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Good practice guides

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Our good practice guides make it easier for others to understand and apply the lessons from our work.

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Managing the commercial lifecycle

Published on: 20 Feb 2025

Insight Good practice guides

Commercial and financial management

Overcoming challenges to managing risks in government

Published on: 17 Feb 2025

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Risk and resilience

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Good practice in annual reporting

Published on: 11 Feb 2025

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Accountability and oversight

Estimating and reporting fraud and error in annual reports and accounts

Published on: 6 Feb 2025

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Fraud and error

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Financial management in government: monitoring and forecasting

Published on: 21 Jan 2025

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Commercial and financial management

Financial management in government: allocating resources

Published on: 10 Dec 2024

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Commercial and financial management

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Managing conflicts of interest: good practice

Published on: 22 Nov 2024

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Accountability and oversight

Guidance for audit committees on cloud services

Published on: 12 Sep 2024

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Digital, data and technology

Digital transformation in government: a guide for senior leaders and audit and risk committees

Published on: 27 Feb 2024

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Digital transformation

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