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Events
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Our Webinars:
On the Agenda -
free webinar
A briefing and
discussion webinar covering the consultation from the LGA on
the model code of conduct and the consultation from the NAO
on auditor guidance note 3.
15 July
Councillors' Guide
to Understanding your Council's Financial Reporting
Requirements
7 July
8 September
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News of the week
Scrutiny practice guide
published for post-Covid-19 finances
The Centre for Public
Scrutiny and CIPFA have released a new guide for local
authorities in England to support effective financial scrutiny
following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Centre for Public
Scrutiny
Read more >>
News Roundup
Audit
Local government in Scotland Overview 2020
The annual summary of
the key challenges and performance issues faced by councils. It
highlights urgent issues such as financial sustainability and
health and social care integration.
Audit Scotland
Governance
National problem, local solutions: openness and
accountability at risk
Dr Jane Martin,
discusses the role of local government in the Coronavirus crisis.
Committee on Standards
in Public Life
Understanding the value of selflessness in the
Coronavirus crisis
Dame Shirley Pearce,
discusses the value of selflessness and the demands made on
public sector workers during the Coronavirus crisis.
Committee on Standards
in Public Life
Guide for Audit and Risk Committees on Financial
Reporting and Management during COVID-19
This guide aims to help
audit and risk committee members discharge their responsibilities
on financial reporting.
National Audit Office
Report highlights governance failings at borough
council
The council suffered
major failings in its governance with auditors having given ‘no
assurance’ over two spending areas and criticised legal service
procurement.
Local Government Lawyer
NALC renews calls for power to suspend
councillors for up to six months
The National
Association of Local Councils (NALC) has called on the Government
to take “urgent action” to introduce a power for local
authorities to suspend councillors for up to six months.
Local Government Lawyer
Risk
New district analysis reveals £704m Covid
shortfall
Half of districts
reported losses equivalent to between 16% and 32% of their
expected sales, fees and charges income, but for some councils it
was higher than 75%.
Local Government
Chronicle
Report finds flawed reserve setting amid
‘uncertain future’
The Royal Borough of
Windsor and Maidenhead has been warned it could be forced into a
section 114 notice in a CIPFA report which found a flawed process
for setting reserve levels.
Public Finance
Khan orders GLA bodies to find budget savings
London mayor Sadiq Khan
has asked GLA Group members to consider recruitment freezes,
spending cuts and the use of reserves as he seeks to deliver
£500m of savings.
Public Finance
Counter Fraud
Raising Concerns: A Good Practice Guide for the
Northern Ireland Public Sector
This guide is aimed at
helping employees and public sector organisations to understand
the value of an open and honest reporting culture.
Northern Ireland Audit
Office
Fraud and irregularity update 2019/20
A summary of the cases
of fraud and other irregularities at public bodies reported by
external auditors for the financial year 2019/20.
Audit Scotland
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