Section,Policy Text,Owner,Applies To,Review Date Purpose and scope,"This policy states what the business buys, who may approve each purchase and which records every purchase must leave behind.",Finance lead,All teams, Approval limits,"Purchases up to the team limit are approved by the team lead. Larger purchases need finance approval before commitment.",Finance lead,All teams, How to request,"Raise a request with the tool, business reason, expected users and annual cost before buying.",Team leads,All purchases, Receipts and records,"Attach the invoice or receipt to the spend record within five working days.",Requester,All purchases, Exceptions,"Urgent purchases may proceed with verbal approval and must be recorded the next working day.",Finance lead,Urgent cases only,