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Monitor and control expenditure in Public Prisons Service cost centres
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who have responsibility for monitoring and
controlling expenditure for Public Prisons Service (PPS) cost centres.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
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prioritise expenditure of PPS cost centres against budget allocations;
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monitor expenditure of PPS cost centres against budget allocations; and
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control expenditure of PPS cost centres against budget allocations.
Subfield
Offender Management
Domain
Prisoner Management
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
25 July 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0003
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
This unit standard is intended for but not restricted to workplace assessment. The
range statements across the unit standard can be applied according to enterprise
specific equipment, procedures, and processes.
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Performance in relation to the elements and performance criteria must comply with
current legislation; policies; and procedures; including:
Corrections Act 2004;
Corrections Regulations 2005;
Crimes Act 1961;
Crimes of Torture Act 1989;
Criminal Justice Act 1985;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Parole Act 2002;
Privacy Act 1993;
Public Finance Act 1989;
Sentencing Act 2002;
other related Acts and regulations and their subsequent amendments or
replacements.
3
Reference to terms, procedures, and specifications in this unit standard includes
documented procedures and specifications relevant to the workplace in which
assessment is carried out.
4
All work practices shall meet documented enterprise quality management
requirements including the documentation of activities, events, and decisions.
5
Assessment should be against the documented national policies and procedures and
prison specific procedures.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prioritise expenditure of PPS cost centres against budget allocations.
Performance criteria
1.1
PPS budget allocations for each account code are identified.
1.2
PPS expenditure is prioritised according to areas of greatest need within each
account code.
1.3
PPS expenditure is phased according to budget allocation and identified
priorities.
Element 2
Monitor expenditure of PPS cost centres against budget allocations.
Performance criteria
2.1
Expenditure for each PPS account code is contained within allocated budgets.
2.2
Actual expenditure is checked against allocated budgets at regular, appropriate
intervals.
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2.3
Budget status is communicated to all interested parties at regular, appropriate
intervals.
Range
Unit Manager, Finance Manager, Unit staff.
Element 3
Control expenditure of PPS cost centres against budget allocations.
Performance criteria
3.1
Expenditure for each PPS account code is contained within allocated budgets.
3.2
Prompt, corrective action is taken where necessary in response to actual or
potential significant deviations from budget.
3.3
Authorisation of PPS expenditure is exercised according to financial delegations.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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