Corporate report

Defra Accounting Officer system statement 2021

The Accounting Officer system statement sets out the accountability relationships and processes within the department.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 16 December 2021

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Defra Accounting Officer system statement 2021

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This system statement sets out all of the accountability relationships and processes within the department, making clear who is accountable for what at all levels of the system.

It covers Defra group including the core department, its arm’s length bodies and other arm’s length relationships.

It describes accountability for all expenditure of public money through the department’s Estimate, all public money raised as income, and the management of shareholdings, financial investments and other publicly owned assets for which the Accounting Officer is responsible.

Published 16 December 2021