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These briefing notes in PDF format are an added value for CIPFA Publications Subscription members.
Aimed at the busy practitioner, these briefing notes tell you what to expect from each title and how you will find the information useful in your work.
As each title is published we will add to this list, which is sorted in alphabetical order.
Accounting for Collaboration in Local Government (including Group Accounts Workbook) – December 2014
Accounting for Local Government Pension Scheme Management Expenses (2016 Edition) – June 2016
Accounting for the Highways Network Asset – August 2016
Auditing for Change Management and Transformation – July 2015
Balance Sheet Management in the Public Services: A Framework for Good Practice (2017 Edition) – May 2017
Balancing Local Authority Budgets – May 2016
Benchmarking Analysis: Accountancy in Local Government – July 2014
Benchmarking Analysis: Internal Audit in Local Government – May 2015
Benefits for Persons from Abroad: A Consolidated Guide to the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Rules following Welfare Reform – June 2015
Capital Strategies and Programming – October 2014
Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom 2016/17 – March 2016
Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom 2017/18 – March 2017
Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom: Guidance Notes for Practitioners - 2016/17 Accounts – December 2016
Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom: Guidance Notes for Practitioners – 2017/18 Accounts – December 2017
Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom: Disclosure Checklist for 2016/17 Accounts – September 2016
Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom: Disclosure Checklist for 2017/18 Accounts – August 2017
Code of Practice on the Highways Network Asset (2016 Edition) – August 2016
Code of Practice on the Highways Network Asset: Guidance Notes (2016 Edition) – August 2016
Creating Services in a Collaborative Environment – February 2015
Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Framework (2016 Edition) – April 2016
Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Guidance Notes for English Authorities (2016 Edition) – April 2016
Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Guidance Notes for Scottish Authorities (2016 Edition) – November 2016
Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Guidance Notes for Welsh Authorities (2016 Edition) – November 2016
The Excellent Finance Business Partner – May 2015
The Excellent Finance Business Partner in the NHS – March 2016
From Cost to Price: The Practitioner’s Guide to Commissioning Sustainable Social Care – May 2017
Guidance for Smaller Public Service Organisations on the Application of the CIPFA Code of Practice for Treasury Management in the Public Services (2014 Edition) – June 2014
Guide for Finance Committee Members in Academies, Colleges and Universities (2015 Edition) – September 2015
The Guide to Local Government Finance (2017 Edition) – October 2017
A Guide to Local Government Taxation and the Collection Fund – October 2014
Having a Value-focused Culture: Continually Improving to Face the Challenges of Austerity – March 2016
An Introductory Guide to Financial Reporting in the Public Sector in the United Kingdom – December 2017
An Introductory Guide to Local Government Finance (2017 Edition) – October 2017
Investment Pooling Governance Principles for LGPS Administering Authorities – September 2016
It's a Risky Business (2014 Edition) – November 2014
LGPS Fund Accounts 2016/17: Example Accounts and Disclosure Checklist – December 2016
Local Authority Capital Accounting: A Reference Manual for Practitioners (2016 Edition) – December 2016
NHS Finance Explained: For Local Government and Beyond – November 2017
Option Appraisal: A Practical Guide for Public Service Organisations (2017 Edition) – November 2017
Outcomes and Public Service Delivery – December 2014
Pooled Budgets and the Better Care Fund: A Practical Guide for Local Authorities and Health Bodies (2017 Edition) – November 2017
A Practical Guide for Local Authorities on Income Generation (2015 Edition) – September 2015
A Practical Guide to Alternative Delivery Models – October 2016
A Practical Guide to Contract Management in the Public Sector – July 2016
A Practical Guide to Outsourcing in the Public Sector – July 2015
Preparing and Maintaining a Funding Strategy Statement in the LGPS (2016 Edition) – September 2016
Preparing the Annual Report: Guidance for Local Government Pension Scheme Funds (2014 Edition) – August 2014
Property Asset Valuation: A Handbook for Property and Finance Professionals in Local Authorities (2016 Edition) – September 2016
The Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local Authorities (2017 Edition) – December 2017
A Risk-based Approach to the Audit of Procurement (2015 Edition) – December 2015
Service Reporting Code of Practice for Local Authorities 2017/18 – December 2016
Service Reporting Code of Practice for Local Authorities 2018/19 – November 2017
Social Enterprise and Public Service Delivery (2014 Edition) – July 2014
Social Value: Defining, Delivering, Reporting – September 2015
Transforming Services: Approaches, Examples, Lessons – July 2015
Treasury Management in the Public Services: Code of Practice and Cross-Sectoral Guidance Notes (2017 Edition) – December 2017
Twelve Strategies for Delivering Efficiencies through Technology – April 2015
Understanding Strategic Risk Management in Academies and Further Education Colleges – September 2014
Welfare Reform and its Effect on Local Government – September 2014
[Last updated: 1 December 2017]