No. Again, this is largely the role of the deputy in terms of the day-to-day management of the department, and it has largely developed through precedent. What we are doing now is codifying in the legislation the responsibility of the deputy head as the accounting officer. As a result of that, as I said, the model will clarify the responsibilities of the deputy to ensure that the resources are organized and deliver departmental objectives, and that there is a strong system of internal control.
On November 7th, 2006. See this statement in context.