College of Policing response to the National Audit Office's assessment of the annual accounts
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Sir Andy Marsh, College of Policing CEO, said: “In 2023 the College implemented a replacement public sector finance and HR system which presented a range of challenges for us to accurately migrate data and introduce new procedures and processes while the change-over was happening.
Regrettably it resulted in late accounts being filed and an overspend in budget.
I take our responsibility for public money very seriously. The College of Policing has not faced an issue of this kind with auditors since its inception, and to prevent this happening again I have overseen significant changes to our finance operation, including the strengthening of my executive team. An additional non-executive director, who is a former audit partner at KPMG, has been co-opted to join the College Board.
The new financial system has now been fully implemented and is working well. I am grateful to the National Audit Office and Home Office for their support and can reassure the public that our next accounts will be filed correctly.”
