Travel and Subsistence guide Guide

2. Individuals responsibilities

Person Responsibilities
Individual
  • You are responsible for the cost of daily travel between your home and permanent place of work.
  • No payment will be made for a journey or part of a journey covered by a season ticket held for your private use. The Department should benefit from any discounts available to season ticket holders when they travel on official business.
  • You must use the official processes to reclaim travel and subsistence expenses, including gaining written authorisation where appropriate, as laid out in this policy.
Development manager
  • To authorise official travel of individual employees.
  • To manage official travel requirements within budget.
Activity manager
  • To advise Development Managers of whether T&S claims are necessary and the most efficient use of the individual’s time.
HR
  • To keep the T&S policy up to date.
  • To assist managers in interpretation of the policy.
  • To determine where a reasonable adjustment might be applicable in usage of the T&S policy.
Finance
  • To support Development Managers in managing their budgets.
Procurement
  • To advise where a Government Procurement Card (GPC) is appropriate.
  • To advise on external contractors / agents.
Deputy Director
  • To supervise the overall budget.
  • To provide written approval where appropriate for individual expenditure.