Child and Family Agency Act 2013
Code of governance | ||
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50. (1) The Agency shall, as soon as practicable after it is established, prepare and submit to the Minister for approval a code of governance that includes an outline of— | ||
(a) the guiding principles applicable to the Agency as a public body having regard to its functions under section 8 , | ||
(b) the structure of the Agency, including the roles and responsibilities of the Board and chief executive officer, | ||
(c) the processes and guidelines to be followed to ensure compliance with the reporting requirements imposed on the Agency by or under this Act, | ||
(d) the Agency’s internal controls, including its procedures relating to internal audits, risk management, public procurement and financial reporting, and | ||
(e) the nature and quality of service that persons being provided with or seeking services provided by the Agency in accordance with its functions can expect. | ||
(2) The first code of governance shall include details of the methods to be used to bring about the integration of the governance systems deriving from a transfer of functions to the Agency from— | ||
(a) the Health Service Executive, and | ||
(b) the dissolved bodies. | ||
(3) The Agency shall review the code of governance periodically and at such intervals as may be specified by the Minister and shall revise the code as the Agency considers appropriate. | ||
(4) In preparing or making any revisions to the code of governance, the Agency shall have regard to the Performance Framework issued pursuant to section 41 . | ||
(5) Following the Minister’s approval of the code of governance or of any revisions to it, the Agency shall arrange for the publication of the code or revised code. | ||
(6) The Agency shall indicate in its annual report its arrangements for implementing and maintaining adherence to the code of governance. |