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Local Authority Accounting Conference – Latest developments in local authority financial reporting and finance
Event summary
The Local Authority Accounting Conference Webinar is the premier event for practitioners in England, Scotland, and Wales to find out about the very latest developments and issues for local government financial reporting, auditing and capital finance both now and in the future.
This year’s conference will focus on the planned and future changes to accounting and auditing including the latest in local audit, longer term financial reporting reforms and sustainability reporting.
Date
15 July 2025
Starts: 09:15
Ends: 13:30
Location
Webinar
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Standard price
£199.00 excl VAT
Network Member Price
£155.00 excl VAT
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About this event
Who should attend?
All finance professionals working in local authorities and other bodies reporting under the CIPFA/LASAAC Local Authority Accounting Code of Practice, plus those who supply services to the sector.
How will you benefit from attending?
- Consider the latest developments in the local audit system and their impact on auditing and financial reporting.
- Consider changes from HM Treasury’s Thematic Review on Non-Investment assets and hear from a panel what these changes mean in practice.
- An update on the current work of the Better Reporting Group and spend time getting to know more about the group.
- Consider the latest developments in sustainability reporting in the UK public sector.
- Hear CIPFA LASAAC’s latest plans including for the Local Authority Accounting Code.
- Hear from CIPFA’s experts on key technical accounting areas related to local government reorganisation.
CPD hours
This course carries 4 CPD hours.
Topics
- Accounting
- / Accounts closedown
- / Audit
- / Local government
Speaker - Conrad Hall, Chair CIPFA LASAAC, Corporate Director of Resources for Newham Council
Conrad has twenty years of senior financial management experience in London local authorities, the last ten of which have been in chief finance officer roles,
He trained with the Audit Commission, qualified as a CIPFA accountant in 1998, and is a former winner of the Accountancy Age UK Accountant of the Year award for his work in transforming Lambeth Council. He is currently the Corporate Director of Resources for Newham Council and chairs the CIPFA/LASAAC board, which is responsible for financial reporting and accounting standards for UK local government