Finance Division

Financial Regulations

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• A     Preliminary
  • 1 - Scope
  • 2 - Ethical Principles
  • 3 - Staff Responsibilities
• B     Heads of Department
  • 4 - Definition and Responsibility
  • 5 - Departmental Management
• C     Contract Execution and Commencement
  • 6 - Authority to Sign Contracts
  • 7 - Sealing
  • 8 - Documentation, Liability and Performance
• D     Income and Expenditure
  • 9 - Cash & Banking
  • 10 - Management of Expenditure
  • 11 - Accounting and Other Records
  • 12 - Supplying Goods or Services including research
  • 13 - Research Grants
  • 14 - Donation Accounts and Trust Funds
• E     Investment & Borrowing
  • 15 - The Cambridge University Endowment Fund ("CUEF")
  • 16 - Investment in the CUEF and Deposit Account
  • 17 - Borrowing, Guarantees and Loans
• F     Purchasing
  • 18 - Obtaining Goods, Services or Construction Works
  • 19 - Receipt of Goods or Services, Payments for services to individuals
• G     Fraud
  • 20 - Fraud and Irregularity
• H     Corporate Requirements
  • 21 - Taxation
  • 22 - Legal Advice and Proceedings
  • 23 - Insurance
• I     Commerical Activity
  • 24 - New Income Generation or Trading Activity
  • 25 - University Companies
  • 26 - University Embedded Companies
  • 27 - Consultancy and Private Activity
  • 28 - Non-University Activities - Use of Premises, Facilities etc.
  • 29 - Intellectual Property
• J     Staffing
  • 30 - Salaries and Staff Appointments
• K     Property
  • 31 - Property
  • 32 - Stores and Equipment
• L     Authority
  • 33 - Council Delegations and Directions
  • 34 - Revision
• M     Explanatory Note
• Schedules