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12.0 Statement of AccountingOfficer’s ResponsibilitiesThe NHS Act, 2006 states that the ChiefExecutive is the Accounting Officer ofthe NHS Foundation Trust.The relevant responsibilities of accounting officers,including their responsibility for the propriety <strong>and</strong>regularity of public finances for which they areanswerable, <strong>and</strong> for the keeping of proper accounts,are set out in the NHS Foundation Trust AccountingOfficer Memor<strong>and</strong>um issued by Monitor.Under the NHS Act, 2006, Monitor has directed<strong>Sheffield</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong> NHS FoundationTrust to prepare, for each financial year, a statementof accounts in the form <strong>and</strong> on the basis set out inthe Accounts Direction. The accounts are preparedon an accruals basis <strong>and</strong> must give a true <strong>and</strong> fairview of the state of affairs of <strong>Sheffield</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong> NHS Foundation Trust <strong>and</strong> of its income<strong>and</strong> expenditure, total recognised gains <strong>and</strong> losses<strong>and</strong> cash flows for the financial year.In preparing the accounts, the Accounting Officeris required to comply with the requirements of theNHS Foundation Trust Annual Reporting Manual<strong>and</strong> in particular to:• Observe the Accounts Direction issued byMonitor, including the relevant accounting<strong>and</strong> disclosure requirements <strong>and</strong> apply suitableaccounting policies on a consistent basis• Make judgements <strong>and</strong> estimates on areasonable basis• State whether applicable accounting st<strong>and</strong>ardsas set out in the NHS Foundation Trust AnnualReporting Manual have been followed, <strong>and</strong>disclose <strong>and</strong> explain any material departuresin the financial statements; <strong>and</strong>• Prepare the financial statements on a goingconcern basis.The Accounting Officer is responsible for keepingproper accounting records which disclose, withreasonable accuracy, at any time, the financialposition of the NHS Foundation Trust <strong>and</strong> to enablehim/her to ensure that the accounts comply withrequirements outlined in the above-mentioned Act.The Accounting Officer is also responsible forsafeguarding the assets of the NHS FoundationTrust <strong>and</strong> hence for taking reasonable stepsfor the prevention <strong>and</strong> detection of fraud<strong>and</strong> other irregularities.To the best of my knowledge <strong>and</strong> belief, I haveproperly discharged the responsibilities set outin Monitor’s NHS Foundation Trust AccountingOfficer Memor<strong>and</strong>um.Kevan TaylorChief ExecutiveDate: 28th May 2013Staff Area, Burbage WardSECTION 13.0Annual GovernanceStatementCraft group at theLongley CentreService user postcards,SPACES SouthKevan Taylor, DaveMcCarthy, Dan Jarvis MP<strong>and</strong> Tony Russell, Arts &Wellbeing Conference 2012135136

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