Understanding Public Sector Finance
Thursday, 23 September 2010, 09:45 - 16:15 |
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Chaired by Carl Emmerson
- Gain a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms through which public money is spent
- Gain authoritative insight soon after the first budget of the new government
- Understand the processes used by Central Government to set budgets and finance priorities
- Look at how money is allocated and spent at the local level, and how this may change
- Look at the role and functions of the Public Accounts Select Committee
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The venue for this event has been confirmed as The Guoman Hotel, Charing Cross. Directions can be found by clicking here
09:15 - 09:45
Coffee and Registration
09:45 - 10:00
Chair's Welcome and Introduction
Carl Emmerson - Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies - CONFIRMED
10:00 - 11:00
Introduction to Public Sector Finance: The Passage of a Pound
Carl Emmerson - Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies - CONFIRMED
- The Budget
- The distribution of funding to central Government
- The distribution of funding from central government to affiliated organisations
- The use of this funding to deliver public services
- The challenges facing a new government
11:00 - 11:45
The Role of the Government Department
Sylvia Thomson - Former Senior Treasury Civil Servant - CONFIRMED
- How do Departments decide the level of funding they require?
- How do they compete with other Departments for funding?
- How do Departments distribute their funding to their affiliated organisations?
11:45 - 12:00
Coffee
12:00 - 13:00
The Use of Public Finance at the Local Level - A Case Study
Ian Fifield - Local Government Futures - CONFIRMED
- What are the mechanisms for receiving funding from central Government?
- How is the funding used to provide the necessary provision of services?
- What are the procurement and Impact Assessment procedures?
- What are the considerations that have to be taken into account when making these decisions?
- How funding may change
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:00
The Public Accounts Select Committee
Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP - Chair, Public Accounts Select Committee - INVITED
- The role and functions of the PAC
- How the PAC collects evidence and what it reports on
- Why its reports are so influential
15:00 - 15:15
Coffee
15:15 - 16:00
The future of Public Sector Finance
Professor Len Shackleton - Dean, Royal Docks Business School - CONFIRMED
- The forthcoming Spending Review and what this may contain
- The difficulties of the current economic climate
- Public sector debt and how this will impact upon policy
16:00 - 16:15
Closing Remarks and End
Course Rates Central Government / Private Sector £ Charities / Councils / Trade Associations / NHS Trusts / Emergency Services £
Please note that discounts are available for early registration and multiple bookings, for more information please call 0800 542 9440.
If you do not wish to book online, please fax back the form below to this number 020 7484 4950.
"Well balanced and well timed too, considering we are in an interesting period of change and new thinking" Financial Policy Manager, Skills Funding Agency
"Very interesting and useful" Area Manager, Hampshire Fire and Rescue
"Future of public sector finance - interesting points raised" Departmental Finance Officer, DfID
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