Corporate report

Defra accounting officer system statement (AOSS)

This document sets out the accountability framework for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 26 September 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

Defra accounting officer system statement 2017

Ref: PB14457

PDF, 281 KB, 25 pages

Details

Report setting out the accountability relationships and processes within Defra, making it clear who is accountable for what, from the Principle Accounting Officer down. It covers the core department, its arm’s length bodies and other arm’s length relationships.

This document makes it clear who is accountable for spending public money at all levels of the system.

Published 26 September 2017