{"id":1140,"date":"2024-03-05T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/?post_type=training&#038;p=1140"},"modified":"2026-10-19T12:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:57:25","slug":"internal-controls","status":"publish","type":"training","link":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/?training=internal-controls","title":{"rendered":"Internal Controls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wednesday, 18 November &#8217;26 \u00a0 <span class=\"time_span\">10am \u2013 11:30am<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>This session give councillors and clerks an understanding of the need for internal controls and how they work, with practical examples and case studies.<\/h3>\n<p>Topics include:<br \/>\n\u2022 Roles and responsibilities<br \/>\n\u2022 Financial risks<br \/>\n\u2022 Purpose of internal controls<br \/>\n\u2022 Case studies<br \/>\n\u2022 Examples of controls<br \/>\n\u2022 Review of internal controls<\/p>\n<p>By the end of Local Council Finance you will:<br \/>\n\u2022 Understand the council&#8217;s and RFO&#8217;s duties regarding internal control<br \/>\n\u2022 Be aware of the purpose of internal controls<br \/>\n\u2022 Be able to identify examples of internal controls<br \/>\n\u2022 Know when to review internal controls<\/p>\n<p>Session leaders:<br \/>\nSteve Parkinson, The Parkinson Partnership LLP<br \/>\nSteve is a former Town Clerk &amp; an accountant with 30 years&#8217; experience in public sector finance, who specialises in advice &amp; training for the local council sector.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Light, Lightatouch<br \/>\nTim has 29 years experience of internal audit with Hampshire County Council. A past President of the Association of Accounting Technicians, he has undertaken internal audits at parish councils for the last ten years and delivers training on related topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, 18 November &#8217;26 \u00a0 10am \u2013 11:30am This session give councillors and clerks an understanding of the need for internal controls and how they work, with practical examples and case studies. Topics include: \u2022 Roles and responsibilities \u2022 Financial risks \u2022 Purpose of internal controls \u2022 Case studies \u2022 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","training-tags":[33,34],"class_list":["post-1140","training","type-training","status-publish","hentry","training-tags-finance","training-tags-webinar"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/training\/1140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/training"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/training"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"training-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftraining-tags&post=1140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}