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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
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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
Read more>>
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
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