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CIPFA Council, the Institute's governing body, has agreed to
recommend mandatory CPD for all working CIPFA members. The
recommendation will be the subject of a full postal ballot of
all members culminating in a decision at the Annual General
Meeting in Harrogate on 12 June 2003.
Read the press release in full at /press_show.cfm?news_id=16028.
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CIPFA's Council has approved the 2002 results
showing a financial surplus of £428,000 and a turnover
of £32,776,000, a growth of 13% in the year.
The financial results reflect the continued success of recruitment
to the education and training scheme. Last year saw 867 student
registrations, a 12% growth on 2001 and the highest annual
registrations for a decade.
Read the press release at /press_show.cfm?news_id=16024.
The Home Group, the second largest housing association group in
the UK, is looking for a new volunteer Board Member who will
also chair its Group Audit Committee. The Group Board meets
four or five times a year; the Audit Committee normally meets
three times. All meetings are held in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne
area.
Interested members should contact Jocelyn Ridley on 020 896
0891 (email jocridley@jmr-sas.co.uk)
for further details.
39 members are standing for election for 21 seats on the 2003/04
Institute Council. Members should by now have received a copy
of the election manifesto booklet and ballot paper. Close
of poll is Friday May 9, and all members are encouraged to
take this chance to influence the composition of the Institute
Council.
If you have not yet received a maifesto booklet or ballot
paper, please email barry.mather@cipfa.org.
A comprehensive survey of members will be sent out with this
year's AGM voting papers and the Annual Report and Accounts.
The survey is designed to garner views from members on the
whole range of services provided by CIPFA, IPF and
CIPFA's Regions. Please take this opportunity to help
shape the future of services on offer from CIPFA.
Leaders in Finance is a new residential development programme
for Directors of Finance and senior finance staff in the public
services. Jointly developed by CIPFA and the Warwick Institute
of Governance and Public Management, its distinctive themes
are Leadership and Excellence with a special emphasis on Delivery.
The programme is carefully tailored to help senior finance
staff to rise to the modernisation challenge.
Programme details will be made available shortly. To register
your interest in attending, please email steve.freer@cipfa.org.
A new website aimed at CIPFA volunteers is currently being developed
and will be launched in the coming weeks. The website will
include information about the different types of volunteering
opportunities available, the benefits of volunteering, and
current vacancies. The site will also inlcude downloadable
copies of the CIPFA Volunteer Brochure and the new Volunteer
Information Pack.
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The Public Finance Public Servants of the Year
Awards seek to recognise the achievements of individuals working
across the public services.
The shortlist of finalists has been announced and comprises
a range of professional backgrounds, including: doctors; a nurse;
teachers; a cleaning supervisor; an orthotist and a library
assistant.
Read more about this year's finalists at http://www.publicservants.org.uk.
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The CIPFA 2003 Conference & Exhibition takes place in Harrogate
from 10-12 June. This year's Conference theme - 'On the Front
Line - adding value, making it work' - aims to be topical and
to have wide appeal to all of the constituencies who share a
passionate interest in the health and success of our public
services. Many of those consituencies are also represented
in a programme of outstanding speakers:
Politicians - Charles Kennedy, Paul Boateng, Neil Kinnock
Leaders - Rod Aldridge, Lin Homer, Tim Brighouse, Nick
Montagu, Malcolm Stamp
Commentators - Robert Chote, Matthew Taylor, Polly Toynbee
Regulators - Robert Black, Andrew Foster
Practitioners - Francesca Okosi, Anna Klonowski
The 2003 conference programme is now available and can be viewed
online at http://www.cipfaconference.org.uk.
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A series of student workshops will take place
in April and May, in preparation for the June 2003 exams. There
is a high level of demand for these workshops, so students are
advised to book early. The sessions will take place in London
and Birmingham, and cover a range of subjects from P1 to P3.
Full details and a booking form can be found online:
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Students are reminded that they can request past P3 Projects to
help them understand what is expected by the examiners. The past Projects
are now being sent out by ETIS (Education & Training Information Service)
rather than by the Publications section. Contact ETIS on 020 7543
5678 or etis@cipfa.org. Alternatively,
download the order form and list of past Projects from the website:
/eandt/current/project.cfm.
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This event will be open to delegates from all
local authorities, and has been specifically designed to open
up the major whistle blowing issues that can lead to unfavourable
tribunal rulings and prepare them for a ruling should one occur.
http://www.ipf.co.uk/Governance/events
/whistleconference.htm
IPF's one-day training course for board members
of Scottish public bodies supports the recently published "'On
Board’ Guide for Board Members of Public Bodies". The training
will cover board
members roles and responsibilities as well as
issues of accountability and governance.
http://www.ipf.co.uk/scotevents/onBoard/default.htm
This conference will focus on practical examples
of how sustainable performance improvements
can be developed through the redesign of
healthcare services which focus on the needs of patients.
http://www.ipf.co.uk/healthcare/events/may03.htm
This event will bring together some of the top
speakers and experts on public sector risk management from the
UK and North America.
The speakers include Professor Peter C Young,
Snr Chair in Risk Management, University of St Thomas, Minneapolis
who will consider how events that shook the world such as Enron
and Worldcom offer significant lessons for public sector risk
management in the UK.
http://www.ipf.co.uk/Governance/events/
riskmanconfprog.htm
IPF are running a series of training courses throughout
Scotland. For further details, please
visit http://www.ipf.co.uk/scotevents.
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The CIPFA Better Governance Forum, a division
of IPF, and Public Concern at Work (PCAW) have joined forces
to produce a comprehensive toolkit on the Public Disclosure
Act 1998. The pack includes a CD Rom, introductory booklet,
implementation guides, checklists, promotional material and
guides to reproduce for staff as well as copies of the full
act. For more information contact Anita Hawkins on 020 8667
1144 or visit http://www.ipf.co.uk/media/
publicdisclosures.htm.
More than 100 authorities have joined tisonline.net
since January and are now taking advantage of online subsciption
services from the Technical Information Service. A series of
Discussion Forums and a VAT ‘expert’ Community of Practice,
operated jointly with HM Customs and Excise, have now been added
to the services available on the open areas of the site.
To check whether your authority has online access or check out
the Communities, visit http://www.tisonline.net.
To help public sector organisations with their
risk management, the CIPFA Better Governance Forum and Standards
Australia have issued a CD rom containing a wealth of best practice
risk management guidance.
http://www.ipf.co.uk/media/standardsaustralia.htm.
Members of the IPF Asset Management Planning (AMP) Network have
achieved much higher Asset Management Plan and Capital Strategy
ratings than their counterparts who are non-members in the recent
Comprehensive Performance Assessment process. For more information
and a breakdown of the ratings, visit http://www.ipf.co.uk/media/cparesults.htm.
Once again IPF will be sending a team of four
people to walk the West Highland Way to raise money for the
Scottish Community Foundation.
If you would like to make a contribution, please send a cheque
made payable to ‘Scottish Community Foundation’ to: James Martin,
IPF, NLA Tower, 12-16 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 0XT.
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CIPFA in South Wales and the West of England Region
is seeking a Regional Secretary to work on average one day per
week to ensure the administrative efficiency of the Region.
For a detailed job description, visit /wales/news_details.cfm?news_id=15886.
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The next stage in consolidating a formal presence
for CIPFA in Wales will see the establishment an Executive Forum
of volunteer members. They will be formally appointed at the
inaugural AGM. CIPFA’s President and Chief Executive have been
invited to address the meeting and delegates will receive a
synopsis of achievements over the last year, both nationally
and within Wales.
To view programme details and to book online, visit /wales/events_details.cfm?events_id=1390.
In collaboration with the Audit Commission in Wales,
CIPFA in Wales is developing closure of accounts workshops aimed
specifically at local authorities, fire, police, probation and
national parks authorities in Wales. Further details will be
available shortly.
/wales/events.cfm
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The CIPFA in Scotland Annual Conference is well
established as the major forum for the discussion of financial
management issues facing the public services in Scotland. The
theme of this year's Conference is 'New horizons - working towards
a brighter future'. Speakers include:
Jack Black - Mindstore
Ed Gibson - FBI Agent
Susan Rice - Lloyds TSB
Willie Rae - Chief Constable Strathclyde Police & Chair
of Community Planning Task Force
Anna Klonowski - Director of Finance, London Borough of
Hackney
Lord Wilson of Dinton GCB - (Previously Sir Richard Wilson,
former Cabinet Secretary & Head of the Home Civil Service)
Will Hutton - Public Services Champion
Full programme details are available at /scotland/conference/programme.cfm.
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The 18th Annual Audit Conference will address the theme
'How audit can support delivery of your services'.
Speakers include:
- Myra Kinghorn, Chair,
Serious Fraud Office Audit Committee
- Terry Cunnington, Deputy
President, The Institute of Internal Auditors UK and
Director, Risk Assurance, Euronext.liffe
- Cordelia Ditton, Director,
Voice Business
- Peter Martin, Treasurer,
Metropolitan Police Authority
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If you are responsible for preparing or
auditing local authority accounts to ensure that the requirements
of the SORP are met, this newly formatted checklist is
sure to provide all the authoritative guidance you are
looking for.
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This one-day seminar will cover the following
topics:
- How do ministers view intervention so
far?
- Keeping control
- The Strategic role for LEAs in delegated
budgets
- What to look for in potential education
contractors
- Partnering for achievement
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These new Guidance Notes offer constructive advice to
practitioners on the interpretation and implementation
of the SORP. They will bring you up to speed with all
the requirements of the 2002 SORP.
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This event will cover:
- The 2003 SORP
- Capital Accounting Review
- Implications of the Prudential Code
- Accounting & Audit Regulations
- BVACOP 2003
To book a place in London, please click
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To book a place in Birmingham, please click
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This publication seeks to encourage all those involved
in procurement to look outside their specific work areas
by considering the wider picture within their authorities.
It attempts to facilitate close working relationships
between procurement officers and their auditors, with
a view to
removing the perceived obstacles to change.
Buy
this title online and SAVE 10%!
Sneak preview!
Read the authors' forewords, introduction and list of
contents on the Audit Panel website: /panels/audit/
publications.cfm
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Topics covered by this course will include:
- Round-up of Current Finance Issues
- Purchasing Long Term Care - A Private
Sector Provider Perspective
- Spending Social Services Budgets to Best
Effect
- Care Trusts: The First Year
- Plus a choice of breakout sessions on
the second day.
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This model set is designed to help institutions
establish effective financial regulations. The model set
comes with a complementary CD-ROM that will enable institutions
to tailor the regulations to their own specific circumstances.
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This course will feature:
- Health and Social Services Finance Issues
in Wales
- The Relationship Between Trusts and
Local Health Boards
- Delayed Discharges
- Long-Term Care
- Audit Commission Issues
- Performance Management and Improvement
Issues
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This new guide clarifies the managerial
implications of partnership arrangements so that managers
can be clear about their responsibilities. It sets out
the standards of financial appraisal, budgeting, monitoring
and reporting that should be applied to all partnership
activities in the NHS.
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This conference will cover:
- Legislation for the Prudential Framework
- An Update on the Prudential Code
- The Chief Executive’s Perspective
- Treasury Management and the Prudential
Code
- Auditing Issues
- Whole of Government Accounts
- The CIPFA Review of Capital Accounting
To book a place in London, please click
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To book a place in Birmingham, please click
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CIPFA's courses, conferences and publications
service will soon be launching a free quarterly
e-newsletter promoting recently published
titles, together with forthcoming titles and events.
If you would like to receive this information direct
to your PC, please subscribe by simply completing
and submitting the online
form.
Please take the opportunity to subscribe to this
free briefing service from CIPFA.
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Topics covered by this conference include:
- Development work in CIPFA and elsewhere
- Findings from CPA
- Delivering improvements through resource
- Data needs and target setting
- Service plans
- Performance appraisal
Asset management plans
To book a place in London, please click
here.
To book a place in York, please click
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The CIPFA Education and Training Centre in London
has a number of training rooms which are available
for hire. The centre is in Borough High Street and
easy to reach via public transport - it is opposite
Borough tube station (Northern Line) and only 8
minutes walk from London Bridge mainline station.
Tea and coffee facilities are available and on-site
catering can be arranged at cost.
If you wish to make a booking or visit
the centre to view the facilities, please email
marilyn.clarke@cetc.org.uk.
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