sport-england-2016-17-annual-report-and-accounts

Statement of the Council’s and Chief Executive’s responsibilities
Under section 35(2) and (3) of the National
Lottery etc. Act 1993 (as amended), The English
Sports Council is required to prepare a
statement of accounts for the financial period in
the form and on the basis directed by the
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
with the consent of HM Treasury.
The financial statements are prepared on an
accruals basis and must show a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of The English Sports
Council’s Lottery distribution activities at the
period end and of its income and expenditure
and cash flows for the financial period.
In preparing the financial statements The
Council is required to:
Observe the accounts direction issued by
the Secretary of State for Culture, Media
and Sport, including the relevant
accounting and disclosure requirements,
and apply the suitable accounting policies
on a consistent basis
Make judgements and estimates on a
reasonable basis
State whether the applicable accounting
standards have been followed, and disclose
and explain any material departures in the
financial statements and
Prepare the financial statements on the
going concern basis, unless it is
inappropriate to presume that The Council
will continue in operation.
The Accounting Officer for the Department for
Culture, Media and Sport, has designated the
Chief Executive of The English Sports Council as
the Accounting Officer for The Council. Her
relevant responsibilities as Accounting Officer,
including her responsibility for the propriety and
regularity of public finances for which she is
answerable, and for the keeping of proper
records, are set out in “Managing Public
Money”, issued by the HM treasury and in the
Financial Directions issued by the Secretary of
State for Culture, Media and Sport under section
26(3) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (as
amended).
The Accounting Officer has taken all the steps
she ought to have taken to make herself aware
of any relevant audit information and to
establish that The English Sport Council’s
auditors are aware of that information.
The Accounting Officer confirms that the annual
report and accounts as a whole is fair, balanced
and understandable and takes personal
responsibility for the annual report and accounts
and the judgments required for determining
that it is fair, balanced and understandable.
Jennie Price CBE
Nick Bitel
Chief Executive and Accounting Officer
Chair
The English Sports Council
The English Sports Council
22 June 2017 22 June 2017
The English Sports Council National Lottery Distribution Fund Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017 93