This guide is for finance leaders in government departments and other public bodies. It sets out insights and good practice on how information can be reported to make better financial management decisions.
A guide to help government departments assess how employee exits and redundancies in government are being conducted.
This guidance is intended to help government organisations, audit teams and others to test the quality of workforce planning in government.
This good practice guidance reflects upon findings and recommendations drawn from 200 reports concerning 300 commercial arrangements that have been published over the past 20 years.
A guide for senior leaders and risk practitioners across government with ways to help overcome the challenges to managing risks.
This interactive guide sets out good practice principles for annual reporting with examples from public sector organisations.
We estimate that fraud and error cost the taxpayer between £55 billion to £81 billion in 2023-24. Only a fraction of this is detected and known about. To tackle this, public bodies need to know how much fraud and error they face and where it is. Our good practice guide on estimating and reporting fraud […]
This guide is for senior finance leaders in government departments and other public bodies. It sets out insights and good practice on monitoring and forecasting for better financial management in government. It is the fourth in a five-part series of guides, which follow the financial management lifecycle. Good financial management is critical in the public […]
This guide is for senior finance leaders in government departments and other public bodies. It sets out insights and good practice on how to allocate resources for better financial management in government. It is the third in a five-part series of guides, which follow the financial management lifecycle. For public services to be efficient and […]
Our guide shows how government can help public bodies put in place the right measures to properly manage conflicts of interest – for the benefit of both staff and taxpayers.
This guide outlines cloud services and their use in government, and suggests questions to ask at assessment, implementation and management stages.
The guide can support audit and risk committees and senior leaders tasked with overseeing large-scale digital change to understand the core issues.
Our guide is for people who deal with whistleblowers, investigate concerns or manage whistleblowing processes in government organisations.
Our guide sets out the elements to consider & questions to support good practice and value for money, through real examples from our reports.
Our good practice guide outlines how to plan strategically and realistically to align strategy and planning, address optimism bias, and deal with risk and uncertainty.
This good practice guide for policy and delivery professionals helps you work with uncertainty in government programmes
Covering leadership, skills and data, our guide covers the essential enablers to unlock the potential of your finance team.
This guide aims to support policy and delivery professionals responsible for delivering programmes involving more than one department in delivery.
This good practice guide will help audit committees understand and question the quality assurance framework for business-critical models.
These good practice guides share practical tips on improving the quality and efficiency of day-to-day services provided by government.