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How to ensure colleagues understand financial information
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- 27 Nov 2024
With local government budgets under pressure and more councils adopting commercialisation strategies, key stakeholders must have a strong grasp of financial information to aid sound decision-making.
Inside local government budgets: spending
- Article
- 22 Nov 2024
In the second of two articles exploring the work of local authority finance teams, ICAEW takes a look at how councils are spending their funds.
Inside local government budgets: finance teams and funding
- Article
- 22 Nov 2024
Councils deliver a host of critical services to local communities, while under increasing scrutiny of their finances. ICAEW examines the work of local authority finance teams and explains how income is raised.
Chart of the week: Inflation jump
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- 22 Nov 2024
Our chart this week looks at how the jump in annual inflation from 1.7% in September to 2.3% in October was (perhaps surprisingly) driven by falling energy prices.
FRC’s local audit review marks stop-gap amid recovery
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- 21 Nov 2024
With trimmed-down scope in the light of efforts to reset local audit, the latest FRC report confirms that the regulator's pause on routine inspections will now cover audits up to the end of FY23/24.
Public finances fall short as Chancellor defends tax rises
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- 21 Nov 2024
The first monthly public sector finance release following the Autumn Budget confirms how much reliance the Chancellor is placing on tax rises to stabilise the public finances.
How successful finance business partners work at local authorities
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- 21 Nov 2024
Finance business partners play a vital bridging role between the finance team and the wider organisation.
How risk management should work in local government
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- 19 Nov 2024
Local authority finance teams must embed risk management in decision-making processes and financial planning, as well as create a risk-aware culture across the organisation.
Chart of the week: UK international trade
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- 15 Nov 2024
Our chart this week is inspired by International Trade Week and looks at where UK imports come from and exports go to, ahead of what might be some major changes in US trade policy when President-elect Trump assumes office on 20 January 2025.
CIPFA urges action to tackle council finance staff shortages
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- 14 Nov 2024
As a new poll shows English councils are struggling with vacancies in accountancy, internal audit and business partnering roles, a CIPFA and LGA report sets out four-point action plan.
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