From: Jenny Ellwood
To: Alisdair Cameron; Johann Appel
Ce: David Parry
Subject: RE: Designation as "Accountable Person"
Date: 21 June 2019 11:25:51
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Thanks Al, I am happy to pick this up. I will review in full and revert back to you if I have any
questions / require any help.
Jenny Ellwood
Risk Director
20 Finsbury Street
London
From: Alisdair Cameron
Sent: 21 June 2019 1
5 Johann Appel
Subject: FW: D:
Jenny, I think it would be good to have a paper for RCC and ARC once a year, maybe in
September, which sets out the evidence for this, gets assurance as appropriate and then
we can share with BEIS. Is that OK? What help do you need? Thanks Al
Al Cameron
Interim Chief Executive
20 Finsbury Street
London
EC2Y 9AQ
Sent: 11 June 2019 12:25
lisdair Cameroni GRO Cooper, Tom - UKGI
: Clarke, Stephen - UKG
Subject: Designation as "Accountable Person"
Al
A while ago we discussed your designation as Accounting Officer (email below). Please find
attached a letter from the BEIS Permanent Secretary designating you as the “Accountable
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Person” to whom he is delegating accountability for managing POL’s public funds in line with
the principles of HMT’s Managing Public Money (MPM). More guidance on what this means in
practice is contained within the letter.
As regards the “Accountable Person” title, HMT have advised that this is how CEOs of public
corporations like POL are now to be designated (“Accounting Officers” is only for ALBs) as
they receive over 50% of their income from commercial activities, and therefore do not get
funding directly from Parliament (via the “Estimates”) meaning that accountability can only
flow to POL via the Perm Sec. In practice, the functions are the same as HMT requires both
Accounting Officers and Accountable Officers to follow MPM principles.
Tom
From: Alisdair Cameron
Sent: 11 April 2019 15:5
To: Cooper, Tom - UKGI
ing appointment of temporary acting accounting officers
I don’t know whether this was sent to me specifically — I guess I would be Accounting
Officer from now, as Paula isn’t around, until I get replaced? Is that right? How you finalise
that if that is right, I am happy to leave to you and BEIS. Let me know if I am missing the
point. Thanks Al
Alisdair Cameron
é POST Interim Chief Executive
OFFICE 20 Finsbury Street
London
EC2Y 9AQ
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From: BEIS Partnerships Mailbo:
Sent: 09 April 2019 09:32
Subject: Guidance regarding appointment of temporary acting accounting officers
Dear Colleague
Please see link below to “Dear Accounting Officer” letter giving guidance on temporary acting
Accounting Officers. BEIS’s Finance Director is querying with the Treasury Office of Accounts
whether these arrangements would apply in periods of short absence. We will update you
when we know more.
Please see link - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dao-0119-template-letter-for-
appointment-of-temporary-acting-accounting-officers
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