CIPFA
Contact us Login MyCipfa Register

Publications and resources

Codes of practice

The latest guidance

Codes of practice

New publications

Recently published:

Service Reporting Code of Practice for Local Authorities 2025/26

Publication of the month

A recent highlight:

Code Guidance Notes 2024/25

Find publications using the filters below

You have selected:

  • All
 
453results

Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Guidance Notes for English Authorities (2016 Edition)

PDF

These guidance notes are intended to assist local authorities and associated organisations and systems – combined authorities, joint boards, partnerships and other vehicles established through which authorities now work – in reviewing the effectiveness of their own governance arrangements by reference to best practice and using self-assessment.

Delivering Good Governance in Local Government Guidance Notes for English Authorities 2016 cover

Local Authority Assets Statistics 2015 Excel

XLS

This publication contains a detailed analysis of local authority balance sheets, including information on operational assets (analysed over individual General Fund Services, Days Sales Outstanding and other commercial services) and non-operational assets. The publication also provides figures for Housing Revenue Account, long and short term borrowing, level of investments and reserves, and information at service level on capital charges.
(Private Companies - please contact us directly for prices)

Finance and General Statistics 2014/15 Actuals Excel

XLS

This publication is the recognised source of summary information on local authority budgets, council taxes and national non-domestic rates.
An analysis of each authority’s service expenditure is provided together with information on the level of specific grants, revenue support grant and the amount of expenditure funded by national non-domestic rates and council tax.
(Private companies - please contact us directly for prices)

CIPFA Local Authority Expenditure Comparative Profile 2014/15

PDF

The CIPFA Local Authority Expenditure Comparative Profiles were developed in response to requests from local authorities from across England. Our comparative profiles use the latest DCLG Revenue Outturn (RO) data, bringing it into simple and easy to read charts that collectively build up a detailed view of how your service costs compare to others. In 2015 these popular profiles return for their third edition.

CIPFA Income Generation Profile 2014/15

PDF

The CIPFA Income Generation Profiles use the latest sales, fees and charges data taken from the Revenue Outturn return, bringing it into simple and easy to read charts that collectively build up a detailed view of how income generated within your authority compares to others. DCLG are due to publish the RO data in early December, and the profiles will follow several weeks after publication date.

Policy and guidance