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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
Special Councillor
Conference - Understanding The Impact Of COVID-19 On Your
Council Webinar
Free webinar
11 June
Update For Local
Authority Audit Committee Members
Update looking at
the impact of coronavirus pandemic from the perspective of
the audit committee.
24 June
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News of the week
Guidance for Internal Auditors from IASAB
Conformance with PSIAS
during the pandemic
The webinar is now
available to view on the CIPFA website.
Download the guidance.
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News Roundup
Governance
Nolan's Principles underpin trust
“If the government is
to succeed in its vital and urgent task, it needs people to trust
that it is acting in their best interests and it is striking to
me how much the Seven Principles of Public Life underpin this
trust.” Lord Jonathan Evans
Committee on Standards
in Public Life
Ethical standards in a time of crisis
Everyone in public
service plays a part in setting the tone for how colleagues
behave, and that doing so can profoundly affect the way that the
public responds to them. Blog.
Committee on Standards
in Public Life
Hybrid systems for meetings: a cause for concern?
Hybrid meetings are
arguably more difficult. When everyone is joining online,
everyone participates on the same basis. When some meet in person
and others join remotely, challenges emerge.
Centre for Public
Scrutiny
Police watchdog rules out criminal investigation
into Boris Johnson over association with American businesswoman
but GLA will continue standards probe
The review did
establish that there was a close association between Mr Johnson
and Ms Arcuri “and there may have been an intimate relationship”.
Local Government Lawyer
Risk
Liverpool warns of funding ‘blackhole’
Liverpool’s combined
authority has warned its funding gap could hit £250m as a result
of the coronavirus pandemic.
Public Finance
Committee calls again for social care reform
The House of Lords
Economic Affairs Committee highlighted the need for reform of the
social care sector based on the recommendations of its 2019
report, ‘Social care funding, time to end a national scandal’.
Public Finance
Cladding remediation funding ‘not enough’ task
force warns
The government’s £1bn
Building Safety Fund aimed at making high-rise and high-risk
buildings across the country safe from fire has been branded
inadequate by the Greater Manchester High Rise Task Force.
Public Finance
Password reuse is insecure, yet two thirds do it
anyway
The Psychology of
Passwords global report, reveals that people aren’t protecting
themselves from cyber security risks even though they know they
should.
Continuity Central
Information Governance
Data watchdog relaxes regulatory function to
prioritise guidance on complying with law during coronavirus
public health emergency
The Information
Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will stand down audit work, issue
fewer fines and generally use fewer formal powers against
organisations.
Local Government Lawyer
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