Preface
Published 9 June 2022
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About this Annual Report and Accounts
This document integrates performance and financial data to help readers gain a better understanding of the work of the Government Legal Department (GLD). It covers the activities of the GLD from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 and is split into three main sections:
The Performance Report includes a summary of the department’s purpose, strategy and activities (the Performance Overview) followed by a review of progress against our performance measures and key priorities (the Performance Analysis).
The Accountability Report is further split into three sub sections and includes:
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a Corporate Governance Report, which includes the Directors’ Report, the Statement of Accounting Oficer’s responsibilities, and a Governance Statement;
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a Remuneration and Staff Report, which includes pay and benefits received by executive and non-executive Board members and details of staff numbers and costs; and
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a Parliamentary Accountability and Audit Report, which includes a copy of the Audit Certificate and Report made to the House of Commons by the Comptroller and Auditor General setting out his opinion on the financial statements and other information in the Annual Report.
The Financial Statements show GLD’s income and expenditure for the financial year, the financial position of GLD as at 31 March 2022, and additional information designed to help readers understand these results.