Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy




 

Policy and Technical Responses

As the leading independent commentator on managing and accounting for public money, CIPFA makes a key contribution to the development of public policy affecting accounting, auditing and financial management across the public services, by monitoring, analysing and commenting upon developments and responding to discussion papers and consultation documents issued by government, regulatory and other bodies.

This page lists recent CIPFA responses by category, each linking to the response text in full.

Accounting and Auditing Standards

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01-03-2010

IASB Exposure Draft on Management Commentary

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18-02-2010

IAASB Consultation Paper: Assurance on a Greenhouse Gas Statement

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01-02-2010

CIPFA response to ASB consultation paper on the Future of UK GAAP

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15-01-2010

IAASB consultation paper: Auditing complex financial instruments

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30-09-2009

ASB FRED Improvements to Financial Reporting Standards 2009

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Auditing

19-12-2008

CCAB Code On Disclosure Of Audit Profitability

12-01-2007

Comments on Audit Scotland’s “Review of the Audit of Best Value And Community Planning”

19-05-2006

CIPFA's response to Audit Commission discussion paper: World Class Financial Management

23-05-2005

Draft Code of Audit Practice 2005 (Economy, Efficiency and Effectiveness)

06-10-2004

Comments on the consultation paper: 'Revising the Audit Commission's Code of Audit Practice'

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Central Government

12-11-2008

CIPFA response to Regulatory Budgets Consultation

22-09-2008

Evidence to the Calman Commission

15-09-2006

Comments on Revising Government Accounting

21-11-2003

Cabinet Office Efficiency Review

05-03-2001

Draft Guidance for Wales on Political Management Arrangements (National Assembly for Wales)

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Children's Services, Further and Higher Education

09-03-2010

CIPFA response to consultation on changes to the funding agreement between HEFCE and institutions

16-02-2010

Consultation on National Commissioning Framework

28-08-2009

Consultation on Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2009

11-06-2008

Raising Expectations: Enabling the System to Deliver

01-02-2008

Response to the Consultation on Revisions to the Financial Memorandum

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Governance

09-06-2009

CIPFA’s submission to the Committee on Standards in Public Life on the review of MPs’ expenses

29-05-2009

CIPFA’s submission to the FRC on the review of the effectiveness of the Combined Code

27-02-2009

CIPFA's submission to the Committee on Standards in Public Live - 12th Inquiry

23-12-2008

CIPFA response to CLG consultation 'Codes of Conduct for Local Authority Members and Employees'

31-01-2008

Comments on the report 'Representing the Future'

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Health

03-04-2008

Local Healthcare Bill Consultation - CIPFA's Response

08-02-2008

CIPFA Scotland's response to "Independent Examination Of Proposals for Major Change in NHS Services"

22-06-2007

Options for the Future of Payment by Results 2008/9 to 2010/11

22-09-2006

Comments on National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care in England

21-06-2006

Comments on Department of Health Draft Simplification Plan

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Local Government

08-01-2010

Response to PWLB's review of Fixed Interest Rates

04-01-2010

Communities and Local Government: Changes to the capital finance system Consultation

30-09-2009

CIPFA response to “Delivering Affordability, Viability and Fairness”

21-09-2009

Proposed amendments to the Local Government Pension Scheme

02-04-2009

Response to Department for Communities and Local Government Consultation on LGPS Regulations

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Professional Regulation

08-12-2003

IFAC Exposure Draft 'Proposed Statements of Membership Obligations'

20-11-2003

Response to the IFAC Exposure Draft: Proposed Revised Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants

18-09-2003

Response to the Review of the Regulatory Regime of the Accountancy Profession: Legislative Proposals

18-09-2003

Submission to the Department of Trade and Industry: Non-Executive Directors Review

09-06-2003

Response to the Review of the Reguluatory Regime of the Accountancy Profession: Legislative Proposals

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Social Housing

18-01-2010

Ministerial Statement on transferring council-owned housing stock and self-financing

30-10-2009

CLG consultation on the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2009

28-10-2009

Reform of Council Housing Finance Consultation

17-04-2009

Proposals to Exclude New Council Housing from the Housing Revenue Account Subsidy and Pooling

23-01-2009

Response to the SORP Component Accounting consultation

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Treasury Management

30-09-2009

Response to Communities and Local Government Select Committee - Local Authority Investments

10-01-2007

CIPFA’s response to the Draft Capital Finance Amendments Regulations issued by DCLG

05-10-2006

Response to Housing Corporation Consultation Paper: Treasury Management by Housing Associations

Other

11-02-2010

CIPFA responds to latest Scottish Parliament inquiry

05-01-2009

Response to Compact Commission Discussion Paper - Debating the Future of the Contract

07-06-2007

Response to Charity Commission Consultation on Draft Public Benefit Guidance

22-01-2007

Response to Charity Commission Consultation on Charities and Public Service Delivery

15-02-2006

CIPFA response to the Cabinet Office Consultation Paper 'Transformational Government - Enabled by Technology'

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If you would like to know more about CIPFA's responses, please email Policy and Technical at CIPFA.