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About the Panel

CIPFA aims to train and develop finance professionals who can contribute at the top table of public service organisations in transforming the way services are delivered and ensuring public money is secure and spent as intended. To reflect the importance CIPFA places on supporting the role of the director of finance the panel co-ordinates the strands of activity that takes place across the CIPFA group. It reports to the CIPFA Council.
Panel Terms of reference:

To maintain oversight and co-ordinate all of the Institute’s work in relation to the role, responsibilities and positioning of the Director of Finance within public service organisations, recognising that in both public interest and membership terms this is a particularly important strand of CIPFA’s work.
To ensure that the Institute maintains a strong, coherent programme of research and related activities such that it is able to maintain a high profile and lead the debate about the role of the Director of Finance both as it is currently conceived and in relation to how it should develop in the future.
To ensure that the Institute maintains a strong, coherent portfolio of services to support Directors of Finance in the performance of their role.
To ensure that other relevant projects and initiatives undertaken and services provided by the Institute, eg., the development of governance codes and frameworks, are appropriately informed by the Institute’s work on the role of the Director of Finance.

To ensure that, in carrying out all of its work in relation to the role of the Director of Finance, the Institute maintains appropriate links and dialogue with the CIPFA membership and with a wide range of stakeholder organisations, working in partnership where appropriate.