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Rob Whiteman

Rob Whiteman

Rob Whiteman is chief executive of CIPFA

Articles by Rob Whiteman

The importance of reserves

By Rob Whiteman | 01 April 2020

Coronavirus is going to place an unparalleled strain on local government services, says Rob White...

Budget 2020: Public Works Loan Board consultation is welcome

By Rob Whiteman | 13 March 2020

The Chancellor’s announcement of a consultation on revising the terms of borrowing from the Publi...

A Budget isn't what's needed

By Rob Whiteman | 19 February 2020

By nature a Budget is short-term, says Rob Whiteman. He argues that while more funding is always ...

How will Brexit impact UK public services?

By Rob Whiteman | 09 January 2020

A area of primary concern for CIPFA is the lack of an economic impact assessment on the Prime Min...

Get rid of 'delays, deadlock and paralysis'

By Rob Whiteman | 06 November 2019

Continuing to stumble through this 'political Groundhog Day' has real consequences for the servic...

Working towards collective responsibility in financial management

By Rob Whiteman | 10 October 2019

Rob Whiteman says CIPFA’s Financial Management (FM) code launched today will provide consistent s...

Rebuilding trust is a long-term ambition

By Rob Whiteman | 06 August 2019

Making local authority accounts more accessible to the modern-day user will help us shape a more ...

Dear Chancellor

By Rob Whiteman | 24 July 2019

As the dust settles on the Conservative leadership announcements, the Chartered Institute of Publ...

Talking about tomorrow today

By Rob Whiteman | 02 July 2019

How can local leaders ensure the continued health of local government finances and deliver sustai...

We need leaders who give optimism that a way through must be found

By Rob Whiteman | 26 June 2019

Rob Whiteman says the expertise and insight of the public finance profession is fundamental to sh...