Introduction to Counter Fraud outlines the aims and objectives of the TISonline Counter Fraud information stream, various counter fraud services offered by CIPFA and other important developments in local government.

Higher Education considers the organisation of this sector in the UK and the internal and external audit arrangements. This section has been updated to reflect recent funding developments and key risks to consider. Further Education has also been updated and looks at the audit and assurance arrangements within the context of the Post-16 Audit Code of Practice.

Asset Management has been updated.

Lone Worker and Personal Safety Policy provides a model of good practice for lone worker arrangements. CIPFA is grateful to Dorset HealthCare for providing this policy as an example. 

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) outlines the forthcoming EU data protection regulation changes and their implications for information governance. 

The Pensions stream has been fully updated following a thorough review; every chapter contains changes to bring it up to date with recent developments.

Overview of Contract Management for Major Projects summarises key factors to consider when undertaking a contract for a major project and has been updated to include an introduction to open book accounting.

Procurement covers the procurement cycle, procurement regulations and the challenge process, as well as an overview of contract negotiation, detailing risks, procedures, strategy and payment terms.

National and International Issues looks at recent issues in procurement on both national and international levels, including the consequences of the UK's departure from the EU. It also considers the Welsh Government’s consultations on producing their own procurement rules to differ from England’s, which are currently followed.

Policy and Governance outlines the different elements of a public sector organisation’s procurement policy and governance, with coverage including transparency, sustainability, EU regulations, ethics, public accountability and data management.

Treasury Management has been updated.

Introduction to Charges for Housing explains the role of local authorities in this area. It has been updated to include statistics on local authority housing revenue account income and income per dwelling in 2016/17.

Local Authority Housing Rents has been updated to reflect announcements on future rent policy from 2020, reversal of plans to introduce the LHA cap for social housing, and the government's plans for a new model to fund supporting housing.

Current Developments provides a brief overview of the main areas of development and latest news relating to local government funding, and links to relevant documents. The section has been updated to reflect the final local government finance settlement for 2018/19. Capping and Council Tax Referendums has been updated regarding referendum principles for 2018/19 for English authorities.

Dedicated Schools Grant provides an introduction to the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), including the schools budget, and sets out the purpose and use of each of the DSG funding blocks. 

Community Asset Transfer has been updated and includes the transfer of capital assets from local authorities to community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises as an option for local authorities.

Archives and Record Management provides an introduction to archives, outlining their purpose and the main operational and management issues to be considered when running an archives service.

Tenant Participation and Tenant Management Organisations has been updated. This section looks at tenant participation in managing their own homes and the impact of the right to manage legislation. It covers the options available in the modular management agreement and the calculation of allowances for TMOs.

The Town and Country Planning General (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2018 came into force on 23 February 2018. They arise from the housing White Paper consultation on a proposal to allow all local authorities to dispose of land with the benefit of planning permissions they have granted themselves.

Details about the purpose, processes and fees of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), a new regime created by The Planning Act 2008 (amended by the Localism Act 2011), including an example of an NSIP in Yorkshire.

Charity Accounting and Financial Management has been updated.

Right to Buy has been updated. This section covers the right to buy and right to acquire as they apply to some housing associations, and provides a summary of plans for the extension of the right to buy to all housing association tenants on a voluntary basis.

Current Affairs: Value for Money Standard and Code of Practice looks at the Regulator of Social Housing's changes to the Value for Money Standard and the new system of outcome-based reporting that applies from 2018/19.

Police and Fire has been updated.

Social Enterprise has been updated.