Departmental Accounting Officer. 11.1 TEO AO is accountable to the NI Assembly for the issue of grant to the HIARB. The Executive Office AO has designated the Secretary of the HIARB as the HIARB SAO by letter of 20 April 2020. Respective responsibilities of the departmental Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of MPMNI and the SAO responsibilities are set out in their SAO appointment letter.
11.2 TEO AO may withdraw the HIARB SAO designation if they conclude that the HIARB SAO is no longer a fit person to carry out the responsibilities of a SAO or that it is otherwise in the public interest that the designation be withdrawn. In such circumstances the President will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of the HIARB SAO status may bring into question the continued assignment of the Secretary (who is a seconded officer from NICTS). The President should engage with XXX and XXXXX Chief Operating Officer should such circumstance arise.
11.3 As outlined in section 7, the Secretary is accountable to the HIARB Management Board for their stewardship of the HIARB. This includes advising the Management Board on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency and effectiveness.
11.4 TEO AO must be informed if the judgement of the HIARB SAO (on matters for which they are responsible) is over-ridden by the Management Board. The HIARB SAO must also take action if the Management Board is contemplating a course that would infringe the requirement for financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency or effectiveness. In all other regards, XXX AO has no day to day involvement with the HIARB or its’ Secretary.
11.5 In line with DoF requirements, the HIARB SAO will provide as part of the assurance reporting process a periodic declaration of fitness to act as SAO to TEO AO.
Departmental Accounting Officer. 16.1 The Departmental Accounting Officer is accountable to the NI Assembly for the issue of grant-in-aid to the College and has designated the Principal/Chief Executive of the College as the College Accounting Officer. The respective responsibilities of the Departmental Accounting Officer and the College Accounting Officer are set out in MPMNI. The Departmental Accounting Officer may withdraw the College Accounting Officer designation if it is concluded that the College Accounting Officer is no longer a fit person to carry out the responsibilities of an Accounting Officer or that it is otherwise in the public interest that the designation be withdrawn. In such circumstances the College GB will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of College Accounting Officer status would bring into question employment as Principal/Chief Executive and the Chair should engage with the Department should such circumstances arise.
16.2 As outlined in section 8, the College Principal/Chief Executive is accountable to the College GB for stewardship of the College. This includes advising the GB on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency and effectiveness. DRAFT
16.3 The Departmental Accounting Officer must be informed in the event that the judgement of the College Accounting Officer (on matters for which the College Accounting Officer is responsible) is over-ridden by the College Governing Body. The College Accounting Officer must also take action if the College Governing Body is contemplating a course that would infringe the requirement for financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency or effectiveness. In all other regards, the Departmental Accounting Officer has no day-to-day involvement with the College or its Principal/Chief Executive.
16.4 In line with DoF requirements, the College Accounting Officer will provide bi- annual declarations of fitness to act as Accounting Officer to the Departmental Accounting Officer as part of the Department’s Assurance Statement process.
Departmental Accounting Officer.
12.1 The departmental Accounting Officer is accountable to the NI Assembly for the issue of grant in aid to XXXXX. They have designated the Chief Executive of HSENI as HSENI Accounting Officer and respective responsibilities of the departmental Accounting Officer and the HSENI Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of Managing Public Money Northern Ireland. The departmental Accounting Officer may withdraw the HSENI Accounting Officer designation if they conclude that the HSENI Accounting Officer is no longer a fit person to carry out the responsibilities of an Accounting Officer or that it is otherwise in the public interest that the designation be withdrawn. In such circumstances the HSENI Board will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of HSENI Accounting Officer status would bring into question employment as Chief Executive and the Chair should engage with the Department should such circumstances arise.
12.2 As outlined in section 8, the HSENI Chief Executive is accountable to the HSENI Board for their stewardship of HSENI. This includes advising the Board on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency, and effectiveness.
12.3 The departmental Accounting Officer must be informed if the judgement of the HSENI Accounting Officer (on matters for which they are responsible) is over- ridden by the HSENI Board. The HSENI Accounting Officer must also act if the HSENI Board is contemplating a course that would infringe the requirement for financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency or effectiveness. In all other regards, the departmental Accounting Officer has no day-to-day involvement with HSENI or its Chief Executive.
12.4 In line with DoF requirements, the HSENI Accounting Officer will provide a quarterly declaration of fitness to act as Accounting Officer to the departmental Accounting Officer and will be included as part of existing stewardship reporting arrangements discussed at Departmental Partnership meetings.
Departmental Accounting Officer. 1 Guidance issued by TEO on NICS Work Programme which includes guidance on business planning for an outcomes-based PfG/ODP
12.1 The Departmental Accounting Officer is accountable to the N.I.Assembly for any grant-in-aid to the BSO and that it is within the ambit and the amount of the Request for Resources that Assembly authority has been sought and given. They have designated the Chief Executive of Business Services Organisation as Business Services Organisation’s Accounting Officer and respective responsibilities of the Departmental Accounting Officer and the Business Services Organisation’s Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of Managing Public Money Northern Ireland. The Departmental Accounting Officer may withdraw the Business Services Organisation’s Accounting Officer designation if they conclude that the Business Services Organisation’s Accounting Officer is no longer a fit person to carry out the responsibilities of an Accounting Officer or that it is otherwise in the public interest that the designation be withdrawn. In such circumstances the Business Services Organisation’s Board will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of Business Services Organisation’s Accounting Officer status would bring into question employment as Chief Executive and the Chair should engage with the Department should such circumstances arise.
12.2 As outlined in section 8, the Business Services Organisation’s Chief Executive is accountable to the Business Services Organisation’s Board for their stewardship of Business Services Organisation. This includes advising the Board on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency and effectiveness.
12.3 The departmental Accounting Officer must be informed in the event that the judgement of the Business Services Organisation’s Accounting Officer (on matters for which they are responsible) is over-ridden by the Business Services Organisation’s Board. The Business Services Organisation’s Accounting Officer must also take action if the Business Services Organisation’s Board is contemplating a course that would infringe the requirement for financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency or effectiveness. In all other regards, the Departmental Accounting Officer has no day to day involvement with Business Services Organisation or its’ Chief Executive.
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