devise and implement any necessary procedures to ensure adequate (reasonable) protection of the data, programs and computer Group’s hardware from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorised persons, deletion or modification, theft or damage, having due regard for the Data Protection Act 1998, Information Governance, Freedom of Information requirements. ensure that adequate (reasonable) controls exist over data entry, processing, storage, transmission and output to ensure security, privacy, accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the data, as well as the efficient and effective operation of the system; ensure that adequate controls exist such that the computer operation is separated from development, maintenance and amendment; ensure that an adequate management (audit) trail exists through the computerised system and that such computer audit reviews as the Chief Finance Officer may consider necessary are being carried out. ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS POLICY The group will create and maintain an appropriate accounting system that creates management and financial accounts PROCEDURE The chief finance officer will ensure: the group has suitable financial software and appropriate assurance arrangements to enable it to comply with these policies and any consolidation requirements of NHS England and legislation; that contracts for computer services for financial applications with another health organisation or any other agency shall clearly define the responsibility of all parties for the security, privacy, accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data during processing, transmission and storage. The contract should also ensure rights of access for audit purposes. Where another health organisation or any other agency provides a computer service for financial applications, the chief finance officer shall periodically seek assurances that adequate controls are in opera
devise and implement any necessary procedures to ensure adequate (reasonable) protection of the Group’s data, programs and computer hardware from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorised persons, deletion or modification, theft or damage, having due regard for the Data Protection Act 1998, Information Governance, Freedom of Information requirements. ensure that adequate (reasonable) controls exist over data entry, processing, storage, transmission and output to ensure security, privacy, accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the data, as well as the efficient and effective operation of the system; ensure that adequate controls exist such that the computer operation is separated from development, maintenance and amendment; ensure that an adequate management (audit) trail exists through the computerised system and that such computer audit reviews as the Chief Finance Officer may consider necessary are being carried out. ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS POLICY The group will create and maintain an appropriate accounting system that creates management and financial accounts PROCEDURE The chief finance officer will ensure: the group has suitable financial software and appropriate assurance arrangements to enable it to comply with these policies and any consolidation requirements of NHS England and legislation; that contracts for computer services for financial applications with another health organisation or any other agency shall clearly define the responsibility of all parties for the security, privacy, accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data during processing, transmission and storage. The contract should also ensure rights of access for audit purposes. Where another health organisation or any other agency provides a computer service for financial applications, the chief finance officer shall periodically seek assurances that adequate controls are in opera