The only way is ethics
In the wake of shocking results from CIPFA’s ethical survey, Graham Liddell challenges public sector accountants to take his three-step ethical workout The situation was tight, but the longer-term outlook[…]
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In the wake of shocking results from CIPFA’s ethical survey, Graham Liddell challenges public sector accountants to take his three-step ethical workout The situation was tight, but the longer-term outlook[…]
Technology is going through a revolution. Will local government embrace the change or, like scientist Joseph Priestly, cling on to the old ways even when it is obvious they have[…]
Most local authorities will opt for using Public Sector Audit Appointments, the successor body to the Audit Commission. Graham Liddell writes in losing the commission local government lost an important ally[…]
Budget setting is underway and what better time for internal audit to show it can add value and do a better job than artificial intelligence. Finance teams are now fully immersed[…]
There is a 94% probability that our audit jobs will be replaced by robots over the next 10 to 20 years (Frey and Osborne: The future of employment. How susceptible[…]
Think you know what makes for great internal audit? Graham Liddell argues it’s not just about checklists and offers a handy quiz to help you pin down what makes for a[…]
Putting together a shared service for internal audit could be an ordeal. Graham Liddell talks through the key questions for a happy marriage between teams. You’ve weighed up your options[…]
Graham Liddell considers the relative merits of delivering internal audit services in-house, outsourced or through a shared service. Your head of audit leads an effective in-house audit team that delivers a[…]
Traditionally heads of internal audit boast to their peers about the number of days in their audit plans. But, as budgets are squeezed, a different question is being whispered, ‘How[…]
After six years of leading technical teams providing technical guidance, training and advice to auditors and local authority accountants, Graham is leaving Grant Thornton UK LLP to join Brighton and[…]
Hillier confirmed as keynote speaker for LATIF/FDs’ Summit: Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for Room151’s combined Local Authority Treasurers Investment Forum (LATIF) and FDs Summit. The… dlvr.it/ST70F7 pic.twitter.com/hxV676Iley
Councils’ funding at risk due to ‘undercounting’ in census data: Population estimates in London and Manchester may have been significantly underestimated in the 2021 census potentially threatening government funding for frontline services in these… dlvr.it/ST707J pic.twitter.com/VncIyaXa01
Gove at LGA: councils to receive two-year financial settlement: Michael Gove has announced that councils will receive a two-year financial settlement from next year to provide authorities with “financial certainty” and allow them to plan ahead. The… dlvr.it/ST0kSV pic.twitter.com/wxL3UM4sGO
LGPS valuations: the digital journey: Rob Bilton explains how technology is helping to deliver one of the most complex data exercises in the world of public sector pensions. The 2022 valuations for LGPS funds in[...] dlvr.it/ST0kMq pic.twitter.com/VxjSPC2Uvo
Conrad Hall: ‘more sophisticated’ regulation needed for local government: The chair of the CIPFA/LASAAC Code Board has questioned the sophistication of financial regulation in local government and the continuing focus of the Department for Levelling Up,… dlvr.it/SSnPBV pic.twitter.com/G5d7JCWF8c
Slough Council approves plans to restructure finance department: Slough Borough Council has approved plans to restructure its finance department to enhance capacity and capability and to address a “significant weakness” in the function. The local… dlvr.it/SSf8DG pic.twitter.com/l5lmyHmkBg