Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Useful links to other websites

Audit Commission for England and Wales

This site gives details of Audit Commission activities and publications. It is also a useful source of performance indicator information for local government. www.audit-commission.gov.uk

The National Audit Office

This site details the work of the NAO and also is a further source of useful links. www.nao.gov.uk

The Auditing Practices Board

The APB site contains details of Auditing Standards and other related matters. It also contains free downloads of documents that are being consulted upon and details of the APB's future work programme. www.apb.org.uk

The Public Audit Forum

The PAF is a discussion forum to disseminate good practice in public audit. The website contains free downloads of many useful documents e.g. Propriety in Audit and the latest consultation paper on Data Matching and the Auditor. http://www.public-audit-forum.gov.uk

Institute of Internal Auditors

The IIA homepage features navigation to the Institute's public sector pages. The Audit Panel occasionally runs courses jointly with the IIA and is seeking to foster closer working relationships with the Institute's public sector members. http://www.iia.org.uk

The CIPFA Better Governance Forum

The CIPFA Better Governance Forum was launched in May 2000 and has gone from strength to strength since its inception. The Forum aims to positively influence and support the drive to achieve better governance in public services.

The Forum has an impressive membership of organisations from all parts of the public sector. It is designed for professionals who wish to work together to make the best use of and protect public funds, and offers a focal point for bringing together senior public sector practitioners engaged in the delivery of better governance. www.cipfanetworks.net/governance

IFRS
Information on IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) can be found at:
www.cipfa.org.uk/pt/ifrs