Annex B: wider guidance
Published 25 August 2022
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp following general guidance documents and instructions apply to NHS Digital. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp department may require NHS Digital to provide additional management information on an ad hoc basis. Where this is the case, the department will provide NHS Digital with clear reasons for the request and will allow as much time as possible to comply with the request.
General
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp general guidance and instructions that apply to NHS Digital include:
- this document
- appropriate adaptations of sections of Corporate Governance in Central Government Departments: Code of Good Practice and its related guidance
- Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies
- Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies
- Managing Public Money
- Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS)
- Management of Risk Principles and Concepts Orange Book
- Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM)
- relevant Dear Accounting Officer letters
- counter fraud Government Functional Standard GovS 013: Counter Fraud
- »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s
- partnerships between departments and ALBs: Code of Good Practice
- appropriate adaptations of sections of Model Code for Staff of Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies (Cabinet Office)Â inÂ
- relevant Freedom of Information Act guidance and instructions (Ministry of Justice)Â Cabinet Office Freedom of Information 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
- in line with Managing Public Money, have regard to the relevant functional standards
Specific areas in agreement
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp role of the sponsorship team
For partnerships between departments and arm’s length bodies (ALBs), see: Code of Good Practice
Accounting officers
See this guidance:
- Chapter 3 Managing Public Money
- Relevant Dear Accounting Officer letters
Governance and Accountability
See this guidance:
- Corporate Governance in Central Government Departments: Code of Good Practice
- relevant Functional Standards
- Managing Public Money Annex 3.1
Appointment and responsibilities of chief executive, the board and chair
See:
Individual board member responsibilities
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See:
- Annex 2.2. in Managing Public Money and other appropriate sections.
- DHSCÂ delegations letter
Procurement
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See:
- Management of Risk Principles and Concepts Orange Book
Counter fraud and theft
See:
Human resources
See:
- DHSC Pay Framework for very senior managers in special health authorities
- Pay and conditions of service Civil Service management code
- Senior pay guidance Guidance for approval of senior pay
- Public sector pay and terms: guidance note
- Proposals on severance rules chapter 4 Managing Public Money
Finance (banking and managing cash, annual report and accounts, audit)
See:
- Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM)
- Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS)
- Fees and charges guide, Chapter 6 of Managing Public Money
- Banking and managing cash Annex 5.6 of Managing Public Money
Arrangements in the event that the ALB is wound up
See:
Public Bodies: A Guide for Departments
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Estates and Sustainability
See:
- Greening Government Commitments
- Office of Government Property Controls and standards for office accommodation (available from DHSC)
- »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Department of Health & Social Care Property Asset Management procedures (available from DHSC)
Information Governance and Security
See:
- all documents relating to
- HMG IA Standard No. 6: Protecting Personal Data and Managing Information Risk (available from DHSC)
- guidance on the keeping, management and destruction of records
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- data security and protection
- DHSC group accounting manual
Transparency
See:
- appropriate sections Managing Public Money
- appropriate sections of Framework Agreement