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List of Accounting Officers appointed by HM Treasury

Updated 8 April 2024

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Accounting Officers appointed by HM Treasury

Ministerial Departments Name Designation AO Designation Appointed
Cabinet Office Catherine Little Chief Operating Officer and Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer April 2024
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Jeremy Pocklington Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer February 2023
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Sarah Munby Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer February 2023
Department for Business and Trade Gareth Davies Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer February 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Sarah Healey Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer February 2023
Department for Culture, Media and Sport Polly Payne & Ruth Hannant Interim joint Permanent Secretary Interim Principal Accounting Officer February 2023
Department for Education Susan Acland-Hood Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer September 2020
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Tamara Finkelstein Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer June 2019
Department of Health and Social Care Chris Wormald Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer May 2016
Department for Transport Bernadette Kelly Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer April 2017
Department for Work and Pensions Peter Schofield Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer January 2018
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Sir Philip Barton Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer September 2020
HM Treasury James Bowler Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer October 2022
Home Office Matthew Rycroft Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer March 2020
Ministry of Defence David Williams Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer March 2021
Ministry of Justice Antonia Romeo Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer January 2021
UK Export Finance (Export Credits Guarantee Department) Tim Reid Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer January 2023

Non-Ministerial Departments

Name Designation AO Designation Appointed
Charity Commission Helen Stephenson Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer July 2017
Competition and Markets Authority Sarah Cardell Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer December 2022
The Crown Estate Daniel Labbad 2nd Commissioner - Chief Executive Accounting Officer December 2023
Crown Prosecution Service Stephen Parkinson Director of Public Prosecutions Principal Accounting Officer November 2023
Food Standards Agency Emily Miles Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer October 2019
Government Actuary’s Department Fiona Dunsire Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer November 2023
Government Legal Department Susanna McGibbon Treasury Solicitor Principal Accounting Officer March 2021
HM Land Registry Simon Hayes Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer November 2019
HM Revenue and Customs (& VOA) Jim Harra Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer October 2019
National Archives Jeff James Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer July 2014
National Crime Agency Graham Bigger Director General Principal Accounting Officer August 2022
National Savings and Investments Dax Harkins Chief Executive & Director of Saving Principal Accounting Officer April 2023
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) Jonathan Brearley Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer October 2019
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) Sir Ian Bauckham Chief Executive Interim Principal Accounting Officer January 2024
Office of Rail and Road John Larkinson Chief Executive Interim Principal Accounting Officer March 2021
Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) Martyn Oliver HM Chief Inspector Schools in England Principal Accounting Officer January 2024
Serious Fraud Office Nick Ephgrave Director Temporary Acting Accounting Officer September 2023
UK Statistics Authority inc Office National Statistics Sir Ian Diamond National Statistician - Chief Exec UKSA Principal Accounting Officer October 2019
UK Supreme Court Vicky Fox Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer September 2020
Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) David Black Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer April 2022

Agencies and other Public / Independent Bodies

Name Designation AO Designation Appointed
HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate Susanna McGibbon HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Principal Accounting Officer March 2021
Single Intelligence Account (Security and Intelligence Services) Matthew Collins Cabinet Secretary Temporary Acting Accounting Officer November 2023
Press Recognition Panel Susie Uppal Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer February 2016

UK Nations

Name Designation AO Designation Appointed
Welsh Parliament Dr Manon Antoniazzi Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer April 2017
Northern Ireland Office Julie Harrison Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer October 2023
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland & Advocate General Laurence Rockey Director Principal Accounting Officer November 2020
Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Glynne Jones Director Principal Accounting Officer December 2012
Welsh Government Andrew Goodall Permanent Secretary Principal Accounting Officer October 2021

Trading Funds

Name Designation AO Designation Appointed
Crown Commercial Service Sean Golding Interim Finance, Planning and Performance Director Temporary Acting Accounting Officer April 2024
FCDO Services Mike Astell Chief Executive Accounting Officer September 2021
Meteorological Office Prof Penelope Endersby Chief Executive Accounting Officer December 2018
QEII Conference Centre Mark Taylor Chief Executive Accounting Officer April 2013
Royal Mint Sean Jones Director for Companies & Economic Security Accounting Officer September 2023
UK Hydrographic Office Peter Sparkes Chief Executive Accounting Officer August 2021
UK Intellectual Property Office (Patent Office) Adam Williams Chief Executive Interim Accounting Officer December 2022

Treasury Arm’s Length Bodies and Executive Agencies

Name Designation AO Designation Appointed
Financial Services Compensation Scheme Fiona Kidy Chief Executive Accounting Officer June 2023
Government Internal Audit Agency (Exec Agency) Harriet Aldridge Chief Executive Accounting Officer December 2023
Help to Buy (HMT) Ltd Anna Caffyn Finance Director, HM Treasury Accounting Officer May 2019
HM Treasury UK Sovereign SUKUK Plc Kripali Manek Deputy Director in Debt & Reserves Management Accounting Officer January 2023
IUK Investments Ltd Catherine Little Second Permanent Secretary Accounting Officer July 2022
IUK Investment Holdings Ltd Catherine Little Second Permanent Secretary Accounting Officer July 2022
National Infrastructure Commission (Exec Agency) James Heath Chief Executive Interim Accounting Officer May 2020
Office for Budget Responsibility Richard Hughes Chair Accounting Officer October 2020
Office of Tax Simplification Beth Russell Second Permanent Secretary Accounting Officer August 2017
Poole Reinsurance Company Ltd Tom Clementi Chief Executive Accounting Officer April 2022
Reclaim Fund Ltd Adrian Smith Chief Executive Accounting Officer February 2021
Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the design of coins ec Anne Jessop Chief Executive and Deputy Master of the Mint Accounting Officer February 2018
The Royal Household Sovereign Grant Sir Michael Stevens Keeper of the Privy Purse / Treasurer to the King Accounting Officer January 2018
UK Asset Resolution Ltd Iohn Tattersall Chief Executive Accounting Officer October 2021
UK Debt Management Office (Exec Agency) Sir Robert Stheeman Chief Executive Accounting Officer January 2003
UK Government Investments (including UK Financial Investments) Charles Donald Chief Executive Accounting Officer March 2020
UK Infrastructure Bank John Flint Chief Executive Accounting Officer October 2021

Treasury Acknowledged Accounting Officers

Name Designation AO Designation Appointed
Local Government Boundary Commission for England Jolyon Jackson Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer December 2014
Electoral Commission David Moran Interim Finance Director Accounting Officer December 2023
House of Commons Tom Goldsmith Clerk of the House Accounting Officer October 2023
House of Lords Simon Burton Clerk of the Parliaments Accounting Officer September 2023
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Ian Todd Chief Executive Principal Accounting Officer October 2020
National Audit Office Gareth Davies Comptroller and Auditor General Principal Accounting Officer June 2019
Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman Rebecca Hilsenrath Chief Executive Interim Principal Accounting Officer April 2024
Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body Patsy Richards Chief Executive Officer Interim Accounting Officer July 2022

Treasury Additional Accounting Officers

Name Designation AO Designation Appointed
Contingencies Fund Conrad Smewing Director General, Public Spending Accounting Officer April 2023
Exchange Equalisation Account Sam Beckett Director, Fiscal Accounting Officer March 2023
Whole of Government Accounts Conrad Smewing Second Permanent Secretary Accounting Officer March 2020
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