The year 2002 ended with 867 new registrations,
a 12% increase on 2001. This is CIPFA's fourth consecutive year
of 'strong sustainable growth' and the highest level of registrations
for more than a decade.
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Exam results for the December 2002 sitting will
be available on Friday 31 January for P3 and Friday 7 February
for Foundation, P1 and P2. Results will be available on the website
from 8am both mornings. To access your results online, type your
eight digit contact number (ignoring the first 0) and your four-digit
candidate number, and indicate which level of exams you sat. A
telephone hotline will be open from 9am for students without internet
access.
Click
here for further details.
The NHS Professional Alliance are producing a book aimed at
encouraging staff development. The book will include a
contribution from CIPFA which is being co-ordinated by Anne
Ray, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications for
Education and Training (E&T), in conjunction with Council member
David Poynton. It showcases CIPFA's products and services and
acts as a useful catalogue of information for potential customers.
For a copy, please contact the E&T Marketing and Communications
team on 020 7407 9010.
Do you know someone who has improved the lot of
CIPFA students? If so, why not consider nominating your mentor
or colleague for the Tom Sowerby Award? The E&T Director, Ken
Gill, is now welcoming applications for 2003. There is an open
nomination process, but entries must be made on the official form,
which can be downloaded from the website.
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Members and students may now pay their subscriptions
by credit card in the online CIPFA Shop. The Shop is a member
of the Which? Web Trader Scheme and BT Trustwise certified, ensuring
secure
online payment for our customers.
To pay online you need to be a registered customer. If you haven't
already registered, please click on the 'new user' button on the
Shop homepage and complete the online registration form.
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30% of active members are now registered in CIPFA’s
CPD Scheme. In light of the increasing number of participants
and the likely implementation of the improved scheme in 2003,
changes have been made to the way CPD documents are assessed.
For further details please visit the website at /cpd/howtojoin.cfm
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A new Statement on the role of the finance
director has been developed by a CIPFA working group comprising
representatives from across the UK and in conjunction with
the Treasurers' Societies. The revised statement can be
downloaded from the website.
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The following Consultation Papers are available
for download from the Best Value website: -
- Treatment of FRS 17 Retirement Benefits Costs in Best
Value Reporting
- Amendments to Section 3, The Service Expenditure Analysis
The closing date for comments is 7 February 2003.
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Is Private Funding the Answer?
22 January, London
The speaker will be Sarah Webb, Head of Community Housing
Task Force, ODPM.
For further details, visit http://www.pmpa.co.uk.
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A dedicated website has been launched for
exhibitors attending CIPFA 2003. The site features updated
exhibitor information and details of sponsorship, advertising
and other promotional opportunities.
View more at /exhibitors.
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These awards aim to encourage excellence in public
reporting and to identify and celebrate the best practice
organisations whose imaginative approaches help to achieve
real advances in accountability.
For more information and to enter online please visit the
awards website at /accountability.
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Following a period of consultation, the constitution
has now been finalised for approval at the inaugural annual
general meeting of the Forum in May. Nominations for election
will be sought in early February. Further details regarding
the Forum and arrangements for the AGM will be available
via /wales
together with news on other events and activities within
Wales.
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CIPFA Placements already provide experienced and
reliable interim managers to many local authorities and
are now building a successful track record in healthcare
organisations.
Gill Kelly, Associate Director of IPF, explains,
'We place a strong emphasis on ensuring that the people
we provide are carefully matched to our clients’ needs.
This has already proved successful in many local authorities
and initial indicators show this being just as successful
in health.'
For further information, contact Owen Bassett on tel 020
8667 1144 or email owen.bassett@ipf.co.uk.
The Accounts and Audit Regulations for 2003
propose a significant tightening of the timetable for closing
down accounts in future financial years. The IPF Finance
Advisory Network (FAN) will be offering
a topical series of workshops this month to provide
a foundation for the further streamlining of the closure
process, enhancing any work completed or already underway
within local authorities.
http://www.ipf.co.uk/bestvalue/BVQ/FAN/
Events/jan2003prog.htm
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From 2004 onwards, all service providers will
have to make reasonable adjustments to their premises to
overcome physical barriers to access. To facilitate the
adjustment process, the IPF Access Consultancy is running
a series of DDA seminars on service provision throughout
the UK this year.
http://www.ipf.co.uk/
AssetManagement/property/events/default.htm
The BVQ Housing seminars this month will
be seeking to maximise delegates' understanding of the HIP
process and to identify the most recent trends in government
thinking.
http://www.ipf.co.uk/bestvalue/BVQ/Housing/
Events/series103prog.htm
The CIPFA Better Governance Forum will be
running a series of workshops on countering fraud across
the public sector in England and Wales. The Forum have commissioned
Focus Training to facilitate the workshops.
http://www.ipf.co.uk/Governance/
events/counterfraud0203.htm
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This one day seminar is intended primarily
for newly-elected councillors and those who want to
attend a refresher course. The speakers - Tony Travers
and Rita Hale - are experts in their fields. The seminar
programme provides time for members to ask questions
during the sessions and in the wind-up session at
the end of the day.
Book
this course
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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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Jointly managed by CIPFA’s Health and Social
Services Panels, the CIPFA Partnership Programme is
aimed at finance managers in all health and social
services organisations.
Accountants from any institute can attend and the
event has been designed to appeal to staff from all
levels within organisations.
Book
this course
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The Guide is edited by two local government finance
experts, Rita Hale and Anna Capaldi, and provides
a sound introduction to local government finance for
newly elected members and up-to-date information on
current issues for experienced councillors. It will
also serve as a handy reference point and useful training
resource for practitioners.
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For a limited period only, every
customer ordering a course, conference or publication
online via the CIPFA Shop will receive a free
gift of CIPFA chocolates. This offer applies
(while stocks last) to online purchases only.
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Considerable developments have taken place in higher
education over the last decade and the impact upon
the financial governance of higher education institutions
has been profound. A detailed review of these changes
and their effect on the financing of higher education
institutes is provided in this comprehensive Guide.
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details
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The Chief Executive is attending meetings
at the World Bank in Washington on 21 and 22 January, and
at the International Federation of Accountants in New York
on 23 and 24 January.
The Chief Executive is to address the Advanced Diploma
students on 6 February at Aston Science Park, Birmingham.
The President and Chief Executive will attend
the SOLACE dinner at the Savoy on 11 February.
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If you are looking
to hold a board meeting or a week's training
course, one of the four committee rooms at CIPFA
is sure to accommodate your needs. There are
flexible layouts for each committee room to
suit most occasions for a maximum of
forty people.
If you would like to view our rooms or discuss
possible dates, please email conference.centre@cipfa.org.
Information is
also available at /
conference_centre.cfm.
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