Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Publications

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A Brief Guide to Local Government Finance for Councillors 2011 Edition

This shorter, brief guide, will be an invaluable resource for authorities, especially councillors, coming in the midst of a time of such change.

It gives a brief overview of key facts, figures and requirements in relation to local government finance in a more user friendly and handy reference format – and is available both as a book and a CD-ROM. For further details and to order your copies please visit the CIPFA Shop.

A Comprehensive Guide to Local Government Finance 2011 Edition

This electronic guide, published on CD-ROM, provides valuable information on the various resource reviews that have led to recent announcements.

For further details and to order your copies please visit the CIPFA Shop.

PUBED023HChildren's Trusts: The Essential Financial Management Companion (Fully Revised Second Edition 2010)

The second edition of this guide from CIPFA provides comprehensive finance coverage of this important and constantly developing area. It is aimed at keeping trust managers and finance leads in command of their finances whilst enabling them to plan ahead strategically for children’s trusts. Click here for further information and to purchase your copies.

HE019An Introductory Guide to Children’s Social Care Finance in England (2009)

This new guide builds on the foundation of CIPFA’s earlier guide An Introductory Guide to Social Services Finance (Fully Revised Second Edition). It should contribute to an improved understanding of children’s social care financial issues. It is intended to provide an introduction to the subject and is written with a wide audience in mind.

Further details about the guide can be found on the CIPFA shop.

HE018Local Area Agreements: A Good Practice Guide for Local Government and NHS Finance Practitioners (2009)
Joint working in the public sector has never been so defined as with local area agreements (LAAs). But what are they and how can you make the best of them?

Whether you are a local authority, a primary care trust, a police authority, a development agency or any other partner body, you need to know the answers to these questions.

Further details about the guide can be found on the CIPFA shop.

Introductory GuideAn Introductory Guide to Education Finance in England (Fully Revised Third Edition 2008)(2008)

This new fully revised and updated guide explains the development and evolution of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) alongside other changes to the funding arrangements. It also provides an insight into the changes that are due to be implemented for the 2008-11 period.

The 2008 edition of the guide is being released as a handy wirobound book and also as a fully searchable CD-ROM. This new CD-ROM format will provide purchasing LEAs with a much more flexible and accessible product which will enable it to roll out the new guide to all of its schools where suitable digital pathways are in place. Each CD-ROM also contains a bookmarked pdf of the printed document for easy reference.

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Direct Payments and Individual Budgets: Managing the FinancesDirect Payments and Individual Budgets: Managing the Finances (2007)

This timely publication from CIPFA’s expert Social Care Panel is fully supported by the Department of Health and in Control.

It is an essentially practical guide and addresses the emerging environment and provides some early advice to local authorities that wish to tackle the challenging financial issues involved in extending direct payments, or developing individual budgets or in Control schemes. It provides guidance on both direct payments and individual budgets and widely updates CIPFA’s Community Care Direct Payments: Accounting and Financial Management Guidelines.

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Dedicated Schools GrantDedicated Schools Grant: A Concise and Practical Guide (2006)

This concise and practical guide, expertly drafted by education finance guru, Mike Grealy, charts the development of DSG and explains the restrictions on its use. It also explores the impact on local authorities' decision-making processes, the enhanced role of Schools Forums and how the grant has been allocated in 2006-07 and 2007-08. This timely guide addresses the needs of a wide-ranging audience including local authority officers, councillors and Schools Forum members in particular.