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Welcome to the first weekly edition of CIPFA News. To match the pace of change in public finance and to help keep you up to date with CIPFA's activities, we have moved to a weekly e-bulletin.

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LATEST NEWS

Jonathan Porritt to headline sustainability in public finance conference
Jonathan Porritt, the leading environmental campaigner and director of Forum for the Future, will deliver the keynote address to CIPFA's Sustainability conference next month.

New report on devolution and the NHS
A new CIPFA report looks at the divergence between the the health sectors in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

CIPFA wants your views on the role of the finance director
The finance director is a critical role in any organisation, but in the public sector their financial stewardship has an extra edge because  public money is at stake. CIPFA has set out the role's components to help make sure it includes the areas it needs to be effective.  We would value your feedback on the statement by 27 February.

One Scotland, Many Challenges
The programme is now available for the 2009 CIPFA in Scotland Conference.  The event, 19-20 March in Edinburgh, will set out to recognise Scotland's public service challenges and identify solutions.

LASAAC consultation on Scottish LGPS pension fund reporting
LASAAC is consulting on whether each Scottish LGPS pension fund should be required to produce annual reports separately from the administering authority's annual accounts. Your views are invited by 6 March.

Latest from the Improvement Network: Managing in the economic downturn
Audit Commission research finds that councils are well placed to ride out the immediate effects of the credit crunch.  Findings show that authorities have adequate reserves and are taking action to cut costs. 

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