Policy paper

Annex A: wider guidance

Published 7 July 2022

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) shall comply with the following guidance, documents and instructions.

Corporate governance

HTA to comply with:

• this framework agreement

• Corporate governance code for central government departments (relevant to arm’s length bodies) and supporting guidance

• Code of conduct for board members of public bodies

• Code of practice for partnerships between departments and arm’s length bodies

Financial management and reporting

HTA to comply with:

• Managing public money (mpm)

• Government financial reporting manual (FReM)

• Relevant dear accounting officer (DAO) letters

• Relevant guidance and instructions issued by the Treasury in respect of whole of government accounts

• the most recent letter setting out the delegated authorities, issued by the parent department

Management of risk

HTA to comply with:

• Management of risk (Orange Book)

• Management of risk in government (framework)

• Public sector internal audit standards

• HM Treasury approval processes for major projects above delegated limits

• Government cyber-security strategy

• Government cyber security guidance

• NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit

Commercial management

HTA to comply with:

• Procurement policy notes

• Cabinet Office spending controls

• Transparency in supply chains – a practical guide

Public appointments

HTA to comply with:

• Guidance from the Commissioner for Public Appointments

• Governance code on public appointments

• Procurement policy note 08/15 – tax arrangements of public appointees

Staff and renumeration

HTA to comply with:

• HM Treasury guidance on senior pay and reward

• Civil Service pay guidance (updated annually)

• Public sector pay and terms

• Whistleblowing guidance and code of practice

• Equalities Act 2010

General

HTA to comply with:

• Freedom of Information Act

• Guide to freedom of information

• Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s principles of good administration

• other relevant instructions and guidance issued by the central departments (Cabinet Office and HM Treasury)

• recommendations made by the Public Accounts Committee, or by other Parliamentary authority, that have been accepted by the government and are relevant to the HTA

• Guidance from the public bodies team in Cabinet Office

• Civil Service diversity and inclusion strategy (outlines the ambition, to which arm’s length bodies can contribute)

• Guidance produced by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) on management of major projects

• Government Digital Service

• Government Fraud, Error, Debt and Grant Efficiency function

• Government standards and grants

• Code of practice for official statistics

• Accounting officer system statements (AOSS) (statements are produced by departments with input from arm’s length bodies)