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Our Webinars
Update for Police
Audit Committee Members
Joint webinar with
the Police and Fire Network
13 May
CIPFA and the IASAB
Update for Internal Auditors
Free webinar.
Speakers: Simon Edge Chair of the IASAB and Diana Melville.
Open for booking
very soon.
22 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
Local Government
Conference 2020 - The future of local government post
COVID-19
Free webinar
21 May
Annual Governance
Statements For 201920
This is a repeat of
the webinar held on 6 May. Free to BGF subscribers.
27 May
Assurance over
Financial Resilience
9 June
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News of the week
PSAA Publishes Findings
of Audit Survey
PSAA have surveyed CFOs
and audit committee chairs of audited bodies for feedback on
their audits of 2018/19 accounts. Results are shown for each firm
on questions relating to timeliness, communication and efficiency
and effectiveness.
Public Sector Audit Appointments
Read more>>
News Roundup
Audit
Findings from the Auditor General’s Sustainable
Development Principle Examinations
This report provides an
overview of the work of the Wales Audit Office in the last year
in relation to the Well-being of Future Generations Act.
Wales Audit Office
COVID-19: Impact on public audit in Scotland
The paper sets out
Audit Scotland’s approach and also outlines plans for assessing
the impact of COVID-19 on public bodies and reviewing the Scottish
public sector’s response to the pandemic.
Audit Scotland
Auditors’ Work on VFM Arrangements
Updated guidance to
local auditors on the VFM work for 2019-20. Auditors should
consider local bodies’ response to Covid-19 only as far as it
relates to the 2019-20 financial year.
National Audit Office
Governance
Statutory intervention and inspection: a guide
for local authorities
A guide to the use of
the intervention and inspection powers in the Local Government
Act 1999.
Ministry of Housing
Communities and Local Government
Guidance on responsible contractual behaviour in
the performance and enforcement of contracts impacted by the
COVID-19 emergency
Non-statutory guidance
for parties to contracts impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.
Cabinet Office
Risk
Colchester becomes latest council to furlough
staff
Colchester Borough
Council has become the latest of around 20 authorities to
furlough some staff in a bid to offset the financial impacts of
the coronavirus pandemic.
Public Finance
'Too early to tell' if councils need more cash,
says Jenrick
He claimed the
government believed the £3.2bn emergency funding handed over was
‘sufficient to meet the crisis.’
LocalGov
COVID-19 office reopening plan: checklists and
re-entry forms
A useful resource for
organizations to use as they consider when and how to reopen
their offices.
Continuity Central
Counter Fraud
Council deploys tech to identify fraud
St Albans Council
adopted new technology to identity residents who are potentially
abusing council tax discounts for single occupancy.
Public Finance
National Fraud Initiative 2020 to 2021: programme
and fees
This document sets out
the Cabinet Office proposals for the National Fraud Initiative
(NFI) 2020/21 work programme and the associated scale of fees.
Cabinet Office
Councils warn about surge in virus-related scams
The Local Government
Association said ruthless criminals are exploiting the pandemic
by selling unsafe and fake products to the public.
LocalGov
Information Governance
Blog: Information Commissioner sets out new
priorities for UK data protection during COVID-19 and beyond
Key areas of focus to
protect the public interest and enable data sharing.
Information
Commissioner’s Office
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