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Departmental Report 2008/09
The Departmental Report is a key tool in our accountability to Parliament and the public. It sets out how we are spending public funds to meet our policy and service delivery objectives – our Departmental Strategic Objectives (DSOs).
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) scrutinises the FCO Departmental Report each year and calls on our Permanent Under-Secretary to give evidence on it. The FAC then publishes a detailed report. The contents of this Departmental Report are in line with guidance from the Treasury to all government departments on the production of such reports.
This report summarises the FCO’s performance over the financial year from April 2008 to March 2009.
The report is organised into the following four parts, divided into two volumes:
Volume one consists of two parts: progress on our priorities; and an explanation of how we are changing as an organisation.
Volume two also consists of two parts: Part three gives details of our Value for Money Programme, an assessment of our progress against our Public Service Agreement target and DSOs, and the core financial and other tables required by the Treasury in its guidance on Departmental Reports; and Part four contains the FCO’s annual Resource Accounts.
Foreword by the Foreign Secretary
With posts in over 170 countries, we have used our global network to promote and represent British interests and values
Introduction by the PUS, Peter Ricketts
For the first time, our Departmental Report and Resource Accounts are being published together. It brings together in one place all the facts about what I believe has been a successful year for the FCO
Volume one: Departmental Report 2008/2009
This volume reports on the progress of our priorities; and explains how we are changing as an organisation
Volume two: Departmental Report 2008/2009
This volume gives details of our Value for Money Programme, an assessment of our progress against our Public Service Agreement target and DSOs and reports on our financial status
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