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 | | Although HMSO had a separate Accounting Officer, the Office of Public Service received, under a framework agreement, HMSO's corporate and business plans, its targets, annual accounts and periodic business reports, and were responsible for advising Ministers on the business. |
 | | Under the Framework Document for Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) (a department in its own right) neither Cabinet Office (the Department) nor the responsible Minister normally became involved in the day-to-day management of HMSO which was the responsibility of its Chief Executive. |
 | | This failure to take a close interest in HMSO was exacerbated after September 1995 when Ministers announced their decision to sell the business because the Office of Public Service took some time to start to get to grips with their vendor responsibilities. |
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