On this special episode of CIPFA Speaks! we discuss all things sustainability. We're joined by CIPFA's Nina Johansson and Jeffrey Matsu, who discuss their recent sustainability reports. We also hear from Jonathan Woods, a Newly Qualified Accountant from Cambridgeshire County Council. Lastly, we speak to Peter Eckersley from Nottingham Trent University. Don't forget to follow us on social media for more, and check out the sustainability reports mentioned in the episode on CIPFA's website ..read more

On this month's episode of CIPFA Speaks! we're focusing on council tax. The government recently released their data on levels of council tax across the country and how it has changed. In addition, CIPFA's annual council tax survey came to a close, finding significant disparities in levels of council tax across England and Wales.  Council tax has been raised across the board as councils struggle with the economic difficulties of the last few years. So, to discuss all things council tax we're joined by CIPFA's Head of Policy, Joanne Pitt and Tracy Bingham, CFO and Strategic Director of Oad ..read more

On January's episode of CIPFA Speaks! we introduce CIPFA's new Director of Public Financial Management, Iain Murray. He gives an overview of his career and tells us what sparked his move to CIPFA. We're also joined by Andy Burns, CIPFA's Associate Director, who discusses CIPFA's financial resilience index. To find out more about the resilience index, visit CIPFA's website.  ..read more

On this month's episode of CIPFA Speaks! we're joined by John Baker, Independent Anti-Fraud Consultant, and Nieves Zuniga, Research and Evaluation Consultant, who discuss anti-corruption and fraud to celebrate CIPFA's new anti-corruption compendium. In addition, we hear from CIPFA's Health and Social Care Policy Manager, Ellie Roy, and CIPFA's Associate Director, Andy Burns about CIPFA's new integrating care publication that will be released on Monday 5 December. To access the anti-corruption compendium or the integrating care publication please visit CIPFA's website ..read more

On this special edition of CIPFA Speaks! we hear from black people working across CIPFA and in the public sector. We spoke with Lorraine Ashley, CIPFA's International Project Coordinator, Peninah Achieng-Kindberg, Senior Finance Business Partner at Ministry of Justice UK and Joe Sealey, Chair of the CIPFA board and Co-founder and COO of Greater Pacific Capital. Previous episodes of CIPFA Speaks! can be found on our website, or wherever you like to listen. Make sure you follow us on social media for more ..read more

On this month's episode we are joined by CIPFA CEO Rob Whiteman who reflects on the monumental changes that have recently occurred in the UK. We also speak with Ian Taylor who authored the report Partnerships in Place: the business of levelling up, the full report can be accessed on the Business in the Community website.  Finally, we are joined by some CIPFA policy experts who give their take on the government's recently announced mini-budget.  CIPFA Speaks! can be found on CIPFA's website or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. Remember to follow us on social media for more a ..read more

In this month's episode we are joined by Gamal Turawa, or 'G' as he likes to be known, who discusses his career in the Metropolitan Police Service and talks about his experiences delivering diversity and inclusion awareness training. In addition, we hear from Marc McAuley, CIPFA's Counter Fraud Manager who talks about managing fraud and corruption in the context of public finance. Lastly, we're joined by CIPFA's own Ellie Roy and Andy Burns who discuss integrating care ..read more

In this special edition recorded from PF Live 2022 in Liverpool we're joined by some of the guest speakers from the event. They are BBC Newsnight Economics Editor Ben Chu, writer and journalist John Harris, former Secretary of State Justine Greening, co-founder of the Intergenerational Foundation Angus Hanton and Head of the Government Internal Audit Agency Elizabeth Honer ..read more

In this episode we’re joined by CIPFA’s Local Government Policy Manager, Jo Pitt, who introduces CIPFA’s guide on local authority owned companies. We also speak to Perry Holmes, who is Director of Legal and Governance at Wiltshire Council. He provides an insight into his experience of local authority owned companies and shares some best practices.   We’re also joined by Alston Owens, who is Managing Consultant at GB Partnerships. He tells us about how inflationary pressures will affect NHS estates and the opportunities that integrated care systems will bring.  Finally, CIPFA Intern ..read more

In this episode we're joined by Rod Penman who is Head of Public Services at Zurich Municipal. He tells us about the three biggest risks facing local authorities, and how cutting back on insurance premiums to save money is a red herring. We're also joined by Liz Sandwith from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors. She explains how having robust and effective internal audit is vital for a successful public sector ..read more