Ministerial responsibility. 5.1 The Secretary of State for Justice is accountable to Parliament for ‘the policies, decisions and actions of this Department,’4 including matters relating to the performance of the IMBs.
Ministerial responsibility. The Secretary of State for Justice is accountable to Parliament for ‘the policies, decisions and actions of this Department,’4 including matters relating to the performance of the IMBs. The Permanent Secretary of the MoJ is the Principal Accounting Officer. The IMB Secretariat does not have its own accounting officer to whom financial responsibility is delegated. The Head of the Secretariat accounts to the Principal Accounting Officer for the appropriate use of resources in accordance with budgetary delegation arrangements. The responsibilities of the Principal Accounting Officer are set out in Chapter 3 of MPM. The Principal Accounting Officer is responsible for ensuring that the IMBs meet the standards set out in box 3.1 of MPM. The Principal Accounting Officer is responsible to Parliament for the issue of any funding for the IMBs to operate effectively. The Principal Accounting Officer is also responsible for advising the Secretary of State for Justice: on an appropriate budget for the IMBs to operate effectively in light of the MoJ’s overall public expenditure priorities; and how well the IMBs are achieving their strategic objectives, and whether they are delivering value for money. The Principal Accounting Officer is also responsible for ensuring arrangements (consistent with the overriding principle specified in section 3 on independence) are in place in order to: ensure the IMBs are fulfilling their statutory obligations; review performance and delivery against the Management Board’s corporate and business plans; address significant problems relating to financial probity which may arise in relation to the IMBs, making interventions where judged necessary; periodically carry out an assessment of the risks both to the MoJ and the Management Board’s objectives and activities; inform the National Chair of relevant Government policy in a timely manner; and bring concerns about the activities of the IMBs to the National Chair and, as appropriate, to the MoJ Departmental Board. As the IMBs are operationally independent of MoJ but share accounting and a number of other functions (please see paragraph 15), the Department has appointed a sponsorship team which applies the principles of sponsorship, usually reserved for bodies operating completely at arms’ length. The MoJ operates a proportionate risk-based approach to sponsorship which will be considerate of the independence of the IMBs as set out in paragraph 3 above, and in accordance with the Cabinet Offic...
Ministerial responsibility. 5.1. The responsible Minister will account for Cafcass’s business in Parliament.
5.2. The responsible Minister’s responsibilities include: • appointing the Chair and members of the Board as specified in the Act; • approving the appointment of the Chief Executive; • determining the policy and resources framework within which Cafcass should operate; and • paying Cafcass such sums, through grant-in-aid, grant or other funds, as deemed appropriate for meeting Cafcass’s expenditure and securing Parliamentary approval.
Ministerial responsibility. The Secretary of State has a role in keeping Parliament informed about Xxxxx’s performance in accordance with paragraph 7.9 of Managing Public Money and in discharging his or her obligations in terms of UA2000 including in relation to the appointment of and determination of the terms of appointment of the Chair and members of XXXX.
Ministerial responsibility. The FCO’s Accounting Officer’s Specific Accountabilities and Responsibilities
Ministerial responsibility. The Secretary of State will account for the CCRC’s business in Parliament. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland retains similar policy responsibilities for Northern Ireland cases. The Secretary of State’s responsibilities also include:
Ministerial responsibility. The Secretary of State for International Trade has overall responsibility for UK policy relating to the UK's trade relations with Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is responsible for the overall relationship between the UK and the Overseas Territories and has overall responsibility for UK policy relating to the UK's relations with the Republic of Colombia, the Republic of Ecuador, and the Republic of Peru. The Secretary of State for Justice has overall responsibility for the Crown Dependencies. The Minister for the Cabinet Office is responsible for the implementation of international procurement obligations.
Ministerial responsibility. 5.1 The Secretary of State will account for the EHRC’s business in Parliament.
Ministerial responsibility. 2.1. The Secretary of State is responsible for the overall policy framework within which the PCA operates and has statutory powers and duties in relation to the PCA. Furthermore, the Secretary of State is ultimately responsible to Parliament for the PCA and accordingly will account for its business in Parliament.
2.2. In practice, the Secretary of State’s responsibilities may be discharged by Ministers or officials with responsibility for the Pubs Code to act on his or her behalf.
2.3. The PCA maintains operational independence from BEIS in relation to the exercising of the statutory functions, powers and duties of the role. This is subject to any guidance the Secretary of State may give to the Adjudicator, following a review under section 65 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, in relation to
Ministerial responsibility. The Secretary of State will account for the EHRC’s business in Parliament. The Principal Accounting Officer (PAO) of DfE has designated EHRC’s Chief Executive as Accounting Officer (AO) for the EHRC. (The respective responsibilities of the PAO and accounting officers for ALBs are set out in Chapter 3 of Managing Public Money which is sent separately to the Accounting Officer on appointment). The PAO is accountable to Parliament for the issue of any grant-in-aid to EHRC. The PAO is also responsible for advising the responsible Minister: • on the EHRC’s performance against its objectives and targets in the light of the department’s wider strategic aims and priorities; • on an appropriate budget for the EHRC, taking into consideration the Secretary of State’s statutory duty under paragraph 38 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act and the department’s overall public expenditure priorities; and • how well the EHRC is achieving its strategic objectives and whether it is delivering value for money. The PAO is also responsible for ensuring arrangements are in place in order to: provide oversight of the EHRC’s activities; address significant problems in the EHRC, making such interventions as are judged necessary; periodically carry out an assessment of the risks both to the department and the EHRC’s objectives and activities; inform the EHRC of relevant government policy in a timely manner; and bring concerns about the activities of the EHRC to the full EHRC Board and, as appropriate, to the departmental board, requiring explanations and assurances that appropriate action has been taken.
