CIPFA Speaks

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! This week's episode features Jaimie Kaffash (Editor of Pulse Magazine) and Professor Andy Hardy (CEO of University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust) on the progress of the UK vaccination rollout.  As part of our recurring segment on the impact of the pandemic on the public finance profession, we were joined by Karan Wheatcroft from the Mersey Internal...

Happy new year and welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! This episode, we spoke to the Chartered Management Institute about flexible working, and were joined by CIPFA member Steve O'Donoghue for an insight into how working from home has changed the day to day working lives of public finance professionals. More information: Behavioural Insights Team report on flexible working (https://www.bi.team/blog...

With a vaccine rollout hopefully spelling an end in sight to the pandemic, this week's episode looks ahead to the next crisis needing our attention - the climate emergency. We spoke to CIPFA Chief Economist Jeff Matsu about the economic frameworks impacting climate policy, and President of ADEPT Nigel Riglar about the Prime Minister's 10-point plan for climate change.  More information: Clima...

This week's episode kicks off with CIPFA's initial reaction to the 2020 one-year spending review, followed by a deep dive into what impacts the UK can expect from the end of the Brexit transition period.  Featuring: Karen Sanderson, Director of Public Financial Management, CIPFA Rob Whiteman, CEO, CIPFA Professor Colin Talbot, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester More information: ...

This week's episode focuses on public service performance in the UK. Joining us to give an overview of the Performance Tracker 2020 (https://www.cipfa.org/policy-and-guidance/reports/performance-tracker-2020) is the Institute for Government's Director, Bronwen Maddox. This episode also includes insight from Lindsey Wishart, who has held various treasurer roles in the charity sector and is a ke...

This week's episode focuses on fraud and corruption in the public sector. Joining us to give the big picture view is Neil Green, Deputy Director for Counter Fraud and Investigation at the Government Internal Audit Agency.  We also welcomed Clair Quentin from Kings College London. Clair is a Research Associate to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax, chaired ...

This week's episode features guests from all across the public sector on a variety of issues, including academies estate management, the future of data for public services and a look back at last year's Public Finance Awards. More information CIPFAstats+: https://www.cipfa.org/services/data-to-drive-decisions/cipfastats Public Finance Live: https://cipfaannualconference.org.uk/ Public Finance ...

This week's episode honed in on the challenges faced by the health service during the last few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Featuring: Alastair McLellan, Editor, Health Service Journal Anita Charlesworth, Director of Research and REAL Centre, The Health Foundation

In this week's episode, we're focusing on police and criminal justice.  Featuring: John Bloomer, Chief Finance Office, Staffordshire Police Matt Ford, Research Analyst, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Report: Trends in criminal justice spending, staffing and populations 2008-2009 to 2017-2018 (https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/publications/trends-criminal-justice-spending-staffing-and...

In this episode, we're joined by CIPFA's Chief Economist Jeff Matsu to talk about the UK's economic recovery from COVID-19, and Ileana Steccolini, Professor of Accounting and member of CIPFA's International Advisory Panel to explore public sector resilience. Resources: Jeff Matsu Twitter (https://twitter.com/JeffreyMatsu) International Advisory Panel (https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/public-...

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! This week we were joined by Nik Miller, CEO of the Bridge Group, to discuss social mobility and access to the accountancy profession. Resources: Bridge Group: https://www.thebridgegroup.org.uk/ Access Accountancy: http://www.accessaccountancy.org/ For more information about CIPFA, visit our website (https://www.cipfa.org/) .

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! In this week's double bill, we were joined by the Institute for Government and the National Audit Office to explore the preparedness of public services for COVID-19. Featuring: - Jeffrey Matsu, Chief Economist, CIPFA - Nick Davies, Programme Director, Institute for Government - Aileen Murphie, Value for Money Director, National Audit Office Resources: IfG/CIPFA ...

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! This week, we dived into CIPFA and Humentum’s joint initiative to develop the world’s first internationally applicable financial reporting guidance for non-profit organisations.  Joined by Karen Sanderson, Head of the IFR4NPO programme at CIPFA, and Samantha Musoke, the project director from Humentum, we looked at how the project would encourage greater credibili...

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! This week, we were joined by Stephanie Donaldson,  Executive Director of Business Resources, National Museums Liverpool and CIPFA North West President, to discuss the issues of diversity and inclusion in the public sector. 

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! This week, we were joined by Breaking Barriers Innovations to discuss the place-based approach in local government, and the importance of investing in prevention.  Featuring: Nicholas Werran - Partnerships Director, Breaking Barriers Innovations Dr Jon Bashford - Research Programme Director, Breaking Barriers Innovations

The CIPFA podcast is back after a brief hiatus! Join us this week as we discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the public sector with CIPFA CEO Rob Whiteman

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! Check out this month's episode, featuring reflections on COVID-19, IFRS 16, and council tax reform.  Featuring: - Rob Whiteman, CEO, CIPFA - Ian Ratcliffe, Assistant Director of Sector Financial Accounting, NHS England and NHS Improvement - David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies - Joanne Pitt, Local Government Policy Manager, CIPFA

The CIPFA Team have braved the dismal February weather to bring you interviews with some brilliant guests this month.  Featuring: - Angus Peters, Editor, Pensions Expert - Richard Lloyd-Bithell, CIPFA, Pensions and Treasury Management Adviser - Simon Bottery, Senior Fellow Social Care, The Kings Fund - Deborah Garvey, Policy Manager, Shelter

Happy New Year from CIPFA! As we enter the new decade, January's episode covers off the general election, the impact of Brexit, and the future of policing. Featuring: - Dominic Brady, reporter for Public Finance Magazine - Nigel Brook, Assistant Chief Officer for West Yorkshire Police - Dr Kitty Stewart, Associate Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science

Seasons greetings from CIPFA! December's episode covers the future of libraries, the 30 year anniversary of the Children Act 1989, and the launch of CIPFA's Financial Resilience Index.  Featuring: - Toby Litt, author and lecturer and Birkbeck, University of London - Dr Emma Nottingham, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Winchester - Carolyn Williamson, CIPFA President - Carol Culley, Deputy ...

This jam packed episode covers everything from the future of public sector data to the latest behavioural science being used to tackle public sector fraud. Featuring: - Jon Watkins, Editor of Public Finance Magazine - Hubert Wu, Researcher for the Behavioural Insights Team - David Phillips, Associate Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies - David Caplan, Head of Analytics and Research at ...

In our inaugural episode, we explore the latest goings-on in health and social care. Featuring: - Vivienne Russell, Head of Communications & Content at CIPFA and former Editor of Public Finance Magazine - Former journalist and NHS Providers Senior Policy Advisor David Williams - Graham Atkins, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government - Anita Charlesworth, Director of Research & Economi...