Accountable Officer definition

Accountable Officer means the NHS Officer responsible and accountable for funds entrusted to the Trust. The officer shall be responsible for ensuring the proper stewardship of public funds and assets. For this Trust it shall be the Chief Executive.

Accountable Officer means the NHS officer appointed in terms of section 15 of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000;

Accountable Officer means the Scottish NHS Officer responsible and accountable for funds entrusted to NSS. The Accountable Officer will be responsible for ensuring the proper stewardship of public funds and assets. For NHS National Services Scotland it will be the Chief Executive;

Examples of Accountable Officer in a sentence

• As Accountable Officer, I have responsibility for reviewing the effectiveness of the system of internal control.

• They also help the Accountable Officer and Chief Finance Officer to effectively perform their responsibilities.

• He/she is the Accountable Officer for the Trust and shall be responsible for ensuring the discharge of obligations under Financial Directions and in line with the requirements of the Accountable Officer Memorandum for Trust Chief Executives.

• The National Health Service Act 2006 (as amended) states that each Clinical Commissioning Group shall have an Accountable Officer and that Officer shall be appointed by the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England).

• It is the responsibility of the Accountable Officer to ensure that such persons are made aware of this.

More Definitions of Accountable Officer

Accountable Officer means the accountable officer appointed by or under section 52;

Accountable Officer means a public officer or accounting officer concerned in or responsible for the collection, receipts, custody, issues or payment of public monies, stores, stamps, investments, securities, or negotiable instruments, whether the property of the Government or on deposit with or entrusted to the Government or to any public officer in his or her official capacity either alone or jointly with any other public officer or any other person;

Accountable Officer means the Chief Officer of NHS SWCCG (who is directly accountable to the Governing Body).

Accountable Officer means any officer, including an Accounting Officer, concerned in or responsible for the collection, receipt, custody, issue of payment of public moneys, stores, stamps, investments, securities or negotiable instruments whether the same are the property of the Government or on deposit with or entrusted to the Government or to any public officer in his official capacity either alone or jointly with any other public officer or any other person;

Accountable Officer. For English HE Providers, the individual who has been identified as the Provider's accountable officer. For HE Providers based in other UK countries, the Accountable Officer shall be the chief executive of the HE Provider or individual fulfilling an equivalent role within the HE Provider.

Accountable Officer means the Provincial Secretary. The accountable officer has overall daily responsibility to control and account for all funds received and paid by the Province;

Accountable Officer means the Officer responsible and accountable for funds entrusted to the Trust. He/she shall be responsible for ensuring the proper stewardship of public funds and assets. In accordance with the Act, this shall be the Chief Executive.