Cookies

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse this repository, you give consent for essential cookies to be used. You can read more about our Privacy and Cookie Policy.


Durham Research Online
You are in:

Evidence to the Inquiry into Government Accounts. Parliament's Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC).

Ferry, L. and Chow, D. (2016) 'Evidence to the Inquiry into Government Accounts. Parliament's Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC).', Project Report. House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, London.

Abstract

We welcome this opportunity to submit written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into Government Accounts. This reply draws on recent published academic work and senior level personal experience of both central government and local government accounting practices. The main focus of our response is that progress has been made and continues to be made with government accounting, but the culture has to further change to embrace the full benefits of accrual accounting. This undoubtedly has to involve financial literacy becoming a norm for politicians and civil servants alike rather than an add-on, a specific skill, a nice to have or even a tick box to promotion. For this to happen involves a more rigorous continuation of building institutional capacity and capability, and further recognition on the importance of accounting for good governance.

Item Type:Monograph (Project Report)
Full text:(AM) Accepted Manuscript
Download PDF
(102Kb)
Status:Not peer-reviewed
Publisher Web site:http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/public-administration-and-constitutional-affairs-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/government-accounts/publications/
Publisher statement:This document is made available under an Open Government Licence - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Date accepted:15 May 2016
Date deposited:28 July 2016
Date of first online publication:2016
Date first made open access:No date available

Save or Share this output

Export:
Export
Look up in GoogleScholar