IRRV Pre-Examination Course

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FEES FROZEN FOR 2010 

The Spring Pre-Examination Course will again be held at Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire. The course will be tailored to cater for students sitting individual subjects as well as those that are sitting all subjects.

More Information and Online Booking Facility

 

IRRV Members Discussion Board: Supporting People into Work: The Next Stage of Housing Benefit Reform

Important Information: The IRRV is hosting this discussion board, on the themes being explored in the DWP consultation paper, Supporting People into Work: The Next Stage of Housing Benefit Reform.

As an IRRV member you are invited to contribute to these important discussions. The IRRV will collate responses and submit them to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), but individuals will not be identified in this process. By providing comments on any of the themes of the discussion boards, you are agreeing that your comments may be submitted to DWP, without you being identified individually.

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News / latest items

Training for Enforcement Agents (Bailiffs)

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The SIA are developing a training specification that describes the core knowledge and/or skills required by enforcement agents (bailiffs). The specification will form the basis of the qualifications that will be required by SIA licensing.
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INSTITUTE AGM 2009 AND ACCOUNTS

INSTITUTE AGM 2009
The Institute’s AGM takes place in Bournemouth at 11.30 am on Tuesday 29 September.
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Annual Conference Soundbites

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In a hard-hitting Presidential address, Julie Holden warned government that it must reconsider funding for local authorities, particularly in the light of the difficult current financial climate.
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Bankruptcy article - December 2009 Insight

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The full paper from enforcement specialists Incasso can be accessed by using the link below
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Benefits Conference 2010

Benefits Conference 2010
For over a decade the IRRV’s Benefits Conference has widely been regarded as the primary event for practitioners involved in the delivery of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.
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VT Important Change from 1st October 2009

Important Change Happening On 1 October 2009
1 October 2009 brings a very important change in how council tax, drainage rate and non-domestic rate appeals will be handled in the future.
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Proposed New Diploma

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Plans for the Institute‘s new Diploma, to be introduced 2009/10.
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Housing Benefit - A radical rethink on welfare delivery

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An occasional paper from the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation
Jan 2009
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IRRV Hosts DWP PinS Training

IRRV Hosts DWP PinS Training
The IRRV now hosts the DWP PinS Training
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The IRRV is becoming a QCF Awarding Body in 2010, and this will affect our qualifications.

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The Qualifications and Credit Framework - QCF - is a way of recognising achievement, and improving the skills of the workforce, through the awarding of credit for both units and qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It replaces the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) that exists currently.
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Examination Results

27/01/2010 / 1167

Results will be available on this site from 9.30 am on Wednesday 27th January 2010. Candidates will only be able to access their own results by entering both their IRRV membership number and December 2010 candidate number (note that candidates numbers are different at each session). All examination fees must have been paid before results are released.

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Find an IRRV Member

23/09/2009 / 1138

IRRV launch search facility to  locate members

 

IRRV Conference and Exhibition Dates 2010 

Benefits Conference 

IRRV Benefits Conference and Exhibition 2010
Southport Convention Centre, 9 - 11 February 2010  

IRRV Benefit Fraud Conference and Exhibition 2010
Southport Convention Centre 10 - 11 February 2010  

IRRV Collection and Enforcement Conference 2010
Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, 25 - 26 May 2010 

IRRV Annual Conference and Exhibition 2010
Harrogate HIC, 28 September - 1 October 2010

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IRRV Awards Evening 2009 - Video Streams Available

 


Video streams for this years Awards are now available

Video clips of the 2009 IRRV Performance Awards night are now accessible to view online.  Award Winners, Speeches and Entertainment footage is now available.

AWARDS 2009 IRRV Player

 

 


IRRV Magazines - Features / Editorial Deadlines

13/10/2009 / 1151

IRRV Magazine FEATURES

The Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation produces a full range of publications targeted at practitioners working in the fields of local taxation, local authority administered benefits, non domestic rating and public and private sector valuation.

The flagship magazines are Insight, which goes monthly to all members of the IRRV, and bi-monthly Benefit, read by subscribers primarily within local authority benefits departments.

A more specialist magazine, Valuer, is also produced on a quarterly basis, aimed at members of the Institute’s valuation faculty and others engaged in the valuation of land and property, both in the United Kingdom and abroad.

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The great rate debate

26/10/2009 / 1152

the great Debate

Follow the debate as Roger Messenger and Charles Partridge go head to head on the operation of the business rating system.  The Valuer cover story is available for all to see for a limited time - click on the link for both sides of the story

DECEMBER 2009

SEPTEMBER 2009

The National Occupational Standards Revision

09/10/2009 / 1147

 

The National Occupational Standards (NOS) in Local Taxation and Benefits are undergoing revision.

To view the latest Standards draft, and to see how you can help with this important work,

For more information click here.

The IRRV is becoming a QCF Awarding Body

13/10/2009 / 1149

Qualifications and Credit Framework 

The IRRV is becoming a QCF Awarding Body in 2010, and this will affect our qualifications.

For more information click here