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9. The Management Services Branch (or equivalent) and the internal
auditors should also monitor reports on visits to ensure that
Departmental Guidelines are being followed (5.13)
10. The normal size of a visiting party should be one. (5.21)
11.
Officials in adjacent grades of the same chain of command should
not go on the same visit. (5.22)
12.
The Lead Department should be given specific responsibility for
inter-Departmental delegations. (5.27)
13. The Exchequer and Audit Department should be asked to check
from time to time that this responsbility is being exercised
properly. (5.29)
14.
The DOE/DOI as joint Lead Departments should invite the
appropriate territoral Department to attend the EC Regional Policy
Committee and Regional Fund Management Committee only when a major
project in that territory is being considered by the Committee. (5.35)
• 15.
Visitors to sensitive countries should notify the FCO geographical
department concerned direct, and not the Protocol and Conference
Department who have hitherto acted as a post-box. (5.39)
16. Departments should be allowed to negotiate discounts with British
airlines. (5.47)
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