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- Acting on New Disability Legislation
- The impact of new disability legislation goes beyond the cost of modifying buildings and other working practices.
Michelle Perry examines how it will affect the public sector.
- Voluntary Sector Partnerships
- Since the Local Government Act 2003 came into effect on 1 April 2003, councils have more freedom to take key
financial decisions.
- Whole of Government Accounts
- On 21 January, Kieran Rix from the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) team gave a lunchtime lecture to ACCA members.
The key points are summarised below.
- Public Sector Spending Under the Microscope
- Despite supposedly lavish spending plans - particularly for health and education - some of the Chancellor's spending
increases may actually result in long term cuts to budgets, believes David Walker.
- Gershon reshapes Government
- Paul Gosling explains how the Gershon Review will reshape government.
- Understanding the Prudential Code
- The new Prudential Code provides councils with the opportunity to improve services and move towards integration of the
financial planning process, reports Seamus Ward.
- Community Planning
- A culture change could be required if Scotland's public sector is to embrace and benefit from the principles of
community planning, reports David Scott.
- ACCA's technical activities
- ACCA's Public Sector Technical Issues Panel regularly responds to consultation documents issued by public
sector bodies. Andy Wynne summarises recent responses.
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