Guidance
List of Accounting Officers appointed by HM Treasury
Updated 16 July 2024
Accounting Officers appointed by HM Treasury
Ministerial Departments | Name | Designation | AO Designation | Appointed |
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Cabinet Office | Catherine Little | Chief Operating Officer and Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | April 2024 |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Jeremy Pocklington | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | February 2023 |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | Sarah Munby | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | February 2023 |
Department for Business and Trade | Gareth Davies | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | February 2023 |
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities | Sarah Healey | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | February 2023 |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport | Polly Payne & Ruth Hannant | Interim joint Permanent Secretary | Interim Principal Accounting Officer | February 2023 |
Department for Education | Susan Acland-Hood | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | September 2020 |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Tamara Finkelstein | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | June 2019 |
Department of Health and Social Care | Chris Wormald | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | May 2016 |
Department for Transport | Bernadette Kelly | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | April 2017 |
Department for Work and Pensions | Peter Schofield | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | January 2018 |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Sir Philip Barton | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | September 2020 |
HM Treasury | James Bowler | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | October 2022 |
Home Office | Matthew Rycroft | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | March 2020 |
Ministry of Defence | David Williams | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | March 2021 |
Ministry of Justice | Antonia Romeo | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | January 2021 |
UK Export Finance (Export Credits Guarantee Department) | Tim Reid | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | January 2023 |
Non-Ministerial Departments
Name | Designation | AO Designation | Appointed | |
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Charity Commission | Helen Stephenson | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | July 2017 |
Competition and Markets Authority | Sarah Cardell | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | December 2022 |
The Crown Estate | Daniel Labbad | 2nd Commissioner - Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | December 2023 |
Crown Prosecution Service | Stephen Parkinson | Director of Public Prosecutions | Principal Accounting Officer | November 2023 |
Food Standards Agency | Emily Miles | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | October 2019 |
Government Actuary’s Department | Fiona Dunsire | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | November 2023 |
Government Legal Department | Susanna McGibbon | Treasury Solicitor | Principal Accounting Officer | March 2021 |
HM Land Registry | Simon Hayes | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | November 2019 |
HM Revenue and Customs (& VOA) | Jim Harra | Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | October 2019 |
National Archives | Jeff James | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | July 2014 |
National Crime Agency | Graham Bigger | Director General | Principal Accounting Officer | August 2022 |
National Savings and Investments | Dax Harkins | Chief Executive & Director of Saving | Principal Accounting Officer | April 2023 |
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) | Jonathan Brearley | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | October 2019 |
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) | Sir Ian Bauckham | Chief Executive | Interim Principal Accounting Officer | January 2024 |
Office of Rail and Road | John Larkinson | Chief Executive | Interim Principal Accounting Officer | March 2021 |
Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) | Martyn Oliver | HM Chief Inspector Schools in England | Principal Accounting Officer | January 2024 |
Serious Fraud Office | Nick Ephgrave | Director | Principal Accounting Officer | September 2023 |
Serious Fraud Office | Abigail Howarth | Temporary Acting Accounting Officer | May 2024 | |
UK Statistics Authority inc Office National Statistics | Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician - Chief Exec UKSA | Principal Accounting Officer | October 2019 |
UK Supreme Court | Vicky Fox | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | September 2020 |
Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) | David Black | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | April 2022 |
Agencies and other Public / Independent Bodies
Name | Designation | AO Designation | Appointed | |
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HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate | Susanna McGibbon | HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor | Principal Accounting Officer | March 2021 |
Single Intelligence Account (Security and Intelligence Services) | Matthew Collins | Cabinet Secretary | Temporary Acting Accounting Officer | November 2023 |
Press Recognition Panel | Susie Uppal | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | February 2016 |
UK Nations
Name | Designation | AO Designation | Appointed | |
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Welsh Parliament | Dr Manon Antoniazzi | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | April 2017 |
Northern Ireland Office | Julie Harrison | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | October 2023 |
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland & Advocate General | Laurence Rockey | Director | Principal Accounting Officer | November 2020 |
Office of the Secretary of State for Wales | Glynne Jones | Director | Principal Accounting Officer | December 2012 |
Welsh Government | Andrew Goodall | Permanent Secretary | Principal Accounting Officer | October 2021 |
Trading Funds
Name | Designation | AO Designation | Appointed | |
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Crown Commercial Service | Simon Tse | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | December 2018 |
FCDO Services | Mike Astell | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | September 2021 |
Meteorological Office | Prof Penelope Endersby | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | December 2018 |
QEII Conference Centre | Mark Taylor | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | April 2013 |
Royal Mint | Sean Jones | Director for Companies & Economic Security | Accounting Officer | September 2023 |
UK Hydrographic Office | Peter Sparkes | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | August 2021 |
UK Intellectual Property Office (Patent Office) | Adam Williams | Chief Executive | Interim Accounting Officer | December 2022 |
Treasury Arm’s Length Bodies and Executive Agencies
Name | Designation | AO Designation | Appointed | |
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Financial Services Compensation Scheme | Fiona Kidy | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | June 2023 |
Government Internal Audit Agency (Exec Agency) | Harriet Aldridge | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | December 2023 |
Help to Buy (HMT) Ltd | Anna Caffyn | Finance Director, HM Treasury | Accounting Officer | May 2019 |
HM Treasury UK Sovereign SUKUK Plc | Kripali Manek | Deputy Director in Debt & Reserves Management | Accounting Officer | January 2023 |
IUK Investments Ltd | Conrad Smewing | Director General | Accounting Officer | April 2024 |
IUK Investments Ltd | Conrad Smewing | Director General | Accounting Officer | April 2024 |
National Infrastructure Commission (Exec Agency) | James Heath | Chief Executive | Interim Accounting Officer | May 2020 |
Office for Budget Responsibility | Richard Hughes | Chair | Accounting Officer | October 2020 |
Office of Tax Simplification | Beth Russell | Second Permanent Secretary | Accounting Officer | August 2017 |
Poole Reinsurance Company Ltd | Tom Clementi | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | April 2022 |
Reclaim Fund Ltd | Adrian Smith | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | February 2021 |
Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the design of coins ec | Anne Jessop | Chief Executive and Deputy Master of the Mint | Accounting Officer | February 2018 |
The Royal Household Sovereign Grant | Sir Michael Stevens | Keeper of the Privy Purse / Treasurer to the King | Accounting Officer | January 2018 |
UK Asset Resolution Ltd | Iohn Tattersall | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | October 2021 |
UK Debt Management Office (Exec Agency) | Jessica Pulay | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | July 2024 |
UK Government Investments (including UK Financial Investments) | Charles Donald | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | March 2020 |
UK Infrastructure Bank | John Flint | Chief Executive | Accounting Officer | October 2021 |
Treasury Acknowledged Accounting Officers
Name | Designation | AO Designation | Appointed | |
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Local Government Boundary Commission for England | Jolyon Jackson | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | December 2014 |
Electoral Commission | David Moran | Interim Finance Director | Accounting Officer | December 2023 |
House of Commons | Tom Goldsmith | Clerk of the House | Accounting Officer | October 2023 |
House of Lords | Simon Burton | Clerk of the Parliaments | Accounting Officer | September 2023 |
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | Ian Todd | Chief Executive | Principal Accounting Officer | October 2020 |
National Audit Office | Gareth Davies | Comptroller and Auditor General | Principal Accounting Officer | June 2019 |
Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman | Rebecca Hilsenrath | Chief Executive | Interim Principal Accounting Officer | April 2024 |
Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body | Patsy Richards | Chief Executive Officer | Interim Accounting Officer | July 2022 |
Treasury Additional Accounting Officers
Name | Designation | AO Designation | Appointed | |
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Contingencies Fund | Conrad Smewing | Director General, Public Spending | Accounting Officer | April 2023 |
Exchange Equalisation Account | Sam Beckett | Director, Fiscal | Accounting Officer | March 2023 |
Whole of Government Accounts | Conrad Smewing | Second Permanent Secretary | Accounting Officer | March 2020 |