The Department’s Head of Internal Audit concluded that “the existing arrangements in place do not best support the current operating environment” and that “necessary adjustments are required to the framework of risk control and governance arrangements for them to be considered effective in what is a new operating environment”. The Head of Internal Audit also reported that “lines of accountability, interfaces, interdependencies and escalation routes are not clear or fully integrated across the...

The Department’s Head of Internal Audit concluded that “the existing arrangements in place do not best support the current operating environment” and that “necessary adjustments are required to the framework of risk control and governance arrangements for them to be considered effective in what is a new operating environment”. The Head of Internal Audit also reported that “lines of accountability, interfaces, interdependencies and escalation routes are not clear or fully integrated across the Department and wider health group”.38 The Department told us it was going to address all of these concerns as part of its reset programme.39 Transparenc Type: conclusion | Number: 20 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4: PAC conclusion: The Department has regularly failed to follow public spending rules and across the Departmental Group there is a track record of failing to comply with the requirements of Managing Public Money. 4: PAC recommendation: The Department should writ