Inaugural CIPFA and CFGS Councillors’ Conference

Posted on 13/09/2018 by Fiona Corcoran | budget scrutiny, cfps, cipfa, conference, councillors, elected members, financial scrutiny, inaugural conference, local government finances, member development, member training, scrutiny

Join CIPFA and the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny at the House of Commons on 13 September for our inaugural councillors’ conference. Council finances are at the top of everyone’s agenda at the moment. Our focus on them is not just about the need to avoid high profile failures as has happened in Northamptonshire – the financial challenge affects us all, in different ways. We have all been dealing with increased financial constraints since 2010 (and in some cases before) but in the next couple of years, the pace of change will accelerate. Councillors need to be aware of – ...