Would you like to join this CIPFA Panel?
The Panel welcomes expressions of interest from people who may seek to join it in due course as vacancies arise.

The Panel meets 3 to 4 times a year and assists the Institute’s policy and technical work in its subject area.  This typically includes the following types of activity:

• developing Institute responses to Government, professional bodies' and other bodies' consultation/discussion papers and exposure drafts
• developing, promoting and maintaining best practice, standards and guidelines
• producing and disseminating relevant advice and material for members and employers in the Panel’s subject area
• establishing positive and productive professional relationships with Government, government departments and agencies, the national audit bodies, professional regulators and other bodies falling within the Panel's subject area.

If you feel you could contribute to the Panel’s thinking and activities and would like to be considered for membership, in the first instance please contact julian.smith@cipfa.org.uk with a short summary of your CV, and of your reasons for interest in joining the Panel.

Efficiency and productivity
The Panel has produced a good practice guidance document, to provide an update for authorities and forces on some of the key developments occurring on efficiency and productivity strategies in the police sector. Please click here to access the document. This is intended very much as a “living” document, for which any points forces and authorities would like to submit for future updated versions are very welcome - please send any points for future updates to julian.smith@cipfa.org.uk. In this way the CIPFA Police Panel wants to act as a central point for information on local initiatives and approaches.

BVACOP Police SEA
BVACOP 2008 contained a single line Police SEA, but noted that work was progressing on a more detailed SEA, and that this would be published as soon as possible. The more detailed SEA has now been approved and is available to download.

Volunteer Feedback Survey
We are always eager to hear existing (and potential) panel members' views on how we can help support you better. The Volunteer Survey offers a formal mechanism for you to feed back your views to CIPFA.

Police Authority Summary Financial Statements – Guidance Notes for Practitioners to help meet the information needs of stakeholders
This guidance on summary financial statements (SFS) is aimed at helping practitioners derive the benefits of SFS as well as satisfy the SFS financial reporting criteria set out by the Audit Commission in the Police Use of Resources Evaluation (PURE).

The Police Panel would like to express their gratitude to Richard Croucher, Head of Financial Services at Hampshire Constabulary Police Headquarters, whose dissertation for a Masters Degree at Glamorgan University was passed with distinction and formed the basis of this publication. Richard subsequently summarised his dissertation to produce the guidance as it now appears. The Panel would also like to acknowledge the assistance of the members of the Publications Group in connection with this publication.

To access the guidance, please click here [PDF 51KB].

Delivering Good Governance in Local Government – Interim Guidance Note for Police Authorities and Forces in England and Wales
CIPFA in association with the APA and ACPO has developed interim guidance to the Framework Delivering Good Governance in Local Government. The guidance note is intended to help police authorities, assisted by their forces where appropriate, in reviewing the effectiveness of their own governance arrangements, developing and updating their own local codes of governance and demonstrating compliance with the principles of good governance. Read more.

The Role of the Finance Director in Local Government
The Police Panel has prepared a Supplement to update the 2003 Statement on the Role of the Finance Director in Local Government, for the particular circumstances of local authority police treasurers, which were not adequately addressed within the original statement. The new Supplement is now available to download: word document 57KB.

Treasury Management in the Public Services: Guidance Notes for Local Authorities including Police Authorities and Fire Authorities
CIPFA has released a fully revised edition of its sector-specific guidance notes for local authorities, including police authorities and fire authorities, the practical companion to Treasury Management in the Public Services: Code of Practice and Cross-sectoral Guidance Notes. Learn more.

Home Office Code of Practice
The Police Panel has considered the Home Office Code of Practice on Financial Management and submitted suggestions for amendments. Please click here to download the paper submitted to the Home Office.