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A Comprehensive Guide to Local Government Finance 2010 Edition (2010)
Since last year’s guide (formerly known as the Councillors’ Guide to Local Government Finance), we have seen another 12 months of economic uncertainty. This electronic guide, published on CD-ROM, will be an invaluable resource for authorities, coming in the midst of a time of such change.
A Brief Guide to Local Government Finance for Councillors 2010 Edition (2010)
This shorter brief guide, aimed specifically at members, will be an invaluable resource for authorities, especially councillors, coming in the midst of a time of such change. It will give councillors a brief overview of key facts, figures and requirements in relation to local government finance in a more user friendly and handy reference format - and is available both as a book and a CD-ROM.
Understanding 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.
A Good Practice Guide to the Financial Management of Housing Benefit in England
Fully Revised Fifth Edition 2010
The CIPFA Local Authority Housing Panel has fully revised its housing benefit financial management guide. With the seemingly incessant changes to local authority finance and housing benefit, this new guide will prove an invaluable companion.
Written by independent consultant and former City of Westminster Finance Director Paul Cook, it is aimed at benefits and finance managers and councillors, or indeed anybody needing to understand the finances of this important and high profile service.
The new edition is structured around changing national policy. The emphasis is on integrated financial management of the housing benefits service. It also includes a fully updated glossary of housing benefit and finance terms.
Click here to see what's new in the 2010 edition and to order your copies.
Councillors’ Guide to Local Government Finance – DVD Video Resource (2009)
The essential new training resource for councillors – featuring experienced councillors explaining finance in simple terms for fellow councillors
The past 12 months have been especially challenging for local government finance and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Now more than ever councillors, both experienced and newly elected, need to be fully briefed and up to speed on all the issues facing local government finance and to enable authorities to act efficiently and effectively in this testing financial climate.
This new DVD from CIPFA will help councillors to continue to rise to the challenge of the times and to keep our local authorities on track to deliver financial security.
Further details about the guide can be found on the CIPFA shop.
Supporting People: The Essential Guide for Finance Practitioners (Fully Revised Fifth Edition 2008)
CIPFA's Supporting People guide provides comprehensive finance coverage of this important and constantly changing programme. Written by independent consultant and former City of Westminster Finance Director, Paul Cook, this major revision for 2008 embraces:
- Further steps towards incorporating Supporting People in local area agreements
- CLG's national strategy for Supporting People
- The funding settlement for 2008-09 following Comprehensive Spending Review 2007
- The new Supporting People Distribution Formula analysed in detail
- New chapter on Supporting People services with financial management pointers
- Guidance on the grant conditions for 2008-09
- Working with the Third Sector
- Revised Supporting People key lines of enquiry and the future of inspection arrangements
- Supporting People in Wales.
Expert financial management of this programme is at a premium, as councils use the programme to help vulnerable clients. This new edition of CIPFA's guide is, therefore, required reading on this complex area. It provides a step-by-step guide to the financial elements of Supporting People.
An Introductory Guide to Housing Finance in England (Fully Revised Fifth Edition 2008)
This revised guide has now been broken down into 33 shorter, more focused chapters. This gives better coverage of the full range of local authority housing functions. Each chapter opens with a separate and very accessible outline of the main issues. This will be particularly helpful to the more generalist reader. Statutory duties and discretionary powers are summarised, with the new national performance indicators. Where relevant an extension of the chapter is then provided which drills down much more deeply into the technical issues.
The CJC Guide to the Future of Local Authority Housing Stocks in England - The Options Available (2005)
Whether houses are fit to live in matters even more than who own them. But how can they all be made fit? And how can this be paid for? These issues and more are tackled in the Commissioning Joint Committee's astringent up-to-date plain English guide for decision-makers and practitioners.