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Whole of Government
Accounts (WGA) – support for local authorities
HM Treasury are running a
number of webinars to assist authorities with this year’s data
collection process. 27 August is the date for Scottish authorities.
WGA contacts should have already received details of these
webinars, but if there are any queries please contact the HM
Treasury WGA Team on Lg_wgareturns@hmtreasury.gov.uk who can provide
further details.
Also please note that the
2019/20 local authority guidance to the Data Collection Tool data
submission via OSCAR II was published this week and is available on
the GOV.UK website.
Councillor’s Guide to
Understanding your Councils Financial Reporting Requirements
FAN is running two
workshops (7 July and 8 September) designed specifically to provide
local authority elected members with greater insight into the
financial reporting requirements of their authority, giving them
the knowledge and confidence to deliver effective engagement,
scrutiny and challenge of the Statement of Accounts as part of their
overall governance role. The workshops also consider the latest
developments in local authority accounting and how that might
impact on the financial statements members are required to approve.
For details of the programme and to book your places, please see
the links in the events listing. Please share details with any
colleagues who organise training for your councillors.
Additional COVID-19 advice
and support for local authorities
CIPFA has set-up an online hub for COVID resources.
Essential guidance on all
aspects of coronavirus can be found on the Gov.Scot website.
Brand new CIPFA and Xantura partnership: Covid-19 OneView
service
Local authorities are
currently working around the clock to determine how best to support
vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 outbreak. While support
systems and operational processes are being rapidly mobilised,
councils also need to work out how to prioritise different levels
of support for different groups. This requires not only assessing
the impact on current service level requirements but also managing
the impact on what this means for funding as cost and demands both
rise. The task is considerable and presents serious challenges.
As part of CIPFA's ongoing
programme to deliver immediate and practical support to councils
during this unprecedented crisis, we have partnered with public
sector data specialist Xantura to deliver a service that can
quickly identify which vulnerable groups are in most critical need
of support. In line with all relevant data protection
regulations, Xantura will integrate the data you already have about
vulnerable groups into one place, and then provide a multi-agency
triage tool and case management system – COVID-19 OneView –
identifying those whose support needs may escalate as a result of
the crisis.
You can find out more about
this new service here.
Follow FAN on Twitter and
connect to us on LinkedIn
David, Sandra and Caroline
regularly tweet details of relevant news stories, FAN event
updates, CIPFA consultation alerts, COVID-19 updates, etc. We
encourage subscribers to follow us on Twitter for the latest news,
so even if you don’t ‘tweet’ yourself, it’s a great way to keep
updated on key issues affecting local authority finance and
accounting. Click to find David Sandra and Caroline on Twitter, or search for all our network
advisor tweets using the hashtag #cipfanetworks.
We can also be found on
LinkedIn and increasingly use social media for additional FAN
updates, so if you are on LinkedIn then please feel free to connect
to us: David, Sandra and Caroline.
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