Policy paper

Annex A: wider guidance

Published 28 September 2022

This was published under the 2022 Truss Conservative government

Applies to England

The following general guidance documents and instructions apply to NHS Counter Fraud Authority. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC or ‘the department’) may require NHS Counter Fraud Authority to provide additional management information on an ad hoc basis. Where this is the case, the department will provide NHS Counter Fraud Authority with clear reasons for the request and will allow as much time as possible to comply with the request.

General guidance

See:

• appropriate adaptations of sections of Corporate governance in central government departments: code of good practice and its related guidance
• Managing Public Money
• Code of conduct for board members of public bodies
• guidance for ministerial appointments to public bodies
• the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s principles of good administration
• Consolidation Officer Memorandum, and relevant DCO letters
• the NHS Records Management Code of Practice
• other relevant guidance and instructions issued by HM Treasury in respect of Whole of Government Accounts
• other relevant instructions and guidance issued by the central departments
• specific instructions and guidance issued by the department, including requests for information
• any departmental plans to ensure continuity of services
• recommendations made by the Public Accounts Committee, or by other Parliamentary authority, that have been accepted by the government

Audit and risk

See:

• Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS)
• Orange Book: Management of Risk – Principles and Concepts

Finance

See:

• Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM)
• Fees and charges guide, chapter 6 of Managing Public Money
• Departmental Banking: A Manual for Government Departments, Annex 5.7 of Managing Public Money
• Relevant Dear Accounting Officer letters
• Improving spending control

Human resources

See:

• Cabinet Office’s Model Code for Staff of Executive Non-departmental Public Bodies (Annex A of Public bodies: A guide for departments: Chapter 5).
• DHSC pay framework for very senior managers in special health authorities
• NHSCFA is a member of the Counter Fraud Profession

Freedom of Information

See:

• relevant Freedom of Information Act guidance and instructions (Ministry of Justice)

Estates and sustainability

See:

• Greening Government Commitments
• Government Property Unit national property controls and standards for office accommodation (available from DHSC)
• DHSC’s property asset management procedures

Information governance and security

See:

• The NHS Information Governance Toolkit
• HMG IA Standard No. 6: Protecting Personal Data and Managing Information Risk (available from DHSC)
• HM Government’s security policy framework
• Information Security Management: NHS Code of Practice
• Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice

Transparency

See:

The Prime Minister’s commitments on transparency