Settinghighprofessionalstandardsforpublicservicesaroundtheworld?TheAssociationofCharteredCertifiedAccountantsFebruary2016ThisreportupdatesACCA’spolicypositionsonarangeofthemesforpublicservices.ItsetsoutACCA’spoliciesformembers,governments,employersandawiderangeofexternalstakeholderswithaninterestinpublicservices.Thereport:?setsoutcriteriaforachievinggoodgovernancethattakeintoaccountboththe‘hard’factorsofsystems,proceduresandauditandthe‘soft’factorsrelatingtodevelopingastrongethicalculture?setsoutcriteriaforachievingeffectivepublicfinancialmanagement?demonstratestheimportanceofthequalityofinformationavailable(bothfinancialandservicedelivery)tohelpinformdecisionmaking?setsoutcriteriaforeffectiveperformancemanagement?highlightstherelevantkeyskillsforfinanceprofessionals.FirstpublishedasSettingHighPr