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Better Governance Forum
Newsletter

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24 July 2020

 

 

Events

Autumn Webinars for your diary:

 

Councillors' Guide to Understanding your Council's Financial Reporting Requirements

8 September

 

 

On the Agenda - Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Free webinar

8 September

 

Introduction to Police Audit Committees

Webinar delivered over two mornings

10 and 11 September

 

Introduction to the Knowledge and Skills of the Audit Committee

Webinar delivered over two mornings

16 and 17 September

28 and 29 September

 

Procurement and Contract Audit Update

24 September

 

Update for Police Audit Committees

30 September

 

Delivering Professional Internal Audit in the Covid era

12 October

 

Developing Good Governance in Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Webinar delivered over two mornings

15 October and 20 October

 

BGF Home

News of the week

 

Update to the Three Lines Model

 

The new model issued by IIA updates the name to remove ‘defence’. It sets out new principles to define the roles of the board or governing body; management and operational leaders including risk and compliance (first- and second-line roles); and independent assurance through internal audit (third line). The intention is that the model should apply to all organizations, regardless of size or complexity.

 

Global Institute of Internal Auditors

 

Read more >>

 

 


News Roundup

 

Audit

 

Council audit problems delay government accounts, NAO says

Delayed local government audits are to blame for the Treasury’s slow production of the Whole of Government Accounts, according to the National Audit Office.

Public Finance

 

Governance

 

Home Secretary launches review of Police and Crime Commissioners model

The review will look at raising standards and improving accountability but scrapping the model has been ruled out.

Local Government Lawyer

 

CSPL presses Secretary of State over lack of government response to January 2019 report on local government ethical standards

The Committee on Standards in Public Life has also said it would be writing to councils in the autumn to ask them for their progress against the 15 best practice recommendations contained in Local Government Ethical Standards.

Local Government Lawyer

 

Clarifying the purpose of the Committee on Standards in Public Life

Lord Evans responds to points made over the enforcement of the principles of public life in practice.

Committee on Standards in Public Life

 

LLG, CIPFA and SOLACE to work together on response to LGA draft model code of conduct, call for monitoring officers to be legally qualified

The three organisations said they would jointly challenge the LGA and “share the insight of our members gained from their close working knowledge of ethical governance within the local authority context”.

Local Government Lawyer

 

Watchdogs in Wales to consider using their powers to scrutinise decisions and actions taken by public bodies in relation to older people during pandemic

The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales and the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales are to consider whether the Welsh Government and public bodies in Wales have met their responsibilities to uphold the human rights of older people during COVID-19.

Local Government Lawyer

 

Principles in practice

Mark Philp, discusses how the Nolan Principles can be used to help negotiate the challenges faced when making decisions during the coronavirus crisis.

Committee on Standards in Public Life

 

Risk

 

Local authorities 'not given clarity' over Covid-19 funding

The PAC report into the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, said clarity on future funding is needed to plan and prioritise future spending.

Public Finance

 

Council ordered to pay out £150k after tree branch fell and killed driver’s baby

The Health & Safety Executive prosecuted Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council following an investigation.

Local Government Lawyer

 

Counter Fraud

 

Covid-19: Emerging fraud risks

This briefing sets out a range of fraud risks emerging from the Covid-19 crisis, and what public bodies might do to help reduce these risks.

Audit Scotland

 

National Fraud Initiative 2020 Report

Almost £2 billion of fraud and overpayments detected since National Fraud Initiative launched.

Cabinet Office

 

National Fraud Initiative: timetables

Information about timescales, important dates and deadlines for organisations taking part in the National Fraud Initiative.

Cabinet Office

 

Anti-corruption strategy: year 2 update

This update highlights the action taken since the launch of the UK anti-corruption strategy 2017 to 2022.

Home Office

 

Information Governance

 

Government admits failure to carry out Data Protection Impact Assessment for ‘Test and Trace’ programme

Open Rights Group claimed that the lack of a DPIA meant the Government’s Test & Trace programme had been operating unlawfully since its launch.

Local Government Lawyer

 

ICO launches self-assessment Freedom of Information toolkit

The toolkit is designed to help public authorities self-assess their performance in responding to FOI requests.

Information Commissioner’s Office

 

 

CIPFA News and Training

This will be the last newsletter for a couple of weeks whilst I take a summer break.

The next newsletter will be out in the middle of August. I hope you all manage to enjoy a break too.

Best wishes, Diana

 

 

CIPFA Coronavirus Resources

Responding to COVID-19: insight, support and guidance. Read more>>

 

 

 

Support for Audit Committees

 

CIPFA offers a range of services to support audit committees. Our web page brings together all our resources and services into one place.

For more information on in-house training or advisory support for your audit committee please contact Customer Services.

 

 

 

Publications

Better Governance Forum Advisors

Diana Melville
+44 (0)1722 349398
diana.Melville@cipfa.org

 

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