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Digby Jones, the outspoken Director-General of the CBI will open this year’s CIPFA Conference on 16 June in Brighton. In a packed two-day programme other important speakers addressing the overall theme of “what next for public services?” include Charles Kennedy, Leader, Liberal Democrats, Michael Portillo MP, Nick Raynsford, Minister of State for Local and Regional Government and the journalists Andrew Rawnsley, Evan Davis and Martin Bell.
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.
CIPFA has been in the news recently as a result of the huge media interest in funding arrangements for local government. The CIPFA survey of council tax decisions for 2004/05, carried out for Radio 4's Today programme, has attracted very wide coverage following last year's hefty tax increases.
For further details visit the CIPFA website: http://www.cipfa.org.uk/press_show.cfm?news_id=18893
CIPFA has also received wide press coverage for its work for the Balance of Funding Review examining the case for a local income tax.
For further details visit the CIPFA website: http://www.cipfa.org.uk/press_show.cfm?news_id=18907.
Look out for the 9 April issue of Public Finance magazine to learn the names of the 39 finalists who have been shortlisted to receive a Public Servant of the Year award at the prestigious ceremony on 10 May. Winners names will appear on the awards website after this date. In the meantime, the list of finalists will be announced on the website after 9 April.
Tickets to the Ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Monday 10 May 2004 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.
http://www.publicservants.org.uk
Entries are in for the 3rd Public Reporting & Accountability Awards and the judging takes place on 22 April. As usual, the calibre of entries was exceptionally high making the judges' task a difficult one. The lucky finalists will be invited to the awards ceremony at the CIPFA Conference on Tuesday 15 June. Conference delegates are also invited to the ceremony to hear the winners announced. The awards sponsors, PriceWaterhouseCoopers are delighted to promote this scheme which encourages excellence in public reporting and which celebrates best practice organisations whose imaginative approaches help to achieve real advances in accountability.
More information on the awards is available on our website: http://www.cipfa.org.uk/accountability.
CIPFA member John Matheson, Director of Finance for NHS Lothian, has won the Finance Director of the Year Award for Public/Not-For-Profit Organisations. John was presented with this prestigious award at a ceremony on Friday 27th February, attended by over 400 people from across the financial sector in Scotland.
John's achievement is excellent news for CIPFA, for the Health Service and specifically for NHS Lothian. This is the third year in a row that this award has been won by a prominent member of CIPFA in Scotland. Previous winners were George Black of Glasgow City Council in 2003 and Donald McGougan of City of Edinburgh Council in 2002.
Visit the NHS Lothian website to view the news release.
This year's CIPFA in Wales Annual Conference will be held November 18-19 at the Vale Hotel, Golf and Country Hotel, less than twenty minutes from Cardiff city centre. An exhibition and a programme of workshops will again complement the main event and a number of potential corporate organisations have expressed a desire to be associated with the 2004 Conference.
Take advantage of an "early bird" discount, available until the end of May, and receive 15% off the normal price. If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please book online: http://www.cipfa.org.uk/wales/conference_2004.cfm.
The Hearing Aid Council was established by the Hearing Aid Council Act 1968 to regulate the sale of hearing aids to the public by Registered Hearing Aid Dispensers.
The Council is a NDPB sponsored by the DTI and as part of a systematic programme of work to ensure compliance with its obligations it has set up an audit committee and wishes to appoint an independent accountant to serve on, and probably chair, the committee.
It is anticipated that there will be four or five half day meetings each year in Milton Keynes and an allowance of £189.50 is payable per meeting plus travel and incidental expenses.
For a preliminary discussion and further information please contact the Chair of the Hearing Aid Council, Chris Hughes on 01582 881673 or via e-mail at hughesinterim@beeb.net.
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Nominations for the 2004 Sir Harry Page Merit Award are invited until the closing date of 8 April 2004. The award is presented annually for technical excellence in the fields of public finance and accountancy. The award will be presented at CIPFA's 2004 Conference. For further information on the award, see http://www.cipfa.org/pt/page_award.cfm.
CIPFA'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.
The Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) has published guidance to accountants on the anti-money laundering sections of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Money Laundering Regulations 2003. Read the document at http://www.ccab.org.uk. Section 27 of the report 'Non-Practising Accountants' is particularly relevant to CIPFA members.
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CIPFA's Accounting and Auditing Standards Panel has issued a report comparing financial reporting in NHS trusts and local authorities. Read the report at http://www.cipfa.org.uk/pt.
Spectrum is produced by the Policy and Technical directorate at CIPFA. The March 2004 edition includes items on valuing volunteers in financial statements, gender budgeting, whole of government accounts, the role of the NHS finance director and passenger transport executives. Download the latest issue from http://www.cipfa.org/pt/spectrum.cfm.
The Central Government's Panel's latest newsletter is now available from the panel website: PDF Newsletter.
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In March, April and May, CIPFA is offering a series of workshops for students sitting exams in June 2004. The workshops are being held in Birmingham and Edinburgh, and will 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. Demand for the workshops is high, so book your place as soon as possible.
CIPFA now has 40 students registered from Ghana. They are studying at the Institute of Accountancy Training in Accra and will take their first set of examinations in June 2004. For any enquiries about CIPFA training outside the UK, please contact Ray Foley on 020 7543 5698 or email ray.foley@cipfa.org.
The December 2003 professional examination results have now been fully processed and finalised. The Examinations team posted results to 1,493 students (and to their employers and colleges) on 29 January (Professional 3) and on 5 February (Foundation, Professional 1 and 2). Students could access their results on-line from 8.00am on 30 January and 6 February respectively. Additionally, we received around 250 calls from students on a dedicated phone line that was available throughout both results days.
The full exam results were published in Public Finance and the P3 pass list also appeared in Accountancy Age and the Financial Times. The pass rates have been calculated and can be found on the CIPFA website at www.cipfa.org.uk/eandt/current/passrate.cfm.
CIPFA's Education and Training Director, Ken Gill, said: "Students have made great strides in passing 'challenging' subjects such as Audit, and I congratulate them on their success. It takes a team effort to achieve good results like these, so I would also like to thank colleges, employers and CIPFA staff for their contributions. Good luck for the June sittings!"
The annual event to honour the highest scoring P3 finalists and Advanced Diplomates will be held on 31 March this year at Robert St. The 2003 prizewinners and their employers are invited, along with the CIPFA President and other senior members. For more information about the event, please contact Nyoaka Squire on 020 7543 5652 or nyoaka.squire@cipfa.org.
CIPFA is pleased to offer a CPD Workshop to help you find out more about CIPFA's Continuing Professional Development scheme and how mandatory participation in the scheme will affect you. To organise a workshop please contact Eileen Cummins on 020 7543 5668, by emailing eileen.cummins@cipfa.org or visit the website at http://www.cipfa.org.uk/cpd/advice.cfm.
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Once again IPF will be sending a team of four people to complete a 54 mile walk from Fort William to Loch Lomond in 24 hours to raise money for the Scottish Community Foundation. IPF is sponsoring the team, but in order to take part they must raise £2,000 for charity.
For more information about the Caledonian Challenge contact Jainie Jolliffe on 020 8667 1144 or email: Jainie.Jolliffe@ipf.co.uk
In order to encourage better procurement practice in local government, the ODPM is supporting procurement training being offered through the 4ps and IDeA by IPF's Training division.
The ODPM has also agreed to substantially subsidise this for those who undertake the programme before 31 March. As a result delegate places have been reduced from £333 per place to just £88 for District, Weak and Poor CPA rated authorities. For all other councils it will cost £175 per person.
For more information contact Jason Cole on 020 8667 8511 or email: Jason.Cole@ipf.co.uk.
IPF is expanding the range of services offered by the CIPFA Housing Advisory Network. The new service represents an impressive expansion to the current network as we are introducing the strategic housing management, housing finance and regeneration and community services streams, so that members will have access to training events and published documentation across these three streams of practice.
For more information about the CIPFA Housing Advisory Network contact Nicola Peachy on 020 8667 1144.
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IPF's Market Research Unit will be launching their Museums survey product 'MUSE (Museums User Surveys Evaluation)' at Easter 2004. It is a new consultation service that has been developed by museum staff and can be used to help with future marketing, planning and development of the museums service.
For more information about MUSE contact Jill Whitehead on 020 8667 1144, email: MarketResearch@ipf.co.uk.
The CIPFA Better Governance Forum and the IPF Human Resource Performance & Improvement Network have joined forces with Bond Solon to bring you a two-day course that will give you a comprehensive understanding of how to carry out an internal investigation that is compliant with internal disciplinary procedures, ACAS codes, and that will produce evidence that would be admissible in criminal proceedings.
The courses will take place on 6 and 7 April 2004 and 20 & 21 October 2004 in London. For more information contact John Baker on 020 8667 1144.
Personal Identity and Fraud has moved further up the political agenda and we are pleased to announce that John Baker, the Counter Fraud Advisor to the CIPFA Better Governance Forum is now the Vice-Chair of the Personal Identity Management Forum of the European Information Society. The website (http://www.ipf.co.uk/governance) has been developed further and now holds key documentation on Personal Identity issues, Anti-Money Laundering, Proceeds of Crime and a section dedicated to best practice policies and protocol. We are delighted that SAS continue to support the Counter Fraud Stream for the third year.
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Financial aspects of Asset Management for Registered Social Landlords - 6 April, Birmingham More...
CIPFA Audit Conference 2004 - 21-23 April, Southampton More...
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...
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Supporting People: The Essential Guide for Finance Practitioners (2004) More...
The Role of the Finance Professional in Central Government (2004) More...
CIPFA Pensions Panel: Guidance on Preparing and Maintaining a Funding Strategy Statement (Issue No. 6 March 2004) More...
Councillors’ Guide to Local Government Finance 2004 Fully Revised Edition - BOOK (2004) 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...
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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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The President, Vice-President and Chief Executive will meet with the chair of the Public Oversight Board for Accountants, Sir John Bourn, on 23 March for an initial discussion on the roles and responsibilities of the POBA.
The Chief Executive will attend the official launch of the new Graduate Training scheme on 29 March which has been set up by Hackney and Islington Local Authorities’ Senior Finance Management Teams and the Metropolitan Police Service, with support from CIPFA. The initiative has been developed to address current staff and skills shortage within the Finance and Accountancy profession and to help promote the public sector as an employer of choice.
The President, Vice-President and Chief Executive will join the annual Prizewinners Lunch on 31 March at Robert Street. This event celebrates the achievement of the top performing P3 students and the best performing Advance Diploma student.
The Chief Executive will attend the launch of a new policy development programme for NHS Chairs developed by the Warwick Institute of Governance & Public Management. The first event, "Payment by results - the new financial flows in the NHS" is being co-sponsored by CIPFA.
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