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Panel Bulletins

Bulletin November 2008 | Financial Planning: A Guide for Board Members | PDF
Bulletin October 2008 | Selecting and building a relationship with your external auditor | PDF
Bulletin 19 April 2007 | Treasury Management in RSLs | Word | PDF
Bulletin 18 September 2006 Administration of Insurance in RSLs (PDF file 127k) and
      Survey Results Spreadsheet
Bulletin 17 October 2005 Maximising Income Streams in RSLs (PDF file 59k)
Bulletin 16 January 2005 Supporting People: the RSL Perspective (Word doc 172k)
Bulletin 15 February 2004 Role of the Director of Finance (Word doc 118k)
Bulletin 14 November 2002 Mergers, Alliances and Partnerships (Word doc 75k)
Bulletin 13 February 2002 PFI in Social Housing (Word doc 70k)

Checklists for Board Members

Number 1 Treasury Management (Word doc 57k)
Number 2 Management Accounts (Word doc 252k)
Number 3 Risk Management (Word doc 177k)

Responses to Consultation Papers

Institute responses on recent consultations in the RSL sector are listed below:

07-06-2010 Response to the SORP Board Exposure Draft 23-01-2009 Response to the SORP Component Accounting consultation 16-02-2007 CIPFA Response to the Cave Review of Regulation of Social Housing 20-10-2006 CIPFA response to the NHF ITC and exposure draft of the 2007 SORP 05-10-2006 Response to Housing Corporation Consultation Paper: Treasury Management by Housing Associations 28-02-2006 Housing Corporation Consultation Paper: Performance Indicator Framework for RSLs 06-09-2005 Draft APB Practice Note 14: Audit of Registered Social Landlords 02-09-2005 Response to the Housing Corporation Consultation Paper: Recycled Capital Grant Funds and Disposal Proceeds Funds Review 11-07-2005 Response to the Housing Corporation Consultation Paper 'The Accounting Requirements for RSLs General Determination 2005' 19-06-2005 Response to the ODPM consultation on Homebuy - Expanding the opportunity to own 26-01-2005 Response to NHF invitation to comment and the exposure draft of the 2005 SORP Update 30-09-2004 Response to ODPM consultation paper 'Rent restructuring three year review' 22-09-2004 CIPFA's comments on the ODPM's consultation on Accounting for Leaseholders' Monies & Summaries of Tenants Rights & Obligations 22-03-2004 CIPFA consultation response on 'Proposed changes to the financial performance Indicators definitions' 27-02-2004 'Competence and Accountability' Governance Review 2004 More

Publications

Supporting People: The Essential Guide for Finance Practitioners (Fully Revised Fifth Edition 2008)

CIPFA's Supporting People guide provides comprehensive finance coverage of this important and constantly changing programme. Written by independent consultant and former City of Westminster Finance Director, Paul Cook, this major revision for 2008 embraces:

• Further steps towards incorporating Supporting People in local area agreements
• CLG's national strategy for Supporting People
• The funding settlement for 2008-09 following Comprehensive Spending Review 2007
• The new Supporting People Distribution Formula analysed in detail
• New chapter on Supporting People services with financial management pointers
• Guidance on the grant conditions for 2008-09
• Working with the Third Sector
• Revised Supporting People key lines of enquiry and the future of inspection arrangements
• Supporting People in Wales.

Expert financial management of this programme is at a premium, as councils use the programme to help vulnerable clients. This new edition of CIPFA's guide is, therefore, required reading on this complex area. It provides a step-by-step guide to the financial elements of Supporting People.

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Financial Regulations in Social Housing: A Best Practice Guide (1999)

The model set of financial regulations has been written in a format that will enable you to present it to your association's board, prior to considering implementation.

Amongst the topics covered in detail are:

• Financial Control
• Income and banking
• Expenditure
• Salaries and Wages
• Assets

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Project Appraisal in Social Housing - A Practical Guide (1999)

This guide consists of two sections - the theory side of project appraisal and the self-test exercises for use as a training resource.

Topics covered in detail include:

• Defining the Project
• Steps involved in the overall Appraisal Process
• Costing and Pricing considerations
• Appraising Options
• Drawing Conclusions and Making Recommendations
• Case Studies

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