ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2009/10 - Birmingham Children's Hospital

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Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation TrustStatutory AccountsYear ended 31st March 2010
Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Statutory Accounts Year to 31 March 2010Statement of the Chief Executive Officer's responsibilities as the Accounting Officer of Birmingham Children'sHospital NHS Foundation TrustThe National Health Service Act 2006 ("2006 Act") states that the Chief Executive Officer is the Accounting Officer of the NHSFoundation Trust. The relevant responsibilities of the Accounting Officer, including their responsibility for the propriety andregularity of public finances for which they are answerable, and for the keeping of proper accounts, are set out in the AccountingOfficers' Memorandum issued by the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts ("Monitor").Under the 2006 Act, Monitor has directed Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to prepare for each financialyear a Statement of Accounts in the form and on the basis set out in the Accounts Direction. The Accounts are prepared on anaccruals basis and must give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trustand of its revenue and costs, changes in taxpayers' equity and cashflows for the financial year.In preparing the Accounts, the Accounting Officer is required to comply with the requirements of the NHS Foundation TrustAnnual Reporting Manual and in particular to:- observe the Accounts Direction issued by Monitor, including the relevant accounting and disclosurerequirements, and apply suitable accounting policies on a consistent basis;- make judgements and estimates on a reasonable basis;- state whether applicable accounting standards as set out in the NHS Foundation Trust Annual ReportingManual have been followed, and disclose and explain any material departures in the financial statements; and- prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.The Accounting Officer is responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at anytime the financial position of the NHS Foundation Trust and to enable them to ensure that the Accounts comply with requirementoutlined in the above mentioned Act. The Accounting Officer is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the NHSFoundation Trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.To the best of my knowledge and belief, I have properly discharged the responsibilities set out in Monitor's NHS FoundationTrust Accounting Officers' Memorandum.
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