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Department for Work and Pensions accounting officer system statement

The accountability framework for the Department for Work and Pensions.

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DWP accounting officer system statement

DWP accounting officer system statement

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Details

The accounting officer statement includes:

  • a statement of the accounting officer’s responsibilities

  • a diagram showing all parts of the system

  • the responsibilities within the core department

  • DWP relationships with arm’s length bodies

  • information about local funding arrangements

  • details about grants to private and voluntary sector bodies, and third party delivery partnerships

  • major contracts and outsourced services information

Published 29 August 2017
Last updated 2 August 2021 + show all updates
  1. Replaced 'DWP accounting officer system statement' attachment with an updated version.

  2. Replaced 'DWP accounting officer system statement' attachment with an updated version.

  3. Changed name of accounting officer from Robert Devereux to Peter Schofield.

  4. First published.