Annual Report and Accounts for 2007

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A decision made (15.02.08) to note the content of the 2007 Annual Report and Accounts and the Statement of Internal Control and Carry Forward Request.

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2008-0005
Decision Summary Title):	2007 Annual Financial Report & Accounts & Statement of Internal Control and Carry Forward Request : Noted by Minister		Date of Decision Summary:	05th February 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Peter Robinson Assistant Director : Resources		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?			Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	2007 Annual Financial Report & Accounts & Statement of Internal Control		Date of Written Report:	31st January 2008
Written Report Author:	Peter Robinson Assistant Director : Resources		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt
Subject: 2007 Annual Financial Report & Accounts & Statement of Internal Control and Carry Forward Request : Noted by Minister.
Decision(s): The Minister noted the content of the 2007 Annual Financial Report and Accounts, the Statement of Internal Control. The Minister also endorsed the submission to the Treasury and Resources Department of the Carry Forward request.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Treasury and Resources Department has indicated that it is satisfactory for the documentation required for the 2007 year end accounts and the Statement of Internal Control and the request for funds to be carried forward to 2008, as ‘statements of fact’, to be signed off by the Director Education, Sport and Culture, as the Accounting Officer for the Department. It is however, necessary for the Minister to note the contents of these documents.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications.
Action required: Assistant Director : Finance to present the documentation to the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: