Statement of Responsibilities for the Statement of Accounts 33 0 APPROVAL OF STATEMENT OF | THE COMMISSIONER’S ACCOUNTS In preparing these Statements of Accounts, the Chief Finance and Commissioning Officer has: RESPONSIBILITIES The Statement of Accounts was approved by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South The Commissioner is required to: selected suitable accounting policies and then Yorkshire. applied them make arrangements for the proper administration made judgments and estimates that were of his financial affairs and to secure that one of his reasonable and prudent; officers has the responsibility for the complied with the Local Authority Code administration of those affairs, in line with statute this is the Section 151 The Chief Finance and Commissioning Officer has manage his affairs to secure economic, efficient also: and effective use of resources and safeguard his Dr Alan Billings kept proper, up to date accounting records; assets; Police and Crime Commissioner for South taken reasonable steps for the prevention and Yorkshire approve the Statement of detection of fraud and other irregularities; 26 July 2018 assessed the ability to continue as a going THE CHIEF FINANCE AND concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related COMMISSIONING OFFICER’S to going concern; RESPONSIBILITIES used the going concern basis of accounting on the assumption that the functions will continue in The Chief Finance and Commissioning Officer is operational existence for the foreseeable future; responsible for the preparation of the Michael Clements CPFA Commissioner’s Statement of Accounts in accordance maintained such internal control which is Chief Finance and Commissioning Officer, necessary to enable the preparation of financial with proper practices as set out in the CIPFA/LASAAC Section 151 Officer statements that are free from material Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the misstatement, whether due to fraud or United Kingdom (the Code). 26 July 2018 CITYTREASURER’S AND
Statement of Responsibilities for the Statement of Accounts THE COMMISSIONER’S RESPONSIBILITIES The Commissioner is required to: make arrangements for the proper administration of his financial affairs and to secure that one of his officers has the responsibility for the administration of those affairs, in line with statute this is the Section 151 manage his affairs to secure economic, efficient and effective use of resources and safeguard his assets; approve the Statement of THE CHIEF FINANCE AND COMMISSIONING OFFICER’S RESPONSIBILITIES The Chief Finance and Commissioning Officer is responsible for the preparation of the Commissioner’s Statement of Accounts in accordance with proper practices as set out in the CIPFA/LASAAC Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom (the Code). In preparing these Statements of Accounts, the Chief Finance and Commissioning Officer has: selected suitable accounting policies and then applied them made judgments and estimates that were reasonable and prudent; complied with the Local Authority Code The Chief Finance and Commissioning Officer has also: kept proper, up to date accounting records; taken reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities; assessed the ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern; used the going concern basis of accounting on the assumption that the functions will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future; maintained such internal control which is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or APPROVAL OF STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS The Statement of Accounts was approved by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire. Dr Alan Billings Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire 26 July 2018 Michael Clements CPFA Chief Finance and Commissioning Officer, Section 151 Officer 26 July 2018 0 33 | AND CITYTREASURER’S
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