MPs cast doubt on Universal Credit anti-fraud plans

 

If you can't see the Public Finance Daily email below click here to view the web version   News and comment from Public Finance - the official magazine of CIPFA   15 May 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         MPs cast doubt on Universal Credit anti-fraud plans MPs have warned there is uncertainty over how the Department for Work and Pensions will tackle fraud once the flagship Universal Credit benefit reform is introduced. Examining plans to manage the housing costs element of the benefit, the work and pensions select committee said the processes were not fully developed...       CIPFA NEWS CIPFA consults on counter-fraud code of practice CIPFA is seeking views on a new counter-fraud code of practice, chief executive Rob Whiteman has announced. Mind the skills gap As academies feel the heat in their financial management, CIPFA Recruitment Services’ Julie Martin suggests five strategies for organisations to help secure talented senior financial employees and fill that skills gap. Sound public finance and governance CIPFA, with Grant Thornton, is to host a seminar promoting good governance in the public sector, highlighting the benefits of public financial management for a thriving private sector, at the International Festival for Business 2014. Share and share alike Shared services in London, a CIPFA London division seminar, will look at experiences from the private sector, local government and local government/health partnerships through the Better Care Fund. More CIPFA news     DISCUSSION Support for public services CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman has blogged on how we can enable change, respond to reducing budgets & further transform public services. Join CIPFA’s LinkedIn group to contribute to the discussion.     CIPFA PUBLICATIONS Housing finance under self-financing Local authority housing finance underwent its biggest change for some 25 years in 2012. This publication brings together the latest guidance to assist those working in the sector to understand local authority housing finance in the new system. More publications     CIPFA EVENTS June 3 Share and share alike - shared services in London: a CIPFA London division seminar London More/book June 18 CIPFA IT audit and information security update Birmingham More/book June 24  CIPFA in Wales National Library of Wales tour and CPD event: recovering from the fire Aberystwyth More/book June 30 Creating conditions for growth through sound public finance and governance Liverpool More/book July 1-3  CIPFA annual conference London More/book     Click here to unsubscribe from this email