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Subject:                                Governance News 24 April 2020

 

 

 

Better Governance Forum
Newsletter

24 April 2020

 

Events

I will be running a webinar on the Annual Governance Statement for 2019/20 exclusively for BGF subscribers. Further webinars for BGF members on topical issues are also being planned.

Provisional date: 6 May, details to be confirmed soon

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

Open Book Contract Management: mitigating the impact of COVID-19

6 and 14 May

BGF Home

News of the week

Good governance more important than ever during this crisis

Strong governance during a crisis also supports disaster recovery and resilience. Local authorities with robust systems of governance will be more attuned to risk.

CIPFA

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News Roundup

Audit

Internal Audit Engagement Opinions

A review undertaken by the CIPFA Internal Audit Special Interest Group considers the case for common definitions and proposes definitions linked to the audit scope.

CIPFA

Modified Audit Opinions during Covid-19 crisis

Guidance to external auditors on whether (and which type) of modification to the audit opinion might be appropriate.

Financial Reporting Council

Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to councils about extending the statutory audit deadlines for 2019 to 2020

Confirmation of the changed Accounts and Audit Regulations in England.

Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government

Governance

LLG and ADSO issue model procedure rules and protocol for management of remote meetings

The procedure rules and protocol set out the legal requirements for local authorities to follow whilst also enabling councils to adapt their application to suit their own local circumstances.

Local Government Lawyer

Risk

Letter from the Local Government Minister to councils

MHCLG have set out details of further funding and are currently collecting data on costs and lost income experienced by local government.

Some authorities could become ‘financially unsustainable’ due to pandemic

The leaders of all six Oxfordshire councils have warned that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could leave some “financially unsustainable”.

Public Finance

Districts’ warning on coronavirus funds

Districts have been hit by rising costs of tackling the health and economic crisis and at the same time they face plummeting income.

LocalGov

Care home coronavirus deaths quadruple

Office of National Statistics show the number of coronavirus deaths in care homes quadrupled in the week ending 10 April.

LocalGov

One in five healthcare workers could quit in wake of Covid-19, think tank warns

IPPR claims urgent action is needed, or the coronavirus crisis could impact on the healthcare system for years to come.

LocalGov

Inquiry launched into local authority commercial investments

The Public Accounts Committee will examine gaps in the commercial skills of officers in local government, and the extent to which the department formally monitors commercial activity and long-term exposure to risk.

Public Finance

The many known unknowns amid the coronavirus crisis

A review of some of the uncertainties.

CIPFA

Counter Fraud

Coronavirus (COVID-19): fraud and cyber crime

Advice and guidance on how to protect yourself and your business from fraud and cyber crime.

Home Office

Information Governance

Video conferencing: what to watch out for

How to safely roll out the latest video conferencing technology.

Information Commissioner’s Office

 

CIPFA News and Training

CIPFA Coronavirus Resources

Responding to COVID-19: insight, support and guidance

CIPFA

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.

External Quality Assessments

CIPFA offers an EQA service to evaluate internal audit conformance to the PSIAS and Local Government Application Note. For more details see the website.

 

Publications

Better Governance Forum Advisors

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

 

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