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The auditor who fought Kenyan corruption
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- 17 Apr 2024
This year’s ICAEW Achievement Award winner, Edward ‘Eddie’ Ouko, faced huge resistance in his role as Auditor-General of Kenya. Despite the threats, he stood his ground.
From PwC to public service: Lynn Pamment CBE
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- 17 Apr 2024
The former PwC partner and now Jersey’s Comptroller and Auditor General on why tackling the local audit crisis hinges on audit firm leaders valuing the public sector audit discipline better.
Summary of IPSASB March 2024 meeting
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- 12 Apr 2024
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) held their first meeting of the year in New York with a number of interesting projects to report back on, including sustainability reporting and presentation of financial statements.
Strategic Finance Network Group
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- 08 Apr 2024
The first face-to-face meeting of the Strategic Finance Network Group tackled the fascinating subject of ‘Influencing Upwards’ at an event hosted by ICAEW at Chartered Accountants Hall.
Former Kenya Auditor General recognised for corruption fightback
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- 27 Mar 2024
Eddie Ouko, who served as Auditor General of the Republic of Kenya, has been given the ICAEW Outstanding Achievement Award this year.
ICAEW backs academic research on local government accounts
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- 13 Mar 2024
The Institute has joined forces with CIPFA-affiliated academic journal Public Money & Management to call for papers on how local government accounts can be used to improve accountability and effectiveness.
Government’s response ‘disappointing’ on local authority recommendations
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- 23 Feb 2024
Department keeps under review or rejects several recommendations made by the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee inquiry into financial reporting and audit in English local authorities.
Welsh public sector ‘must move from firefighting’
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- 22 Feb 2024
The Auditor General for Wales has issued a major new report on how public services can be made more cost effective and sustainable in the long-term.
Government’s plan to tackle local audit backlog in England
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- 08 Feb 2024
Proposed backstop date of 30 September 2024 would force auditors to qualify or disclaim local authority financial statements if councils cannot resolve accounting issues in time.
“Smarter government” could secure billions in savings
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- 22 Jan 2024
The National Audit Office chief highlights areas of opportunity for government, but warns savings could only come from more innovation, better data and tighter governance.
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