children.
08.06.2020
Whole home testing rolled out to all care homes in
England
Every care home in England
will now be offered a coronavirus test for all residents and staff,
even if they have no symptoms.
08.06.2020
PPE portal: how to order emergency personal
protective equipment
Healthcare providers can
order additional personal protective equipment (PPE) through the
portal to top up their existing supplies for COVID-19 in an
emergency.
05.06.2020
£7 million for vulnerable pupils leaving
Alternative Provision
More than 11,000 vulnerable
young people to receive support to move into next stage of
education or employment
04.06.2020
Basic need allocations
Basic need capital funding
allocated to each local authority to create new places from 2021 to
2022.
29.05.2020
Changes to the law on education, health and care
needs assessments and plans due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
Guidance on temporary
changes to special educational needs and disability legislation
during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
29.05.2020
School capital funding
Updated school capital
funding allocations for 2020 to 2021
27.05.2020
Education, Health and Care Plans: England 2020
Statistics and analysis on
education, health and care (EHC) plans in England.
07.05.2020
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