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HMRC staff down tools as union strikes

Public and Commercial Services union takes 48-hour industrial action which sees Revenue staff walk out 08 Mar 2010

DoT failed to heed NAO warning over Metronet finances

Risk management around watching over Metronet failed to materialise depsite warnings to the Department of Transport 02 Mar 2010

Councils ‘risk missing deadline for rules switch’

Local authorities are 'falling behind', Audit Commission warns 25 Feb 2010

It's time for the US to show some leadership on convergence: ICAEW

ICAEW calls on SEC to provide clarity on IFRS adoption 23 Feb 2010

FSA wants to regulate public sector treasury advice

Treasury management advisers could face regulation by the FSA 26 Jan 2010

Students provide accounting services to charities

Charirites to benefit from free accounting services from students in Oxford 25 Jan 2010

Gordon Brown looks to halve consultancy spend

Public sector must spend half a billion pounds less on consultancy and marketing, outlines prime minister 07 Dec 2009

Audit Commission freezes fraud charges

Environment too harsh to increases charges for fraud detection, says audit chief 04 Dec 2009

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Comment

2012 legacy depends on ring of financial rigour

London Development Agency's problems are legacy issues in more than one way 20 Jan 2010

NHS and resource accounting: a worrying diagnosis

NHS and resource accounting simply don't mix 22 Nov 2007

Inflationary cost of cancer care

Advances in the treatment of cancer are resulting in improvements to the health status of sufferers and life expectancy 26 Apr 2007

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Features

Local government: true grit

Local councils came under attack this winter for their response to severe weather conditions. What can local government FDs do to stop the same thing happening next year, despite shrinking resources? 04 Mar 2010

NGOs: Give something back

The economic downturn has hit many NGOs hard, making the role of the accountant there even more crucial 18 Feb 2010

Regeneration: off the drawing board

A US financing model for funding regeneration projects is gaining popularity here, but it needs government support 20 Jan 2010

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Analysis

Battle of the audits

Losing £115m of equipment and tackling pay for specialists are just two problems the MoD’s FD has to lay siege to 04 Mar 2010

NHS FDs under pressure: tricky operation

Prospects: NHS FDs are coming under increasing pressure 10 Apr 2008

State accounting overhaul on track

The government is embarking on the biggest change in government accounting practices since the switch to resource accounting 08 Nov 2007

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