Advisory and Consultancy
CIPFA's advisory services can transform financial management in your organisation, using our expertise in public finance and project management.
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Subscription services
CIPFA's help via its subscriptions services across specialist services will save you time and reduce costs.
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CIPFAstats
CIPFAstats is the leading source of comprehensive data about local government services, providing an essential framework for reviewing efficiency.
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Comparative Profiles
A suite of comparative profiles that compare an authority to a selected group.
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Counter Fraud
We lead and coordinate the fight against fraud and corruption across local and central government, the health, education and charity sectors.
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Financial Resilience Index
CIPFA's Financial Resilience Index is a comparative tool designed to provide analysis on resilience and risk and support good financial management.
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Support for Audit Committees
Events, publications and support for members of Audit Committees
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Data Analytics
All local authority transformation projects are made easier with CIPFA benchmarking clubs.
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International Services
An overview of some of the international services CIPFA provides around the world
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Networks
Exclusive member-only events and online resources support public sector practitioners across local government and beyond.
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Achieving Finance Excellence in Policing
CIPFA Achieving Financial Excellence in Policing (AFEP) programme is being delivered in partnership with and supported by APCC, NPCC and PACCTS
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Public Finance Magazine
Public Finance magazine provides news and expert comment on public policy and finance in the UK.
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Research
CIPFA Research is provided by a team with many years’ experience providing qualitative and quantitative research services.
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TISonline
TISonline is CIPFA’s online information resource supporting financial managers in the public services.
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VFM Toolkit
An easy-to-use, visual tool, the VfM Toolkit allows you to track the costs and performance of your services and compare them to your peers.
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About CIPFA Property
CIPFA Property provides help, insight and guidance to public sector organisations.
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Academies consultancy
CIPFA’s consultants are well-versed in financial management and governance. They can help you move your academies business forward
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Accountancy Benchmarking Club
This benchmarking club covers accountancy, which forms the core of every finance function and covers a wide range of areas.
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Accounts closedown
CIPFA will guide you in preparing your statement of accounts in line with the Code to save time and reduce costs.
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Achieving Finance Excellence in Policing
CIPFA Achieving Financial Excellence in Policing (AFEP) programme is being delivered in partnership with and supported by APCC, NPCC and PACCTS
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Advisory and Consultancy
CIPFA's advisory services can transform financial management in your organisation, using our expertise in public finance and project management.
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Archives
These profiles provide simple and easy to read charts that collectively build up a detailed view of how your archives service compares to others.
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Archives
This survey looks at archive services provided from the visitor's point of view, so that archive services can adapt and improve.
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Archives Distance Enquiry Services Survey
The survey seeks feedback specifically from archive customers who use letters, emails or other electronic methods to make enquiries.
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ASCFR Reports
The CIPFA ASC-FR benchmarking reports give you a comprehensive analysis of the data provided in the ASC-FR (previously PSS Ex1) dataset.
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AssetManagerNET Software
AssetManager.NET is a fully web-enabled asset management software solution for the public sector.
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Audit Benchmarking Club
CIPFA's audit benchmarking club collects staffing and cost data for the internal audit function in order to derive the number of audit days available.
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Benefits Administration Benchmarking Club
This benchmarking club aims to collect processing costs (both central and contact centres) and claims volumes.
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Bribery and corruption eLearning
An accessible, engaging e-learning package designed to help organisations strengthen their bribery and corruption defences.
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C co
CIPFA’s consultancy service brings people together across organisations to share and signpost innovative practices and create robust methods
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Children Looked After
CIPFA's Children Looked After Benchmarking Club is aimed at finance managers, service managers and commissioners.
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CIPFA data sharing hub
The CIPFA Counter Fraud Centre is working with BAE Systems Applied Intelligence to develop counter fraud and cyber security solutions.
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CIPFAstats
CIPFAstats is the leading source of comprehensive data about local government services, providing an essential framework for reviewing efficiency.
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Code of Practice
The Code of Practice sets out the principles that define the governance and operational arrangements necessary for an effective counter fraud response.
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Comparative Profiles
A suite of comparative profiles that compare an authority to a selected group.
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Corporate Services Benchmarking Clubs
Measuring the cost and performance of service delivery will help you to understand where your organisation can transform and streamline services.
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Council Tax Benchmarking Club
The council tax benchmarking club collects processing costs (both central and contact centres) and workload volumes.
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Counter Fraud
We lead and coordinate the fight against fraud and corruption across local and central government, the health, education and charity sectors.
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Creditors Benchmarking Club
In the Creditors Benchmarking Club, we collect the transactional volumes and processing costs wherever they occur in the organisation
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Data Analytics
All local authority transformation projects are made easier with CIPFA benchmarking clubs.
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Debtors Benchmarking Club
In the debtors benchmarking club we collect the transactional volumes and processing costs (wherever they occur in the organisation).
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Democratic Services Benchmarking Club
This benchmarking club aims to collect staffing, cost and activity data for democratic services. We then compare activity together with reporting costs.
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Drone Surveys
No ladders, cranes or hydraulics - CIPFA drone surveys from the sky
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Early Intervention
This club looks at the activities undertaken by authorities to actively provide better support to clients and manage their costs.
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Essentials
CIPFA provides a range of introductory workshops, on a variety of topics that are regularly requested by local authorities.
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Finance Users Survey
This survey can provide insight into your finance function issues and plan for the future allocation of resources.
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Financial Assessments
The Financial Assessments Benchmarking Club gives you the comparisons you need to manage all aspects of your service by examining all key areas.
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Financial Foresight by CIPFA and Grant Thornton
CIPFA and Grant Thornton collaborate to create a financial forecasting solution to help local government plan for the future
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Financial Management Model
CIPFA’s Financial Management (FM) Model allows finance to transform a public organisation through robust financial management and resilience.
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Financial Management Worldwide
The Financial Management (FM) Model is an online tool that helps public bodies build financial resilience and ensure sustainable finances.
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Financial Resilience Advisory Report
Giving an independent, informed and insightful opinion to councils on their financial resilience and advice on options to deliver a balanced budget.
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Financial Resilience Index
CIPFA's Financial Resilience Index is a comparative tool designed to provide analysis on resilience and risk and support good financial management.
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Fire and Rescue
These profiles provide simple and easy to read charts that collectively build up a detailed view of how your fire and rescue service compares to others.
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Fire Risk Surveys
CIPFA Property can carry out Life Safety Fire Risk Assessments under the BAFE SP205 third party accreditation.
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Highways Asset Management Planning Network
This Network provides advice and support to local authorities seeking information on asset management and planning for highways and transportation.
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Housing Advisory Network
The HAN is the only public sector housing network that delivers for both finance and property professionals.
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Housing Data Products
CIPFA Housing benchmarking products - Housing Interactive Profile, Housing Future Resources Model and Housing Scorecard
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Human Resources Benchmarking Club
The human resources benchmarking club covers a multitude of activities and collects staffing and cost data.
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Income Generation
The income generation report uses the information published in the income generation profiles to identify the potential areas of income growth for your authority.
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Insurance Benchmarking Club
The insurance benchmarking club collects and compares a broad range of information that can be used to help your organisation become more efficient.
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International Services
An overview of some of the international services CIPFA provides around the world
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Legal Services Benchmarking Club
The legal services benchmarking club collects staffing (central & local) and cost data for the legal services function.
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Local Authority Budget
These comparative profiles provide easy to read charts that show a detailed view of how your service costs compare to others.
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Local Authority Expenditure
Using the latest DCLG Revenue Outturn data, to provide simple and easy to read charts that show how your service costs compare to others.
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Nearest Neighbour Model
Nearest Neighbour Model - England
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Networks
Exclusive member-only events and online resources support public sector practitioners across local government and beyond.
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Non Domestic Rates Benchmarking Club
This benchmarking club collects processing costs (both central and contact centres) and workload volumes.
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Payroll Benchmarking Club
The payroll benchmarking club covers the transactional volumes and processing costs for payment of salaries, wages and pensions for the organisation.
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Pensions Administration Benchmarking Club
This benchmarking club aims to collect the transactional volumes and processing costs for administering the LGPS using the SF3 definitions.
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PFI Advisory Service
CIPFA’s private finance initiative (PFI) advisory service will help public sector organisations identify and deliver savings in their PFI contracts.
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Planning Benchmarking Service
CIPFA Planning Benchmarking Service comprises of new products that have been created to address planning system changes
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Procurement Benchmarking Club
A club providing benchmarking on procurement. This is vital as authorities spend such huge amounts of money with a wide range of suppliers.
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Property Consultancy Services
Our expert property consultants can help maximise the true value of your authority’s public estate.
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Property Services VfM 2020
Information about CIPFA Property's Value for Money Exercise 2020.
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Property support for schools
Our expert property consultants can help you manage and maintain your school buildings efficiently
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Property Training Network
This Network is an essential resource for property practitioners who need to keep up to date with the latest developments.
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PSIAS External Assessment
Organisations can schedule a full external assessment, or they can self-assess, but it is recommended that you get independent validation form CIPFA.
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Public Finance Magazine
Public Finance magazine provides news and expert comment on public policy and finance in the UK.
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Public Health
Our comparative reports provide a detailed view of how public health services within your authority compare to others.
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Public Libraries
These profiles provide simple and easy to read charts that collectively build up a detailed view of how your library service compares to others.
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Public Library Users Survey
The CIPFA Public Library Users Survey is the leading tool for understanding user attitudes to libraries across the UK.
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Regulatory Services Comparative Profiles
These Profiles provide simple and easy to read charts that collectively build up a detailed view of how your service costs compare to others.
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Research
CIPFA Research is provided by a team with many years’ experience providing qualitative and quantitative research services.
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Residential and Nursing
The CIPFA Residential and Nursing Care Benchmarking club focuses on the costs and services provided to clients in residential and nursing care.
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Risk Management Benchmarking Club
The club was developed by CIPFA in partnership with ALARM and helps organisations measure their performance in order to improve efficiency.
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Scotland Benchmarking Group
The Scottish Property Benchmarking group is one of the success stories of local authorities working together to achieve a common goal.
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Section 251 Reports
Our Section 251 reports provide a comprehensive analysis of the data provided in the Section 251 data set, as released by the Department for Education.
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Social Care
CIPFA's Social Care Benchmarking Service helps authorities share data in a non-judgemental environment.
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Special Educational Needs
This benchmarking club focuses on children with special educational needs.
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Strategic Assets Network
The SAN offers gives you the insight and advice on public sector property.
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Subscribe to Highways Asset Management Planning Network
Find out about the features and benefits of the Highways Asset Management Planning Network (HAMP).
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Subscribe to Strategic Assets Network
Find out about the features and benefits of the Strategic Assets Network (SAN).
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Subscribe to the Alternative Service Delivery Network
Innovative thinking and more efficient working can generate new income and enable organisations to diversify and become less dependent on central grants.
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Subscribe to the BGF Network
Events, dedicated webpage and specialist advisors to support those with governance, internal audit and counter fraud responsibilities.
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Subscribe to the FAN Network
The Finance Advisory Network provides guidance and professional development for all finance managers and accountants in local government and beyond.
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Subscribe to the Housing Advisory Network
The HAN provides a vital tool in ensuring you stay up-to-date with the latest developments, legislative and technical issues.
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Subscribe to the Insurance Network
The CIPFA Insurance Network offers insurance practitioners support for all aspects of insurance and insurable risk.
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Subscribe to the Pensions Network
The CIPFA Pensions Network is for anyone involved in pension investment, administration and governance. We advise on all aspects of pensions.
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Subscribe to the Police and Fire Network
The Police and Fire Network advises police forces and PCCs on legislation, policy, current issues and future developments.
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Subscribe to the Procurement and Commissioning Network
The CIPFA Procurement & Commissioning Network (CPCN) offers critical and timely guidance.
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Subscribe to the Social Care Advisory Network
The SCAN supports and advises subscribers to help them improve leadership, stewardship and control in their organisation
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Subscribe to the Treasury Management Network
TMN enables subscribers to respond to new developments and legislative requirements cost-effectively and with confidence
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Subscription Service
Subscribing is the most cost effective way to access the tools, alerts and resources needed to combat fraud in the public services.
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Subscription services
CIPFA's help via its subscriptions services across specialist services will save you time and reduce costs.
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Support for Audit Committees
Events, publications and support for members of Audit Committees
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Surveys
Surveys conducted by public sector experts for the public services.
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TISonline
TISonline is CIPFA’s online information resource supporting financial managers in the public services.
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TISonline Adult Social Care and Health
This TISonline information stream is a guide to the financial, legislative and policy led aspects of social care and the health integration.
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TISonline Asset Management
This TISonline information stream is a guide to implementing effective asset management and capital investment planning in local authorities.
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TISonline Budgeting
TISonline Budgeting is a guide to various aspects of budgeting management within the public sector.
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TISonline Capital
This TISonline information stream is a detailed guide for those involved in ensuring that local authorities have the use of sufficient capital assets.
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TISonline Charging
This TISonline information stream covers charging policy and practice, explaining how charges are used across a wide range of local government services.
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TISonline Charity Accounting and Financial Management
This TISonline information stream provides practical information for people working in the charities sector and with charitable organisations.
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TISonline Children's Services
This TISonline information stream provides an introduction to children’s services finance, including education and children’s health and social care.
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TISonline Counter Fraud
This TISonline information stream provides guidance to help prevent, detect and tackle fraud in the main areas where local authorities face losses.
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TISonline Education VAT
This TISonline information stream provides you with comprehensive guidance on the general principles of VAT as it impacts on the education sector.
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TISonline Environmental Services
TISonline Environmental Services provides guidance on the financial, legislative and practical aspects of environmental and regulatory services
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TISonline Financial Management and Corporate Governance
This information stream is a comprehensive guide to financial management and governance matters in the public services
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TISonline Government Grants and Business Rates Retention
This TISonline information stream explains local government funding for England and Wales and the development of business rates retention.
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TISonline Guide to the Council Tax – England
This TISonline stream is a comprehensive, in-depth, practical guide to the administration of the council tax.
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TISonline Guide to the Council Tax – Wales
This TISonline stream is a comprehensive, in-depth, practical guide to the administration of the council tax.
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TISonline Health VAT
This TISonline information stream provides health service VAT practitioners with guidance on the general principles of VAT as it impacts on the NHS.
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TISonline Housing Association Finance
This TISonline information stream is a guide to financial management for housing associations, produced with the National Housing Federation.
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TISonline Housing Associations and RSLs VAT
This information stream provides VAT practitioners with guidance on the basic principles of VAT as it impacts on housing associations and RSLs.
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TISonline Human Resources
This TISonline information stream is a comprehensive guide to human resources and personnel issues across the public services.
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TISonline ICT and Business Transformation
This TISonline information stream is an introductory, non-technical guide to information and communications technology across the public services.
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TISonline Insurance
This TISonline information stream is a comprehensive guide to insurance in the public services.
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TISonline Internal Audit
This TISonline information stream provides practical guidance on all core aspects of internal audit.
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TISonline Leisure and Cultural Services
This TISonline information stream covers the legislative, strategic and financial background to local authority leisure services.
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TISonline Local Authorities and Similar Bodies VAT
This TISonline information stream provides practical guidance on VAT for Section 33 bodies.
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TISonline Local Authority Accounting
This TISonline information stream brings together CIPFA codes of practice and guidance on local authority accounting.
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TISonline Local Authority Housing
This TISonline information stream is a guide to housing management and finance for local authorities.
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TISonline Local Taxation
This TISonline information stream is an extensive guide to the administration of council tax and national non-domestic rates (NNDR).
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TISonline PAYE and National Insurance
This TISonline information stream provides practical guidance on tax for public sector employers.
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TISonline Pensions
This TISonline information stream is a guide to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for all who need an understanding of how the scheme operates.
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TISonline Planning
The TISonline Planning information stream aims to help those who work with and within local authority town planning and building control services.
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TISonline Police and Fire
TISonline Police and Fire information stream delivers support to finance professionals in the police service and the fire and rescue services.
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TISonline Procurement
This TISonline information stream outlines the issues that need to be considered to ensure service and budgetary responsibilities are managed properly.
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TISonline Public Health
This TISonline information stream focuses on public health for local authorities - the financial arrangements and implications.
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TISonline Risk Management
This TISonline information stream outlines the major issues to consider when developing an integrated risk management framework.
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TISonline Social Enterprise
This TISonline information stream provides practical information on social enterprises and their involvement in delivering public services.
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TISonline Transport
This TISonline information stream offers guidance for local authority transport provision and implementation of central government policy.
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TISonline Treasury Management
This TISonline information stream is a guide to the investment of local authority funds, debt management and treasury management practices.
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Treasury Management Benchmarking Club
This benchmarking club covers treasury management, analysing the previous year’s treasury management activity in terms of investment and borrowing.
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Vfm Indicators
VfM Indicators are the leading benchmarking tool for assessing value for money in the public sector. Essential for ALL transformation projects.
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VFM Toolkit
An easy-to-use, visual tool, the VfM Toolkit allows you to track the costs and performance of your services and compare them to your peers.
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Whistleblowing eLearning
An accessible, interactive e-learning course for staff on whistleblowing and why it is important.
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Young Peoples Library Survey
The Young People's Library Survey can allow you to understand the service usage and satisfaction of young library visitors.
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