Schedule 1The office of Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland
Part 5Accounts and accountability
I1I220Accountable officer
1
The Parliamentary corporation must designate the Commissioner or a member of the Commissioner’s staff as the accountable officer.
2
The functions of the accountable officer are—
a
signing the accounts of the expenditure and receipts of the Commissioner,
b
ensuring the propriety and regularity of the finances of the Commissioner,
c
ensuring that the resources of the Commissioner are used economically, efficiently and effectively, and
d
where the accountable officer is not the Commissioner, the duty set out in sub-paragraph (3).
3
The duty referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(d) is a duty, where the accountable officer is required to act in a way that the accountable officer considers would be inconsistent with the proper performance of the functions specified in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to (c), to—
a
obtain written authority from the Commissioner before taking the action, and
b
send a copy of that authority as soon as possible to the Auditor General for Scotland.
4
The accountable officer is answerable to the Scottish Parliament for the performance of the functions specified in sub-paragraph (2).