Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! This week's packed episode featured CIPFA CEO Rob Whiteman with his reflections on the 2021 Budget, Libraries Connected on the impact of COVID-19 on libraries, and CIPFA student Faye Revely joined us for our recurring segment on working from home in public finance.

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The Budget

CIPFA: Manchester Libraries - Research into how libraries help people with loneliness and isolation

Libraries Connected: Libraries in lockdown

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! 

This week's episode is all about talent, featuring Lauren Gough from the CIPFA Student Network, trainee accountant Catherine Hodgkinson and Assistant Director of Finance Hamant Bharadia from Lambeth Council, and CIPFA member Alston Owens on diversity in the workforce.

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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 Audit Agency. 

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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.

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Behavioural Insights Team report on flexible working

CMI: Management Transformed

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. 

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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. 

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Twitter 

This week's episode focuses on public service performance in the UK. Joining us to give an overview of the 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 key contributor for Public Finance Perspectives, on the impact that COVID-19 has had on children and children's services.  

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 by Dame Margaret Hodge MP. They were recently involved in the publication of a new report targeting the enablers of tax avoidance.

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APPG report: Ineffective tax avoidance: targeting the enablers

Virtual Seminar: Tackling the Enablers of Tax Avoidance - RSVP to [email protected]

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.

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Public Finance Awards: https://publicfinanceawards.co.uk/

This week's episode honed in on the challenges faced by the health service during the last few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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