17AEOverview of the entity

#### 17AE Overview of the entity (1) For the purposes of paragraph 17AD(b), the overview of the entity for the period must include: (a) a description of the entity, including the following: (i) the role and functions of the entity; (ii) an outline of the organisational structure of the entity; (iii) the outcomes and programmes administered by the entity during the period; (iv) the purposes of the entity as included in the entity’s corporate plan for the period; and (aa) information on the accountable authority, or each member of the accountable authority, of the entity during the period, including the following: (i) the name of the accountable authority or member; (ii) the position title of the accountable authority or member; (iii) the period as the accountable authority or member within the reporting period; and (b) if the entity is a Department of State—an outline of the structure of the portfolio that includes the Department. (2) If the outcomes and programmes administered by the entity during the period are not the same as the outcomes and programmes included in any Portfolio Budget Statement, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statement or other portfolio estimates statement that was prepared for the entity for the period, the report must set out and explain the reasons for the differences.