All You Want To Know About Local Authority Finance in Wales

Welsh Local Authorities spend over £4billion a year on a wide range of services for local people. Demands on these services are increasing and so are the expectations of citizens and service users, yet local authorities are expected to deliver within tight financial constraints. This means that there is a greater need than ever for people to be aware of how local authority finance works in Wales.

Do you think that a working knowledge of local authority finance in Wales would put you and your colleagues in a position of advantage?

Whether you are in a Welsh Council or otherwise concerned with local government in Wales; whether you are an Elected Member, Non-Financial Manager, or even a member of the Finance Team, you could benefit from one of our courses at which you will learn:

What the Course will cover:

• General Fund Expenditure and Income
• Local Government Finance settlement 2008/09
• Revenue Support Grant, Standard Spending Assessments and the Green Book
• Business Rates, Council Tax and Specific Grants
• Capital Expenditure and how it is financed
• Capital Grants, Prudential Borrowing and Capital Receipts
• Balance Sheets, Treasury Management and Asset Management
• Children, Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills Finance
• Health & Social Services Finance
• Economy & Transport Finance
• Environmental Sustainability and Housing Revenue Account Finance
• Welsh Local Government Association Financial Priorities
• Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 and the Efficiency Agenda
• Regulation and Inspection and the Wales Audit Office

Venue and Date(s)

Cardiff: Novotel Cardiff Central Hotel, Schooner Way – Wednesday 5th November

The course is accompanied by a very useful book entitled:

The cost of this seminar is £220 plus VAT making a total of £258.50. The fee includes lunch. The speaker will be Adrian Waite, the Managing Director of ‘AWICS’.

For more information contact us at the address below or click here to download our flyer