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007 money laundering and economic crime template
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- 25 Sep 2023
Focus must shift to prevention, PAC warns, after the body responsible for overseeing government expenditure calls for action to tackle currently untracked fraud and error losses of potentially tens of billions of pounds a year.
Chart of the week: Home Office financial statements 2022/23
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- 21 Sep 2023
The Home Office spent £24.5bn in 2022/23 according to its recently published annual financial report, funded by £5.4bn in income and £19.2bn in net parliamentary funding.
August public sector finances: fourth-highest monthly deficit on record
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- 21 Sep 2023
Deficit marginally better than had been expected according to the latest figures from the ONS, but costly public sector problems emerge.
Chart of the week: Smoking in the UK
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- 14 Sep 2023
Our chart of the week looks at how the prevalence of smoking in the UK population has continued to decline over the past decade.
Local government needs good internal auditors
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- 11 Sep 2023
Parish, village and town councils urgently need internal auditors to ensure they are held accountable, transparent and independently verified.
Birmingham issues Section 114 notice amid financial crisis
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- 07 Sep 2023
Birmingham City Council issues Section 114 notice due to £87m budget gap and significant equal pay liability, halting non-statutory spending.
Chart of the week: GDP revisions
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- 07 Sep 2023
This week’s chart takes a look at recent revisions to GDP that have caused some consternation in the world of statistics.
IPSAS vs IFRS - what is the most suitable accounting framework for the public sector?
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- 05 Sep 2023
The adoption of accrual accounting by governments is gathering momentum. If a government were to adopt accrual accounting now, is the adoption of IPSAS the most sensible option?
Chart of the week: BRICS+
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- 31 Aug 2023
Our chart of the week returns from its summer holidays to look at the planned expansion of BRICS from five to 11 countries.
ICAEW technical round-up: August 2023
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- 31 Aug 2023
This month’s top stories include HMRC’s extension to the trial for responding to old post; draft legislation released which prompts taxpayers to provide more information to HMRC; and the latest figures on HMRC caller waiting times.
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