Common use of Departmental Accounting Officer Clause in Contracts

Departmental Accounting Officer. 14.1 The departmental Accounting Officer (Permanent Secretary) is accountable to the NI Assembly for the issue of grant in aid to the Agency and they have designated the Chief Executive of the Agency as the Agency’s Accounting Officer and respective responsibilities of the departmental Accounting Officer and the Agency Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of Managing Public Money Northern Ireland. The departmental Accounting Officer may withdraw the Agency Accounting Officer designation if he/she concludes that the Agency 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the responsibilities of an Accounting Officer or that it is otherwise in the public interest that the designation be withdrawn.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 Agency Board will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of the Agency Accounting Officer status would bring into question employment as Chief Executive and the Chair should engage with the Department should such circumstances arise. 14.2 As outlined in section 10, the Agency Chief Executive is accountable to the Agency Board for their stewardship of the Agency. This includes advising the Board on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency and effectiveness. 14.3 The departmental Accounting Officer must be informed if the judgement of the Agency Accounting Officer (on matters for which they are responsible) is over- ridden by the Agency Board. The Agency Accounting Officer must also take action if the Agency 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 the Agency or its’ Chief Executive. 14.4 In line with DoF requirements, the Agency Accounting Officer will provide an annual declaration of fitness to act as Accounting Officer to the departmental Accounting Officer and this will be incorporated into the existing reporting arrangements.

Departmental Accounting Officer. 14.1 12.1 The departmental Accounting Officer (Permanent Secretary) is accountable to the NI Assembly for the issue of grant in aid to the Agency and they have PCC. He/she has designated the Chief Executive of the Agency PCC as the Agency’s PCC Accounting Officer and respective responsibilities of the departmental Accounting Officer and the Agency PCC Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of Managing Public Money Northern Ireland. The departmental Accounting Officer may withdraw the Agency PCC Accounting Officer designation if he/she concludes that the Agency PCC 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, circumstances the Agency Board PCC Council will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of the Agency PCC Accounting Officer status would bring into question employment as Chief Executive and the Chair should engage with the Department should such circumstances arise. 14.2 12.2 As outlined in section 108, the Agency PCC Chief Executive is accountable to the Agency Board PCC Council for their stewardship of the AgencyPCC. This includes advising the Board Council on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency and effectiveness. 14.3 12.3 The departmental Accounting Officer must be informed if in the event that the judgement of the Agency PCC Accounting Officer (on matters for which they are responsible) is over- over-ridden by the Agency BoardPCC Council. The Agency PCC Accounting Officer must also take action if the Agency Board PCC Council 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 Agency PCC or its’ Chief Executive. 14.4 In line with DoF requirements, the Agency 12.4 The PCC Accounting Officer will provide an annual a yearly declaration of fitness to act as Accounting Officer to the departmental Accounting Officer and this will be incorporated into the existing reporting arrangementsin line with new policy from DoF directive.

Departmental Accounting Officer. 14.1 ‌ 12.1 The departmental Accounting Officer (Permanent Secretary) is accountable to the NI Assembly for the issue of grant in aid to the Agency and they Sport NI. They have designated the Chief Executive of the Agency Sport NI as the Agency’s Sport NI Accounting Officer and respective responsibilities of the departmental Accounting Officer and the Agency Sport NI Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of Managing Public Money Northern Ireland. The departmental Accounting Officer may withdraw the Agency Sport NI Accounting Officer designation if he/she concludes they conclude that the Agency Sport NI 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, circumstances the Agency Sport NI Board will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of the Agency Sport NI Accounting Officer status would bring into question employment as Chief Executive and the Chair should engage with the Department should such circumstances arise. 14.2 12.2 As outlined in section 108, the Agency Sport NI Chief Executive is accountable to the Agency Sport NI Board for their stewardship of the AgencySport NI. This includes advising the Board on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency and effectiveness. 14.3 12.3 The departmental Accounting Officer must be informed if in the event that the judgement of the Agency Sport NI Accounting Officer (on matters for which they are responsible) is over- over-ridden by the Agency Sport NI Board. The Agency Sport NI Accounting Officer must also take action if the Agency Sport NI Board is contemplating a course that would infringe the requirement for financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency efficiency, or effectiveness. In all other regards, the departmental Accounting Officer has no day to day-to-day involvement with the Agency Sport NI or its’ its Chief Executive. 14.4 In line with DoF requirements, the Agency 12.4 The Sport NI Accounting Officer will provide an annual declaration of fitness to act as Accounting Officer to the departmental Accounting Officer and this will be incorporated into the existing reporting arrangementsOfficer.

Departmental Accounting Officer. 14.1 ‌ 13.1 The departmental DfE Accounting Officer (Permanent Secretary) is accountable to the NI Assembly for the issue of grant in aid to the Agency and they TNI. They have designated the Chief Executive of the Agency TNI as the Agency’s TNI Accounting Officer and respective responsibilities of the departmental DfE Accounting Officer and the Agency TNI Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of Managing Public Money Northern Ireland. The departmental DfE Accounting Officer may withdraw the Agency TNI Accounting Officer designation if he/she concludes they conclude that the Agency TNI Accounting Officer 1 Guidance issued by TEO on NICS Work Programme which includes guidance on business planningfor an outcomes-based PfG/ODP is no longer a fit person to carry out the responsibilities of an Accounting Officer Officer, or that it is otherwise in the public interest that the designation be withdrawn. In such circumstances, circumstances the Agency TNI Board will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of the Agency TNI Accounting Officer status would bring into question employment as Chief Executive and the Chair should engage with the Department should such circumstances arise. 14.2 13.2 As outlined in section 109, the Agency TNI Chief Executive is accountable to the Agency TNI Board for their his/her stewardship of the AgencyTNI. This includes advising the Board on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency and effectiveness. 14.3 The departmental 13.3 While ordinarily, the DfE Accounting Officer does not have day-to-day involvement with TNI or its Chief Executive, they must be informed if in the event that the judgement of the Agency TNI Accounting Officer (on matters for which they are responsible) is over- over-ridden by the Agency TNI Board. The Agency TNI Accounting Officer must also take action if the Agency TNI Board is contemplating a course that would infringe the requirement for financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency efficiency, or effectiveness. In all other regards, the departmental Accounting Officer has no day to day-to-day involvement with the Agency TNI or its’ its Chief Executive. 14.4 13.4 In line with DoF requirements, the Agency TNI Accounting Officer will provide an a bi-annual declaration of fitness to act as Accounting Officer to the departmental Accounting Officer through the Assurance Statement exercise as at 31 March and this will be incorporated into the existing reporting arrangements30 September each year.

Departmental Accounting Officer. 14.1 13.1 The departmental DfE Accounting Officer (Permanent Secretary) is accountable to the NI Assembly for the issue of grant in aid to the Agency and they TNI. They have designated the Chief Executive of the Agency TNI as the Agency’s TNI Accounting Officer and respective responsibilities of the departmental DfE Accounting Officer and the Agency TNI Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of Managing Public Money Northern Ireland. The departmental DfE Accounting Officer may withdraw the Agency TNI Accounting Officer designation if he/she concludes they conclude that the Agency TNI Accounting Officer 1 Guidance issued by TEO on NICS Work Programme which includes guidance on business planningfor an outcomes-based PfG/ODP is no longer a fit person to carry out the responsibilities of an Accounting Officer Officer, or that it is otherwise in the public interest that the designation be withdrawn. In such circumstances, circumstances the Agency TNI Board will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of the Agency TNI Accounting Officer status would bring into question employment as Chief Executive and the Chair should engage with the Department should such circumstances arise. 14.2 13.2 As outlined in section 109, the Agency TNI Chief Executive is accountable to the Agency TNI Board for their his/her stewardship of the AgencyTNI. This includes advising the Board on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency and effectiveness. 14.3 The departmental 13.3 While ordinarily, the DfE Accounting Officer does not have day-to-day involvement with TNI or its Chief Executive, they must be informed if in the event that the judgement of the Agency TNI Accounting Officer (on matters for which they are responsible) is over- over-ridden by the Agency TNI Board. The Agency TNI Accounting Officer must also take action if the Agency TNI Board is contemplating a course that would infringe the requirement for financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency efficiency, or effectiveness. In all other regards, the departmental Accounting Officer has no day to day-to-day involvement with the Agency TNI or its’ its Chief Executive. 14.4 13.4 In line with DoF requirements, the Agency TNI Accounting Officer will provide an a bi-annual declaration of fitness to act as Accounting Officer to the departmental Accounting Officer through the Assurance Statement exercise as at 31 March and this will be incorporated into the existing reporting arrangements30 September each year.

Departmental Accounting Officer. 14.1 ‌ 12.1 The departmental Accounting Officer (Permanent Secretary) is accountable to the NI Assembly for the issue of grant in aid to the Agency and they XXXXX. They have designated the Chief Executive of the Agency HSENI as the Agency’s HSENI Accounting Officer and respective responsibilities of the departmental Accounting Officer and the Agency HSENI Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of Managing Public Money Northern Ireland. The departmental Accounting Officer may withdraw the Agency HSENI Accounting Officer designation if he/she concludes they conclude that the Agency 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, circumstances the Agency HSENI Board will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of the Agency HSENI Accounting Officer status would bring into question employment as Chief Executive and the Chair should engage with the Department should such circumstances arise. 14.2 12.2 As outlined in section 108, the Agency HSENI Chief Executive is accountable to the Agency HSENI Board for their stewardship of the AgencyHSENI. This includes advising the Board on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency efficiency, and effectiveness. 14.3 12.3 The departmental Accounting Officer must be informed if the judgement of the Agency HSENI Accounting Officer (on matters for which they are responsible) is over- ridden by the Agency HSENI Board. The Agency HSENI Accounting Officer must also take action act if the Agency 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-to-day involvement with the Agency HSENI or its’ its Chief Executive. 14.4 12.4 In line with DoF requirements, the Agency HSENI Accounting Officer will provide an annual a quarterly declaration of fitness to act as Accounting Officer to the departmental Accounting Officer and this will be incorporated into the included as part of existing stewardship reporting arrangementsarrangements discussed at Departmental Partnership meetings.

Departmental Accounting Officer. 14.1 13.1 The departmental Departmental Accounting Officer (Permanent Secretary) is accountable to the NI Assembly for the issue of grant in aid to the Agency and they Invest NI. They have designated the Chief Executive of the Agency Invest NI as the Agency’s Invest NI Accounting Officer and the respective responsibilities of the departmental DfE Accounting Officer and the Agency Invest NI Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of Managing Public Money Northern IrelandIreland (MPMNI). The departmental Departmental Accounting Officer may withdraw the Agency Invest NI Accounting Officer designation if he/she concludes they conclude that the Agency Invest NI Accounting Officer is no longer a fit person to carry out the responsibilities of an Accounting Officer Officer, or that it is otherwise in the public interest that the designation be withdrawn. In such circumstances, the Agency Invest NI Chair and Board will be given a full account of the reasons for withdrawal and a chance to make representations. Withdrawal of the Agency Invest NI Accounting Officer status would bring into question the incumbent’s employment as Chief Executive Executive, and the Chair should engage with the Department DfE Lead Official should such circumstances arise. 14.2 13.2 As outlined in section 108, the Agency Invest NI Chief Executive is accountable to the Agency Invest NI Chair and Board for their stewardship of the AgencyInvest NI. This includes advising the Board on matters of financial propriety, regularity, prudent and economical administration, efficiency and effectiveness. 14.3 13.3 The departmental Departmental Accounting Officer must be informed if in the event that the judgement of the Agency Invest NI Accounting Officer (on matters for which they are the Chief Executive is responsible) is over- over-ridden by the Agency Invest Chair and NI Board. The Agency Invest NI Accounting Officer must also take action if the Agency Invest NI Chair and 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 Departmental Accounting Officer has no day to day-to-day involvement with the Agency Invest NI or its’ Chief Executive.. 1 Guidance issued by TEO on NICS Work Programme which includes guidance on business planning for an outcomes-based PfG/ODP 14.4 13.4 In line with DoF requirements, the Agency Invest NI Accounting Officer will provide an annual a declaration of fitness to act as Accounting Officer to the departmental DfE Accounting Officer and this will be incorporated into through the existing reporting arrangementsbi-annual Assurance Statement.