Corporate report

HM Treasury Accounting Officer System Statement

This document explains the accountability framework within HM Treasury.

• From: HM Treasury
• Published: 7 December 2017
• Last updated: 16 December 2020
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  1. 16 December 2020

     Note: Accounting Officer System Statement December 2020 attachment uploaded.

  2. 7 December 2017

     First published.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

HM Treasury Principal Accounting Officer System Statement

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Details

The HM Treasury accounting officer system statement includes:

• a statement of the Principal Accounting Officer’s responsibilities

• a description of how accountability is delegated within the department

• an overview of the governance arrangements within the department

• a synopsis of the relationship between the Treasury and its arm’s length bodies

• a summary of the department’s joint ventures, trading funds, contracts and outsourced services