Scottish Environment Protection Agency Financial Memorandum

DescriptionThis Memorandum defines the framework of controls on financial, staffing, and related matters for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Website Publication DateJuly 17, 2002

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Scottish Executive Environment Group
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Financial Memorandum
July 2002: Paper 2002/18

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CONTENTS

Paragraph

Preamble

1-3

Public Accountability

4-9

Financial Duties

10

Resources

11

Financial Information

12

Public Expenditure

13

Income

14-17

Regulation of SEPA's Non-grant Income

18-19

Payment of Grant-in-Aid, Draw-down Procedures and Cash Arrangements

20-26

Main Scottish Budget

27

In-Year Changes to SEPA's Budget

28

Borrowing

29

Fixed Assets: Records

30-32

Disposal of Fixed Assets

33-35

Acquisition of Fixed Assets

36-38

Regulation of SEPA's Expenditure and Project Control

39-42

Competitive Tendering and Single Tender Action

43-48

Write-offs, Losses and Special Payments

49-53

Insurance

54-55

Lending

56

Financial Practice General

57-58

Accounts and Audit

59-65

Board Members and Committee Chairmen

66

Staffing

67

Pensions

68

Review

69

SCHEDULE 1 - Financial Duties

SCHEDULE 2 - Public Expenditure Classification

SCHEDULE 3 - Scottish Budget Format

SCHEDULE 4 - SEPA Grant-in-Aid Claim to the Scottish Executive

SCHEDULE 5 - Financial Delegations

SCHEDULE 6 - Submission for Approval of Projects Above Delegated Limits

SCHEDULE 7 - Requests for Approval to make Special Payments and Gifts and to Write-Off Losses

SCHEDULE 8 - Reports on Losses, Special Payments and Gifts
SCHEDULE 9 - SEPA Members and Members of Regional Boards
SCHEDULE 10 - Staffing

CONTACT

Kerrie Campbell
SEPA Sponsorship and Waste Unit
Area 1-J (North)
Victoria Quay
EDINBURGH
EH6 6QQ
Email: kerrie.campbell@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 0131 244 7933
Fax: 0131 244 0245

How to obtain further copies of this paper

Further copies of this paper may be obtained from the address above. It is also available on the Scottish Executive website at: www.scotland.gov.uk

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