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NOMS Finance Manual
This instruction applies to:- / Reference:-
  • Agency Instruction
  • Prison Service Instruction
/ AI 15/2013
PSI 37/2013
Issue Date / Effective Date
Implementation Date / Expiry Date
2 December 2013 / 3 December 2013 / 1 December2017
Issued on the authority of / NOMS Agency Board
For action by (Who is this Instruction for) / All staff responsible for the development and publication of policy and instructions
NOMS HQ
All prisons
Contracted Prisons*
Probation Trusts
Governors
Heads of Groups
Probation Trust Chief Executives
* If this box is marked, then in this document the term Governor also applies to Directors of Contracted Prisons
Instruction type / Finance function
For information / All NOMS staff
Provide a summary of the policy aim and the reason for its development / revision / The annexes attached to this Instruction have been amended to reflect the updates and policy clarification as advised in NOMS Finance Communications.
Contact / Financial Governance Team, Finance & Analysis Directorate
Julie Dunn-Beeching – Tel: 0300 047 6145
Associated documents / None
Replaces the following documents which are hereby cancelled : None
Audit/monitoring:
MoJ Internal Audit & Assurance and NOMS Financial Governance will monitor compliance with the mandatory actions set out in the annexes of this Instruction.
Introduces amendments to the following documents: Annexes attached to PSI 26/2011 NOMS Finance Manual

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CONTENTS

Section / Subject / For reference by:
1 / Executive Summary / Directors, Heads of Group, Finance staff, Budget Holders and Budget Managers
2 / Operational Instructions / All NOMS staff

NOMS Finance Manual

1.Executive summary

Background

1.1Existing policy and guidance has been clarified and updated in the annexes attached to this Instruction.

Desired outcomes

1.2This revision is designed to ensure:

  • Policy clarification;
  • A consistent approach to financial procedures across NOMS HQ & HMPS;
  • The NOMS HQ & HMPS finance community has one point of call for current

financial policy;

  • Alignment with guidance issued in NOMS Finance Communications.

Application

1.3All chapters of the linked NOMS Finance Manual are applicable to all staff in all Business Units unless specified otherwise.

Mandatory actions

1.4All actions in the linked NOMS Finance Manual remainmandatory unless specified otherwise.

1.5Directors, Heads of Group, Finance staff, Budget Holders and Budget Managers must comply with this instruction and ensure that all relevant staff are aware of its contents.

Resource Impact

1.5There is no direct resource impact on staff in NOMS headquarters or in prison establishments resulting from this instruction, as all changes have been previously communicated via FM&C Finance Communications and published on the My Services website.

2.Operational instructions

2.1Operational instructions are contained within the NOMS Finance Manual. (The manual can be found under Communities and Financial Control and Accountancy.)

Andrew Emmett

Director of Finance & Analysis, NOMS

PSI 37/2013-AI 15/2013 UNCLASSIFIEDISSUE DATE 02/12/2013