Glasgow strikes £1bn City Deal with UK and Scots ministers

 

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   21 August 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         UK and Scots ministers sign Glasgow City Deal A £1bn City Deal for Glasgow has been agreed by council leaders and both Scottish and UK government ministers, the first such pact to be reached outside England. The flagship agreement includes the development of a £1.13bn fund to improve the Clyde Valley region’s economic infrastructure over 20 years...       CIPFA NEWS Academies must invest in people for fraud resilience A shortfall of staff with solid financial and business management skills – combined with reduced resourcing support – is leaving many academies open to fraud, warns CIPFA Recruitment Services. CIPFA apprenticeships It is not too late to join our 12-month paid apprenticeship scheme and start a finance career. We still have vacancies left in Surrey, Kent, Bradford, Worcestershire, Southampton, Sussex, north London and Hackney. Worldwide IPSAS training CIPFA, EY and IASeminars offer a comprehensive range of courses on International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) in selected countries around the world. All CIPFA members are entitled to a 10% discount on each booking. Procurement and contract audit update CIPFA’s annual update on procurement and contract risks for auditors and procurement professionals is only four weeks away. It will address the key challenges impacting on procurement. #PACAF14. More CIPFA news     DISCUSSION CIPFA signs partnership agreement with Ghanaian accountancy institute CIPFA is to work with Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG) to improve public financial management. Join CIPFA’s LinkedIn group to contribute to the discussion.     CIPFA PUBLICATIONS Welfare reform and its effect on local government This guide looks behind the bare text of welfare rules and regulations to the wider budget impacts. It is aimed at those who need to understand the financial impact of welfare reform on local government services, and operate Housing Benefit efficiently pending the arrival of Universal Credit. More publications     CIPFA EVENTS September 12  CIPFA in the North West: resilience, recovery and reputation Kendal More/book September 16  Central government finance professional conference London More/book September 17  CIPFA procurement and contract audit update Birmingham More/book September 25  CIPFA insurance summit London More/book September 25  CIPFA Northern Ireland annual conference 2014 Belfast More/book September 25  CIPFA South East ‘Summer School’ Wellingborough More/book September 26  CIPFA national housing conference: social housing is big business London More/book September 30  Social care and health conference London More/book October 4  Fourth annual CIPFA academies conference London More/book     Click here to unsubscribe from this email