Publications

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Publication coverUnderstanding and Managing the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: A Public Services Finance Perspective (2010)
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) is an important part of plans to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions in line with requirements established by the Climate Change Acts, affecting many public sector organisations.

This publication builds on existing guidance and provides further information on the particular characteristics of the scheme, as well as considering their potential impact on financial planning and management. Click here to find out more and to purchase your copies.


Guide to Central Government FinanceGuide to Central Government Finance and Financial Management (Fully Revised Second Edition 2006) (2006)

This guide provides a clear and concise explanation of the main features of central government financial management as it is today. It aims to give an overview of central government finance, enabling the reader to understand its main features and guiding principles. It gives the background to government accounting and the developments that have taken us to where we are now, and also outlines some of the changes still to come.


Role of the Finance ProfessionalThe Role of the Finance Professional in Central Government (2004)

The Central Government panel's latest publication The Role of the Finance Professional in Central Government is available now from the CIPFA shop. This new guide provides, in a single source, core advice and guidance to finance professionals in carrying out their strategic, policy, reporting and management roles across the whole of government - departments, agencies, NDPBs and other government-sponsored bodies. It will also be of keen interest to others with management responsibilities within central government who seek to understand the growing role of finance in the policy and decision-making of the organisation.