MoJ Accounting Officer System Statement 2017. 5.3 The Principal Accounting Officer is responsible to Parliament for the issue of any funding to the PPO. The Principal Accounting Officer is also responsible for advising the Secretary of State for Justice: on an appropriate budget for the PPO in the light of the MoJ’s overall public expenditure priorities; and how well the PPO is achieving its strategic objectives and whether it is delivering value for money.
