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Places are still available for the 2004 conference in Brighton
from 15-17 June – and it’s possible to book online
at www.cipfaconference.org.uk.
The theme of this year’s conference is “What
next for public services?” and we are delighted that
the Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
has agreed to give the closing address. Other eminent speakers
include:
NICK RAYNSFORD, Minister of State for Local and Regional
Government
EVAN DAVIS, Economics Editor, BBC
DIGBY JONES, Director-General, CBI
WILL HUTTON, Chief Executive, The Work Foundation
BRENDAN BARBER, General Secretary, TUC
PROFESSOR LINDA DICKENS, Director, Industrial Relations, Warwick
Business School
MICHAEL PORTILLO MP and many others
Running parallel with conference sessions is a series of
workshops held in partnership with organisations such as the
Office of Public Management, the Audit Commission, IdeA and
the Department for International Development.
More details and an online booking form are available on
our website at www.cipfaconference.org.uk.
To receive a copy of the programme send an email to margot.gallie@cipfa.org.
18 high performing teams and 21 exceptional individuals working
in the UK’s public services have been selected as finalists
for the 2004 Public Servants of the Year Awards organised
by Public Finance magazine.
This year’s shortlist of outstanding candidates comprises
a range of different roles and professional backgrounds, including:
chief executives, a community warden, environmental and operational
maintenance managers, school teachers, police, non executive
directors, local government workers and individuals working
in central government departments. They also include teams
from a job centre, the Crown Prosecution Service, local authorities,
a primary care trust, HM Prisons and many more.
All of the winners including both the Outstanding Public
Servant of the Year and the outstanding Public Services Team
of the Year will be announced at a glittering ceremony taking
place at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London on 10 May.
Tickets to the ceremony are still available. For your chance
to be amongst the guests at this important occasion to celebrate
the very best of our public services, contact Margot Gallie
on 020 7543 5675 or email her at margot.gallie@cipfa.org.
Special rates are available to public sector organisations
and companies who
sponsor or exhibit at CIPFA's annual conference.
View the list of finalists on our website at: http://www.publicservants.org.uk.
CIPFA has recently signed a strategic grant
agreement (SGA) with the Department for International Development
(DFID). The agreement commits DFID and CIPFA to raising CIPFA
members’ and students’
awareness of international development issues, particularly
the campaign to eradicate poverty in the developing world
and the role that finance professionals and sound financial
governance can play in meeting this aim.
The funding from this agreement will allow CIPFA to enhance
its international profile as an organisation committed to
institutional capacity building and the enhancement of the
skills and knowledge of public service practitioners globally.
As part of this project we want to identify the level of
awareness of CIPFA’s members and students of international
development issues. We also want to identify the extent to
which CIPFA members and their
employing organisations have been involved in initiatives
relating to corporate governance and capacity building in
developing nations, so that we can use such experience to
highlight the importance of financial governance and capacity
building for developing nations.
Please complete the short survey on CIPFA's website www.cipfa.org.uk/international/download/survey.pdf
and return it to christine.new@cipfa.org
Closing date for responses is 30 April 2004.
CIPFA has been invited to consider responding to the recent
consultation papers issued in respect of the above. The Welsh
Assembly Government is minded to revoke the Accounts and Audit
Regulations 1996 (S.I. 590) and replace them with a new set
of regulations that intend to provide a new and more effective
set of arrangements for local authorities. CIPFA's Audit Panel
will shortly be considering submitting a response and would
welcome input from others who may wish to contribute to the
Institute's response.
If you would like to participate in this process, please
access the documentation via the following link http://www.cipfa.org.uk/wales/responses_wales.cfm
and submit your comments to wales@cipfa.org
by the end of May 2004.
The second of the events arranged in collaboration with Regions
will be held in Wrexham, North Wales on the 23rd April. Limited
places are available at this event. Please click
here if you would like further details and book a place
at the event. Two further events are also planned for South
West Wales and Mid Wales in the near future. Contact wales@cipfa.org
to receive further details.
Arrangements are well in hand to stage the 2nd CIPFA in Wales
AGM and afternoon seminar on the 7th May 2004 in Llandrindod
Wells. Hilary Daniels, CIPFA’s President and Steve Freer,
Chief Executive have accepted invitations to attend and will
join CIPFA in Wales members in welcoming those individuals
who have been selected to serve as members of the Welsh Forum
for 2004/05.
A short afternoon seminar entitled "External Funding
and Partnerships" will complement the AGM on 7 May. For
further details of the event and to book your place please
click
here.
The programme for the above which will specifically address
issues from a perspective appropriate for Wales has been finalised
and is planned for delivery in June. This year the conference
will concentrate on the Prudential Code for Capital Finance
and the Treasury Management Code of Practice. Further details
will be made available at http://www.cipfa.org.uk/wales/events.cfm.
An early bird booking offer of a discount of 15% for the
residential package is available for this event until the
end of May. If you would like to take advantage of the offer,
please click
here to view further details for the event and to access
the on-line booking form.
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CIPFA and the Office for Public Management have established
an independent commission to develop a common code of
good governance across all public services, with funding
from the Joseph Rowntree
Foundation. The commission is chaired by Sir Alan Langlands,
Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Dundee,
and former Chief Executive of the National Health Service.
Commissioners are drawn from the public, voluntary and
private sectors. The first round of consultation runs
until 7 May. For further information see the independent
commissions website www.opm.co.uk/ICGGPS/index.htm.
Helen Kilpatrick, Director for Resources, County Treasurer
and Deputy Chief Executive, West Sussex County Council,
has been appointed by CIPFA’s Public Finance and
Management Board, as Chair of CIPFA’s Pensions
Panel. She takes over from Peter
Scales, Chief Executive of the London Pensions Fund
Authority.
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CCIPFA’s policy journal, Public Money and Management,
increases from four to five issues as from 2004, a reflection
of increasing demand for the journal. For more information
see
http://www.cipfa.org/pt/pmm.cfm.
A free three-month electronic trial is available to
CPFAs and students – see the March 2004 edition
of CIPFA Spectrum for details.
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CIPFA’s highest scoring graduates from 2003 were congratulated
by President Hilary Daniels at the Prizewinners’ Lunch
on 31 March. The winners were joined by representatives of
their employing organisations and colleges, as well as other
special guests including Vice-President Mike Barnes.
These are the 2003 prizewinners:
First Place and Arthur Collins Memorial Medal: Tamas Wood,
KPMG
Second Place: Alison Chard, Southampton City Council
Third Place, Eric Gilliland Memorial Prize for the best P3
Project and Audit Commission Prize: Emily Chan, Audit
Commission
Fourth Place: Louise Black, Warwickshire County Council
Fifth Place: Julian McGowan, Audit Commission Richard Emmott
Memorial Prize for the best performance in
the Case Study: Keeley Saunders, Audit Commission Health Service
Prize: Rachel Murphy, St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust
Jack Woodham Prize for the best project in the Advanced
Diploma: Tom Alden.
CIPFA is currently offering a series of workshops for students
sitting exams in June 2004. The workshops are being held in
Birmingham and Edinburgh, and run from 10.00am to 5.30pm.
The cost of each workshop is £65.00, which includes
refreshments and lunch.
For more details, and a booking form, go to www.cipfa.org.uk/eandt/current/workshops.cfm.
Alternatively, contact Lisa Doody at lisa.doody@cipfa.org
or call 020 7543 5896. The workshops will be running until
11 May, so there’s still time to book a place if you’re
quick.
As reported in January’s e-newsletter, the Office of
the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) is currently offering funding
for accountancy training, as part of a drive to improve financial
management skills in local government. The East Midlands Regional
Local Government Association (EMRLGA) successfully bid for
this funding, and the EMRLGA training scheme was launched
on 15 March with 12 trainees. An ODPM representative spoke
at the launch: CIPFA training is seen as an essential component
in its strategy to build capacity and continuously improve
performance in local government.
Other public sector organisations are also working in partnership
to establish CIPFA training schemes. Recent
launches include a scheme led by the Society of London Treasurers,
and a scheme offered jointly by the Metropolitan Police and
the London Boroughs of Islington and Hackney.
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In early March the CIPFA Better Governance Forum published
the first in a series of risk management best practice
guidance documents, entitled ‘Risk Models’.
Further publications planned and in the pipeline are
Guidance on Risk Identification Methodologies, Risk
Analysis and Risk Mitigation.
The guidance is available free of charge to CIPFA Better
Governance Forum subscribers who can downloaded it from
the Forum's website www.ipf.co.uk/governance.
The CIPFA Benchmarking department has launched the
2004 Finance Benchmarking Clubs. Already there are 1,550
members. For more information call: 020 8667 1144.
IPF is sponsoring a team of CIPFA Group staff to take
part in the Caledonian Challenge that involves completing
a 54 mile walk from Fort William to Loch Lomond in 24
hours to raise money for the
Scottish Community Foundation. The team of four must
raise £2,000 for charity in order to take part.
The team members are David Bentley, Abigail Gill, Jane
Hughes and Martin Mathers. They will be supported by
David Gray and John Plumb.
For more information about the challenge and how to
pledge your support for the team contact Jainie Jolliffe
on 020 8667 1144 or
email Jainie.Jolliffe@ipf.co.uk.
Following the success of the Seminar "m-Government
2004: Exploiting the potential of mobile technology",
the CIPFA e-Government Forum we will be holding a Site
Visit to BT's 'Innovation Centre' in Queen Anne's Gate
on the 4th May 2004, 10am to 4pm.
This visit will give delegates the opportunity to:
- Learn about 'NOMAD' - the national mobility project
from Ian Laughton and how it can help local authorities
- Hear from Simon Berlin on the experiences of LB Lewisham
in delivering their own Mobility programme
- See some of the technologies described at the Forum's
event in action - and how they can deliver benefits
to organisations and citizens
- Talk with BT Mobility specialists about delegates
own projects or needs, and identify the steps needed
to make their own project a
measurable success.
Details of the event, including how to book, can be
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The CIPFA e-Government Forum and IT Competitiveness
and Advisory Network is organising a seminar on 28 April
in London that is aimed at e-champions, IT managers
and finance officers. By combining a range of expert
perspectives, analytical techniques and case study examples,
it is intended to show how e-Government business cases
can be built and managed to deliver tangible benefits,
while also responding to the policy concerns of different
public bodies.
For more information visit:
www.ipf.co.uk/egovernment/egovforum/events/april04.htm
The CIPFA Better Governance Forum, Counter Fraud stream,
are organising a two day workshop in central London
on 27/28 April aimed at Auditors, Investigators, Managers
and anyone who may be required at some point to investigate
allegations of either internal or external fraud.
For more information visit:
www.ipf.co.uk/Governance/events/financialcrime0404.htm.
The CIPFA Better Governance Forum is running an essential
course for anyone carrying out internal investigations
on 12 may and 22 September in central London. The one-day
workshop will highlight the need to ensure that you
and your organisation both understand
and utilise Criminal and Employment law.
For more information visit:
www.ipf.co.uk/Governance/events/conducting.htm.
The CIPFA Procurement and Commissioning (PAC) Forum
and the CIPFA Better Governance Forum are organising
three one-day workshops (20 April in London, 5 May in
Leeds and 1 June in Glasgow) about the commercial confidentiality
and the Freedom of Information
Act.
For more information visit:
www.ipf.co.uk/.
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| Local Authority Accounting Conference
2004,
29-30 April, Bournemouth More...
Social Services and Health Finance: Joint Commissioning
of Social Care and the requirements for joint
commissioning,
6 May, London More...
CIPFA Social Services Conference 2004, 13-14
May, Brighton More... An Introduction to Education Finance, 14 May,
London More...
Local Government Finance: The Balance of Funding
Review 17 May, London More...
CIPFA Introduction to Housing Finance 20 May,
London More...
CIPFA Introduction to Police Finance 25 May,
London More...
The CIPFA Local Authority Capital Conference
2004: The Prudential Code 27 May, London More...
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| Councillors’ Guide to Local
Government Finance 2004 Fully Revised Edition
- BOOK (2004) (Due end of May) More...
Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting
in the United Kingdom: A Statement of Recommended
Practice – Guidance Notes for Practitioners
- 2003/2004 Accounts (2004) More...
Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting
in the United Kingdom: A Statement of Recommended
Practice – Disclosure
Checklist for 2003/2004 Accounts (2004) More...
The Statement on Internal Control in Local Government:
Meeting the Requirements of the Accounts and Audit
Regulations 2003 (2004) More...
Supporting People: The Essential Guide for Finance
Practitioners (2004) More...
The Role of the Finance Professional in Central
Government (2004) More...
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The CIPFA group has a number of training and conference rooms which are available for hire in various central London locations:
CIPFA, Robert Street (WC2N). Charing Cross/Embankment stations. For further information, visit http://www.cipfa.org.uk conference_centre.cfm
CETC, Borough High Street (SE1). Borough station. Contact marilyn.clarke@cipfa.org for details.
IPF, Queen Anne's Gate (SW1H). St James Park station. Contact Conf.Centre@ipf.co.uk for details.
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On 26 April Steve Freer will receive a visit from the
Malaysian Auditor-General to discuss the roles and operations
of CIPFA and parallel arrangements in Malaysia.
The President will give her Presidential address to
the CIPFA in the Midlands AGM which is being held on
30 April in Worcestershire.
On 30 April, Steve will give a presentation on the
Balance of Funding Review at a seminar being arranged
by the Society of County Treasurers
at Warwick University.
Both the President and the Chief Executive
will attend the CIPFA in Wales AGM in Llandrindod Wells
on 7 May.
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