The Christie Foundation Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report & Accounts 2021-22

Statement of disclosure to auditors In accordance with the requirements of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004, the Trust confirms that for each individual who was a Director at the time of approval of the Director’s report, that: • so far as each of the Trust Directors is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Trust’s auditor is unaware; and • each Director has taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a Director to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Trust’s auditor is aware of that information. information needed by the Trust’s auditor in connection with preparing their report; and • that each Director has made such enquiries of their fellow Directors and taken such other steps (if any) for that purpose, as are required by their duty as a Director of the Trust to exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence. For the purposes of this declaration: • relevant audit information means

and approved by the Council of Governors. Auditor objectivity and independence are safeguarded for any non-audit services provided by the auditor by limiting the fees arising from such work in any one year to £50k + VAT and ensuring that different auditors carry out the work. Grant Thornton LLP did not provide additional services relating to any non-audit related services during 2021/22. Countering fraud and corruption The Board of Directors attaches significant importance to the issue of fraud and corruption and has continued its increased investment during the year. Reported concerns have been investigated by our local counter fraud specialists in liaison with the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service and the police as necessary. We work hard to maintain an anti-fraud culture and have a range of policies and procedures to minimise risk in this area. Several events were held over the year to highlight how staff can raise concerns and suspicions. As part of our mandatory training programme, we ask staff to complete anti-fraud awareness training. Statutory framework This is the fifteenth set of annual financial results prepared since we became a Foundation Trust on 1 st April 2007. Consistent with our statutory status, these accounts have been prepared under a direction issued by the independent regulator NHS Improvement. In undertaking NHS business transactions, the Trust has complied with the cost allocation and charging requirement set out in HM Treasury and Office of Public Sector Information Guidance.

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