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Events
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Annual Governance
Statement for 2019/20
Exclusively for BGF
subscribers.
6 May
A further date may
be added
Update for Police
Audit Committee Members
Joint webinar with
the Police and Fire Network
13 May
Assurance over
Property and Asset Risks - Introductory Webinar
Joint webinar with
CIPFA Property
20 May
Assurance over
Property and Asset Risks Webinar
In-depth webinar on
key aspects of property and asset management and their audit.
Joint webinar with CIPFA Property
3 June
Assurance over
Financial Resilience
9 June
Webinar - Fighting
Fraud and Corruption Locally: a new strategy for the 2020s
5 May
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News of the week
CIPFA Bulletin Closure
of the 2019/20 Financial Statements now available
The bulletin is focused
on the financial statements. Of particular interest is the
section on issues arising from covid-19 that should be considered
for the narrative report. This should be considered alongside any
statements on the impact of covid-19 in the AGS to ensure
consistent messaging, whilst maintaining the focus on governance
and finance as appropriate.
CIPFA
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News Roundup
Audit
Consultation on Practice Note 10
PN 10 sets out how
auditors of public sector bodies in England, Scotland, Northern
Ireland and Wales apply auditing standards to their work on
financial statements.
Public Audit Forum
Governance
The Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings)
(Wales) Regulations 2020
New regulations
providing provision for online meetings.
UK Legislation
Ombudsman issues guide to good administrative
practice during coronavirus
The LGO said it
expected councils and care providers to respond appropriately to
any complaints during this time of national emergency.
Local Government Lawyer
Communicating in a crisis puts trust in
Government to the ultimate test
It isn’t enough to just
be able to handle a crisis. Leaders need to show a complicated
set of skills and behaviours - empathy, the ability to
communicate a clear plan, while bringing people with them.
Public Sector Executive
Risk
Whiteman calls on government to better support
‘precarious’ local authorities
The coronavirus crisis
has exposed the fragility of local authority finances, CIPFA
chief executive Rob Whiteman has told MPs.
Public Finance
Covid-19 testing available for council workers
Testing is available to
a wider group, including those working in social care, delivering
essential public services and working with vulnerable people.
LocalGov
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