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The following general guidance documents and instructions apply to NHS Digital. The department may require聽NHS Digital to provide additional management information on an ad hoc basis. Where this is the case, the department will provide NHS Digital聽with clear reasons for the request and will allow as much time as possible to comply with the request.

General

The 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
• The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman鈥檚
• partnerships聽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)聽in聽
• relevant Freedom of Information Act guidance and instructions (Ministry of Justice)聽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,聽have regard to the relevant functional standards

Specific areas in agreement

The role of the sponsorship team

For partnerships聽between departments and arm鈥檚 length bodies (ALBs), see: Code of Good Practice

Accounting officers

See this guidance:

• Chapter 3 Managing Public Money
• Relevant聽Dear Accounting Officer letters

Governance and Accountability

See this guidance:

• Corporate Governance in Central聽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:

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• The Seven Principles of Public Life

Individual board member responsibilities

• 12 Principles of Governance for all Public Body NEDs

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See:

• Annex 2.2. in Managing Public Money and other appropriate sections.
• DHSC聽delegations letter

Procurement

See:

• Commercial Operating Standards
• Grants Standards

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See:

• Management of Risk Principles and Concepts Orange Book

Counter fraud and theft

See:

• Government Functional Standard聽GovS 013: Counter Fraud
• Fraud annex 4.9 Managing Public Money

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聽on severance聽rules聽chapter 4 Managing Public Money

Finance聽(banking and managing聽cash, annual聽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聽Annex 5.6 of Managing Public Money

Arrangements in the event聽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聽accommodation聽(available from DHSC)
• The 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聽Agreement