The Christie NHS FT Annual Report & Accounts 2019-20

1.19 Foreign exchange

The functional and presentational currencies of the Trust are sterling. A transaction which is denominated in a foreign currency is translated into the functional currency at the spot exchange rate on the date of the transaction. Where the Trust has assets or liabilities denominated in a foreign currency at the Statement of Financial Position date: ● monetary items (other than financial instruments measured at ‘fair value through income and expenditure’) are translated at the spot exchange rate on 31 March; ● non-monetary assets and liabilities measured at historical cost are translated using the spot exchange rate at the date of the transaction; and ● non-monetary assets and liabilities measured at fair value are translated using the spot exchange rate at the date fair value was determined. Exchange gains or losses on monetary items (arising on settlement of the transaction or on re-translation at the Statement of Financial Position date) are recognised in income or expense in the period in which they arise. Exchange gains or losses on non-monetary assets and liabilities are recognised in the same manner as other gains and losses on these items. Losses and special payments are items that Parliament would not have contemplated when it agreed funds for the health service or passed legislation. By their nature they are items that ideally should not arise. They are therefore subject to special control procedures compared with the generality of payments. They are divided into different categories, which govern the way each individual case is handled. Losses and Special Payments are charged to the relevant functional headings in the SOCI on an accruals basis, including losses which would have been made good through insurance cover had the Trust not been bearing its own risks (with insurance premiums then being included as normal revenue expenditure). Note 21 is compiled directly from the losses and compensations register which is prepared on an accrual basis with the exception of provisions for future losses. 1.20 Losses and Special Payments

1.21 Third party assets

Assets belong to third parties (such as money held on behalf of patients) are not recognised in the accounts since the Trust has no beneficial interest in them.

1.22 Accounting standards issued but not yet adopted

The DHSC GAM does not require the following IFRS Standards and Interpretations to be applied in 2019-20. These Standards are still subject to HM Treasury FReM adoption. (a) IFRS 14 Regulatory Deferral Accounts - applies to first time adopters of IFRS after 1 January 2016. Therefore not applicable to DHSC group bodies. (b) IFRS 16 Leases - Standard is effective at 1 April 2021. (c) IFRS17 Insurance Contracts – Application required for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021 but not yet adopted by FReM; early adoption is not therefore permitted. No accounting standards in issue have been adopted early.

IFRS 17 The implementation of IFRS 17 will have no impact on the Trust.

IFRS 16 The Trust has assessed that the impact of applying IFRS 16 on 1 April 2021 will not be material on the opening statement of financial position, the in-year statement of comprehensive income or capital additions.

19 181