Latest News

The world of internal auditing is changing fast and we recognise that our quarterly newsletter is not designed to keep up. Therefore we have decided to add this section to the HIAF website. Tune in regularly for the Latest News. If you wish to add any news, please contact our Website Co-ordinator.

New regulatory framework for social housing in England

9 May, 2012

The new regulatory framework for social housing in England, effective from 1 April from 2012, sets out the parameters under which the HCA will carry out its regulatory...
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Value for money - framework, regulation & standards

5 May, 2012

For our last free members’ seminar before the summer break, we are taking a look at different aspects of Value for Money. Now that the revised regulatory standards...
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February Event Presentations

27 February, 2012

HIAF’s February event, kindly hosted by Bevan Brittan, explored the area of Fraud within the sector.  The presentations from the event have now been uploaded...
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Internal audit programme guides

14 February, 2012

The Internal Audit Programme guides, accessed within our members' area, were last updated with the assistance of Innovation and Good Practice grant money from The Housing...
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Fraud is on the rise

9 January, 2012

Fraud is on the increase as the recession bites. HIAF's next members' event, to be held on Wednesday 22nd February at Bevan Brittan LLP in Bristol, looks at a high fraud...
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Annual report on fraud

23 August, 2011

Members may recall the Tenant Services Authority's (TSA) requirement for an annual report on any losses from fraudulent activity. In March this year, HIAF followed this by...
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Peter Richards joins HIAF Executive Committee

21 June, 2011

Peter Richards has joined HIAF's Executive Committee. Peter is a senior manager within Grant Thornton within their Business Risk Services team. He has been with the firm...
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TSA briefing about recent fraudulent activity

18 May, 2011

We have received a bulletin from the Tenant Services Authority regarding fraudsters attempting to alter supplier bank details. This is an issue that we have previously...
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Revised TSA standard enables tenancy reforms

13 May, 2011

The Tenant Services Authority (TSA) has published its revised tenancy standard which enables housing associations to introduce fixed-term tenancies and charge higher...
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HIAF committee changes

12 May, 2011

We welcome Logan Rowan of KPMG to the Committee. Logan, a manager within KPMG's Public Sector Audit team in London, has worked for KPMG since 2003. Logan trained with...
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