Audit Commission Act 1998 (repealed)

Part I · The Audit Commission

1The Audit Commission.#

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Part II · Accounts and Audit of Public Bodies

Miscellaneous

25Extraordinary audit.#

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26Audit of accounts of officers.#

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27Accounts and audit regulations.#

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28Certification of claims, returns etc.#

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29Agreed audit of accounts.#

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30Passenger Transport Executives.#

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31Companies related to Passenger Transport Executives.#

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32Documents relating to police authorities etc.#

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Audit of accounts

2Required audit of accounts.#

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3Appointment of auditors.#

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4Code of audit practice.#

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5General duties of auditors.#

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6Auditors’ right to documents and information.#

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7Fees for audit.#

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Auditors’ reports and recommendations

8Immediate and other reports in public interest.#

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9General report.#

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10Transmission and consideration of section 8 reports.#

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11Consideration of reports or recommendations.#

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11AGreater London Authority: consideration of reports and recommendations.#

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12Publicity for meetings under section 11.#

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13Additional publicity for immediate reports.#

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13AAdditional publicity for non-immediate reports#

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Prevention of unlawful expenditure et ceteralaetc.

19Health service bodies: referral to Secretary of State.#

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19AOther bodies: advisory notices.#

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19BEffect of an advisory notice.#

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20Other bodies: prohibition orders.#

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21Restriction on power to issue prohibition orders.#

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22Effect of and appeals against prohibition orders.#

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23Loss etc. caused by prohibition orders.#

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24Power of auditor to apply for judicial review.#

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Public inspection et ceteralaetc. and action by the auditor

14Inspection of statements of accounts and auditors’ reports.#

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15Inspection of documents and questions at audit.#

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16Right to make objections at audit.#

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17Declaration that item of account is unlawful.#

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18Recovery of amount not accounted for etc.#

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Part 2A · Data matching

32APower to conduct data matching exercises#

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32BMandatory provision of data#

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32CVoluntary provision of data#

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32DDisclosure of results of data matching etc#

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32EPublication#

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32FFees for data matching#

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32GCode of data matching practice#

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32HPowers of Secretary of State#

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Part III · Studies, Performance Standards and Other Functions

Performance standards of local authorities et ceteralaetc.

44Publication of information as to standards of performance.#

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45Permitted methods of publishing information under section 44.#

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46Directions under section 44.#

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47Application to parish councils and charter trustees.#

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Reports on performance

47AReports relating to performance of English local authorities#

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Part IV · General

Supplementary

52Orders and regulations.#

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53Interpretation.#

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54Consequential amendments, transitionals and repeals.#

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55Short title, commencement and extent.#

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Information et ceteralaetc.

48Provision of information and documents to Commission.#

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49Restriction on disclosure of information.#

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49ADisclosure of information by or on behalf of public authorities#

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49ZAConsent under section 49(2C)#

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50Supply of benefit information to Commission.#

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51Publication of information by the Commission.#

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51ACo-operation with the Auditor General for Wales#

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51BProvision of information to Auditor General for Wales#

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Interaction with other authorities

47BInteraction with other authorities#

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Schedule 1 · The Audit Commission

Status

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Functions of Secretary of State in relation to Commission

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Tenure of office of members

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Remuneration et ceteralaetc. of members

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

House of Commons disqualification

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Staff

(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Financial provisions

(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(8A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Delegation

(11A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Proceedings

(12)^note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Annual report

(14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 2 · Accounts Subject to Audit

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(1A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(1B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(1C). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 2A · Interaction with other authorities

Part 1 · Interpretation

Inspection authorities

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Public authorities

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Inspections and functions

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part 2 · Exercise of functions

Inspection programmes and inspection frameworks

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Inspections by other inspectors of organisations within the Commission's remit

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Co-operation

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Joint action

(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Delegation of functions

(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Advice or assistance for other public authorities

(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Inspections carried out under arrangements

(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 3 · Consequential Amendments

The Public Health Act 1875 (c. 55)

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Transport Act 1968 (c. 73)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Local Government Finance Act 1982 (c. 32)

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)

(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984 (c. 53)

(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Building Act 1984 (c. 55)

(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Further Education Act 1985 (c. 47)

(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)

(11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10)

(12)^note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)

(13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4)

(14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9)

(15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40)

(16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(17). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c.42)

(18). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)

(19)^note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)

(20)^note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)

(21). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c. xiii)

(22). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19)

(24). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Education Act 1993 (c. 35)

(25). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993 (c. 40)

(26). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)

(27). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(28). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)

(29). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The London Local Authorities Act 1995 (c. x)

(30). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Noise Act 1996 (c. 37)

(31). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

(32). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Police Act 1997 (c. 50)

(33). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

The Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (c. 65)

(34). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 4 · Transitional Provisions, Savings etc.

General

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

References to district audit et ceteralaetc.

(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Change of name of the Commission

(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Continuity of employment: district audit and health service

(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Financial years of the Commission

(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 5 · Repeals and revocation

Table of derivations

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

1The Audit Commission.#

25Extraordinary audit.#

26Audit of accounts of officers.#

27Accounts and audit regulations.#

28Certification of claims, returns etc.#

29Agreed audit of accounts.#

30Passenger Transport Executives.#

31Companies related to Passenger Transport Executives.#

32Documents relating to police authorities etc.#

2Required audit of accounts.#

3Appointment of auditors.#

4Code of audit practice.#

5General duties of auditors.#

6Auditors’ right to documents and information.#

7Fees for audit.#

8Immediate and other reports in public interest.#

9General report.#

10Transmission and consideration of section 8 reports.#

11Consideration of reports or recommendations.#

11AGreater London Authority: consideration of reports and recommendations.#

12Publicity for meetings under section 11.#

13Additional publicity for immediate reports.#

13AAdditional publicity for non-immediate reports#

19Health service bodies: referral to Secretary of State.#

19AOther bodies: advisory notices.#

19BEffect of an advisory notice.#

20Other bodies: prohibition orders.#

21Restriction on power to issue prohibition orders.#

22Effect of and appeals against prohibition orders.#

23Loss etc. caused by prohibition orders.#

24Power of auditor to apply for judicial review.#

14Inspection of statements of accounts and auditors’ reports.#

15Inspection of documents and questions at audit.#

16Right to make objections at audit.#

17Declaration that item of account is unlawful.#

18Recovery of amount not accounted for etc.#

32APower to conduct data matching exercises#

32BMandatory provision of data#

32CVoluntary provision of data#

32DDisclosure of results of data matching etc#

32EPublication#

32FFees for data matching#

32GCode of data matching practice#

32HPowers of Secretary of State#

44Publication of information as to standards of performance.#

45Permitted methods of publishing information under section 44.#

46Directions under section 44.#

47Application to parish councils and charter trustees.#

47AReports relating to performance of English local authorities#

33Studies for improving economy etc. in services.#

34Reports on impact of statutory provisions etc.#

35Studies at request of bodies subject to audit.#

35AStudies for functional bodies at request of Greater London Authority.#

36Studies at request of educational bodies.#

37Assistance to other bodies and persons#

38Benefit administration studies for Secretary of State.#

39Social security references and reports to Secretary of State.#

40Studies relating to private registered providers of social housing#

41Provisions supplementary to section 40.#

41AInspections of registered social landlords#

41BFees for inspections under section 41A#

41CAdvice and assistance for private registered providers of social housing#

42Consultancy services relating to audit of accounts of registered social landlords.#

43Meaning of “registered social landlord”#

52Orders and regulations.#

53Interpretation.#

54Consequential amendments, transitionals and repeals.#

55Short title, commencement and extent.#

48Provision of information and documents to Commission.#

49Restriction on disclosure of information.#

49ADisclosure of information by or on behalf of public authorities#

49ZAConsent under section 49(2C)#

50Supply of benefit information to Commission.#

51Publication of information by the Commission.#

51ACo-operation with the Auditor General for Wales#

51BProvision of information to Auditor General for Wales#

47BInteraction with other authorities#