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Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 HC 15 Price: £38.75 Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 (For the year ended 31 March 2013) Accounts presented to the House of Commons pursuant to Section 6 (4) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 Annual Report presented to the House of Commons by Command of Her Majesty Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 17 July 2013 HC 15 LONDON: The Stationery Office Price: £38.75 This is part of a series of departmental publications which, along with the Main Estimates 2013-14 and the document Public Expenditure: Statistical Analyses 2013, present the Government’s outturn for 2012- 13 and planned expenditure for 2013-14. © Crown copyright 2013 You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ or e-mail: [email protected] Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at pscorrespondence@cabinet- office.gsi.gov.uk You can download this publication from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications ISBN: 9780102985634 Printed in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office ID 2570115 07/13 32141 19585 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum. © Crown Copyright 2013 Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 Contents Page INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD HEATON, PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR THE CABINET OFFICE FIRST PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER 5 FOREWORD BY RT HON. FRANCIS MAUDE MP, MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE 6 REPORT FROM THE LEAD NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8 GOVERNANCE Our Ministers 11 Cabinet Secretary and Permanent Secretary 12 Our management team – the Executive Management Committee 12 Our Non-Executive Directors 14 Cabinet Office structure 15 CABINET OFFICE ROLES AND OBJECTIVES 16 CABINET OFFICE PERFORMANCE AGAINST BUSINESS PLAN ACTIONS 35 MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY - CORPORATE INFORMATION Monitoring spend on consultancy and temporary staff 39 All new off-payroll engagements over £220 per day and more than six months 39 Reporting related to review of tax arrangements of public sector appointees 40 Number of Senior Civil Service staff by pay band 40 Recruitment practice 41 Public appointments and re-appointments 42 Employee consultation 42 Sickness and absence 43 Diversity and inclusion policy 43 The employment, training and advancement of disabled persons 44 Reporting of personal data related incidents 44 Pensions 45 Better regulation 45 Transparency 48 Sustainable development 49 Health and safety 56 Estate management strategy 56 Policy on social and community issues 57 Policy on payment of suppliers 58 Complaints handling 58 Complaints from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 60 Correspondence 60 Freedom of Information requests 61 Publicity and advertising 61 2012-13 Spending Summary 62 3 Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY - FINANCIAL REVIEW Overview 63 Year on Year Comparison 2012-13 to 2011-12 67 Performance against Parliamentary Control Totals 80 Public Expenditure Data 2006-07 to 2014-15 91 CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS 2012-13 Introduction 110 Statement of Accounting Officer’s responsibilities 111 Governance Statement 112 Remuneration Report 129 The Certificate and Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General to the House of Commons 141 Primary statements 143 Notes to the Accounts 152 4 Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD HEATON CB PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR THE CABINET OFFICE The Cabinet Office is an extraordinary department, unique in the breadth of the issues we cover and in the range of roles we perform, within government and externally. We are a corporate centre for government, a policy department, and a secretariat providing support and intelligence for the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. The department is about creating the conditions necessary for government to succeed by transforming how government does business, ensuring that the government’s agenda is implemented, and helping departments achieve their objectives. Teams across the Cabinet Office are determined, skilful and deliver results for Ministers. This annual report offers us an opportunity to demonstrate to both Parliament and the public what we achieved over the last financial year. There is plenty for the Cabinet Office to be proud of: reporting £10 billion of savings, tripling participation in National Citizen Service in size, creating real momentum on civil service reform, and much more. The end of the financial year is a good time to reflect on achievements. But it is also a time to look forward to next year, and to plan our response to new challenges. I would like to thank all my colleagues for what we have done together, and for their continuing spirit and commitment. Richard Heaton CB Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office. First Parliamentary Counsel and Accounting Officer 5 Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 FOREWORD BY RT. HON FRANCIS MAUDE MP, MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE This year the Cabinet Office has continued to deliver a challenging set of priorities, including driving efficiency and reform across Whitehall, working to reform the Civil Service, building a bigger society and protecting our national security. The achievements in these areas are a testimony to the work of our civil servants, alongside their colleagues across Whitehall. Deploying innovative and creative solutions to reduce public spending and tackle the deficit, at the same time as increasing and improving the service we provide to taxpayers, has been a clear and consistent objective of the Coalition Government. Over the last year, the Cabinet Office has made great strides on this agenda. Our Efficiency and Reform Group reported savings across government of £10 billion for this year alone. This builds on savings of £3.75 billion in 2010-11 and £5.5 billion in 2011-12. Alongside these savings we have also tackled fraud, error and uncollected debt, which will stand us in good stead to reach our target of £20 billion of savings by the end of this Parliament. Our procurement reforms account for £3.8 billion of savings last year alone. Centralising the procurement of common goods and services and renegotiating large government contracts has helped to make these savings possible. Meanwhile, getting out of unnecessary properties has not just saved the public purse millions but has also helped to stimulate growth. In addition we are supporting new commercial models and backing public sector mutuals to drive up productivity across the public sector and help to grow our economy. The Cabinet Office is leading work to create a society in which people have more power and responsibility over their lives, the local community and the services they use. One key initiative has been the formation of the independent social investment wholesaler, Big Society Capital, making it easier for social entrepreneurs to access the capital they need and become sustainable. The Cabinet Office’s work to stimulate the growth of Britain’s social economy is ensuring that London is an international hub of social investment. Our work has boosted volunteering, with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games playing a key role in encouraging volunteering and building social capital, especially in the most deprived areas. Since the Games, the ‘Join In’ initiative has provided more than 300,000 people across the UK with a unique opportunity to participate in local sport and the chance to volunteer in their community. And last year, 26,000 young people took part in National Citizen Service, gaining valuable work and life skills. We are more than halfway through our ambitious programme to restructure public bodies. So far the number is down by around 230. At the same time, we have seen net administrative expenditure on public bodies fall by around £400 million in 2011-12. This keeps us on course to reduce administration costs by at least £2.6 billion by March 2015. 6 Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 We are working to transform how the citizen interacts with government. Our Government Digital Service (GDS) has delivered world leading work in the open source GOV.UK platform, consolidating 24 separate websites into one integrated, easy-to-use portal. GDS is also pushing ahead with plans to digitise a first wave of 25 exemplar public services as part of our digital-by-default agenda. Our commitment to drive transparency and open data across government remains undiluted. Globally we have used our presidency of the G8 and chairmanship of the Open Government Partnership to promote a transparency charter and reinforce our reputation further as a leading authority on transparency. We have worked tirelessly to maintain and strengthen governance, promoting local economic growth and decentralisation in England and enhancing confidence in the electoral system. Over the last year, we have seen the Electoral Registration Transformation programme put in place several of the major building blocks for the transition to Individual Electoral Registration. The Cabinet Office is also overseeing the Government’s programme of Civil Service Reform, working to implement the Plan published in June last year. With our high-level Capability Plan we will help to ensure that the Civil Service has the skills that Britain needs to win the global race. And after a decade of inaction, work to share services across government is finally picking up momentum. 2012-13 was an important year for the Cabinet Office. Our work helped to deliver the Government’s priorities: driving growth, tackling the deficit, building a fairer society and protecting our security. From the secretariats to cyber security, from civil contingencies through to honours and appointments, no department has a more interesting or diverse portfolio.
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