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19 Mar 2024

Practitioners' Guide 2024

The Practitioners’ Guide supports the preparation by smaller authorities in England of statutory annual accounting and governance statements found in the Annual Governance and Accountability Return.

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31 Jan 2024

Utility Aid: Risk management

Author: Danielle Bird, financial director at Utility Aid

The financial world is very volatile at the moment and what that means is that a lot of decisions that I make along with the board of directors have an element of risk. One thing that I do not like is uncertainty. I sit with our leadership team every month to compare budget versus actual, to make sure we are meeting targets, and not overspending. I do this, not only because it’s part of my job but also because I hate the unexpected. I take pride in accurate forecasting and feel responsible for it when it’s not.

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08 Jan 2024

Procurement

This advice notes concerns the process of procurement by which parish and town councils award contracts to third parties to provide goods, services or to undertake works.

Advice notes
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21 Mar 2023

Practitioners’ Guide 2023

The Practitioners’ Guide supports the preparation by smaller authorities in England of statutory annual accounting and governance statements found in the Annual Governance and Accountability Return.

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