Training event: Tackling the political context and peculiarites of local government accounting. Negotiating the move from private sector to local government accounting can be daunting. But, according to one expert,[…]
Loans from local authorities to big companies recently made national newspaper headlines. They don’t happen without plenty of checks. Neil Waller and Paul McDermott offers a guide through the legalities.[…]
Conrad Hall examines the case for councils to undertake their own audit procurement instead of sticking with Public Sector Audit Appointments. To PSAA or not to PSAA: That is, if[…]
In a recent report the think tank Localis wrote that council commercial activity has come to be viewed by many as “inherently risky”. Richard Harbord argues that councils have a[…]
Finance chiefs may be longing for time off but unfortunately there is a long list of issues still awaiting their attention. Andrew Hardingham offers a checklist you probably don’t want[…]
The waiting is over, the hard work of completing the entries and judging have come to fruition. It remains only to announce the winners. The winners of the inaugural CCLA/Room151[…]
Sponsored article: Paul Mueller explores the possibility of a hike in the bank rate Market pricing* for the UK bank rate had, until recently, been relatively quiet for some time[…]
A small collection of failures has prompted many questions about council-owned companies. Helen Randall navigates the pitfalls and the safety mechanisms. In the aftermath of the Liverpool, Croydon and Nottingham[…]
Too often in the current times section 151 officers find themselves outside the inner circle of management. Paul Jones argues this risks undermining governance and financial controls. A recent poll[…]
Reforms means local government will soon see a new audit regulator but, writes Alison Ring, investing in local government finance teams and better reporting are priorities too. The government’s decision[…]
