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Andrew Rawnsley to address CIPFA conference
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Andrew Rawnsley, political broadcaster and author, is set to address CIPFA annual conference next week in Harrogate.
Recently making headlines with his book on New Labour - End of the Party - during the election campaign, Andrew will share his insight into the new coalition Government and what it means for the public services. |
Also addressing the conference will be Charles Kennedy, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Colm McCarthy, the economist whose recommendations are central to the Irish Government's spending cuts, and Göran Persson, the Prime Minister who successfully tackled Sweden's budget deficit.
Visit www.cipfa.org.uk/conference for your last chance to book. |
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CIPFA survey: CFOs expect job and service cuts
Jobs and services are likely to be cut as part of the response to the continuing recession, according to a new survey from CIPFA in association with CIVICA. In an update to its 2008 survey on the role of the director of finance, CIPFA asked 435 public sector chief financial officers (CFOs) their views on the impact of impending major readjustments to public service spending. |
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Finance Bill amended to strengthen CFO role
CIPFA has welcomed a decision by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland to amend it's draft Local Government (Finance) Bill to ensure the separation of the role of finance director from that of chief executive. Each Council will be required to have a fully qualified director of finance. |
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Improvement Network: challenges for managers
A new study by GoodPractice into the challenges of being a manager is now available from the Improvement Network. |
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Public Finance: false economies
The new government has already announced £6bn worth of cuts and more are on the way. In the run-up to this month’s emergency Budget, Public Finance held a round table to assess the risks ahead. David Williams reports. |
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