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Article 1Citation and commencement#
This Order may be cited as the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2017 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Article 2Ebbsfleet development corporation#
The accounts of the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General in relation to the financial years ending on and after 31st March 2018.
Article 3The Housing Ombudsman#
(1)The accounts of the Housing Ombudsman shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General in relation to the financial years ending on and after 31st March 2018.
(2)As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of a financial year to which paragraph (1) applies, the Housing Ombudsman must send the accounts for that year to the Comptroller and Auditor General.
(3)The Comptroller and Auditor General must—
(a)examine, certify and report on any accounts sent by the Housing Ombudsman under paragraph (2), and
(b)send the certified accounts and the report to the Ombudsman and the Secretary of State.
(4)The Secretary of State must lay any accounts received under paragraph (3)(b), together with the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report on those accounts, before each House of Parliament.
(5)The Housing Ombudsman scheme is amended as follows—
(a)in paragraph 51—
(i)omit “and the annually audited accounts”, and
(ii)for “them” substitute “the report”;
(b)in paragraph 69, omit the words from “which will be audited” to the end; and
(c)omit paragraph 70.
(6)In paragraph (5), “the Housing Ombudsman scheme” means the Housing Ombudsman Service Scheme which originally came into effect on 1st April 2013 after having been approved by the Secretary of State under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1996, a copy of which has been deposited at the principal office of the Housing Ombudsman and published on the Housing Ombudsman’s website.
Article 4Audit of non-profit-making companies#
In the Schedule to the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies) Order 2009, insert the following entries at the appropriate places—
| Company name | Date | Company number |
|---|---|---|
| BPDTS Limited | 1 April 2017 | 10344843 |
| College of Policing | 1 April 2017 | 08235199 |
| English Sports Development Trust Limited | 1 April 2017 | 04290188 |
| Oil and Gas Authority | 1 April 2017 | 09666504 |
| Phone Paid Services Authority Limited | 1 April 2017 | 02398515 |
| Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services Limited | 1 April 2017 | 09679225 |
Article 5Amendments to legislation#
Schedule 1 (amendments to legislation) amends primary and secondary legislation for the following purposes—
(a)to give full effect to articles 2 and 3 of this Order, and
(b)to repeal and revoke all legislation which requires the accounts of the bodies listed in Schedule 2 to this Order to be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Schedule 1 · Amendments to legislation
Part 1 · Amendments to primary legislation
(1)In section 7 of the Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947 (reports and accounts of development councils)—
(a)in subsection (2), omit “or, as the case may be, the Comptroller and Auditor General”,
(b)omit subsections (2B) and (3A) to (3C), and
(c)in subsection (4), for “any report under this section prepared by a council, or made by the auditors on their accounts or by the Comptroller and Auditor General on their statement of” substitute “each such report of a council, or made by the auditors on their”.
(2)In Schedule 31 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (urban development corporations: finance etc.)—
(a)omit paragraph 10A,
(b)before paragraph 11 insert—“10B 1 The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation shall send a copy of its accounts and statement of accounts for each financial year ending on or after 31st March 2018 to the Comptroller and Auditor General as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of that year.2 The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on the accounts and statement received under sub-paragraph (1).”
(c)in paragraph 11(1), for “10A” substitute “10B”,
(d)in paragraph 12, for “10A(3)” (in both places it occurs) substitute “10B(2)”, and
(e)in paragraph 13(3)(b), for “10A(3)” substitute “10B(2)”.
(3)In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1996 (matters for which housing ombudsman scheme must provide)—
(a)in paragraph 16, for “The” (in the first place it occurs) substitute “In the case of a scheme relating to Wales, the”, and
(b)after paragraph 16, insert—“16A. In the case of a scheme relating to England, the keeping of accounts.”
(4)In paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Offender Management Act 2007 (probation trusts: accounts and records) , for paragraphs (2) to (2B) substitute—“2 The Comptroller and Auditor General may examine any accounts of a probation trust, any records relating to the accounts and any auditor’s report on them.”
Part 2 · Amendments to secondary legislation
(5)In the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003—
(a)omit articles 4 (development councils), 9 (alcohol education and research council) and 11 (the commission for the new towns), and
(b)in the Schedule, omit the following entries—
| Alcohol Education and Research Council | 31st March 2005 |
| British Potato Council | 30th June 2004 |
| Commission for the New Towns (part of English Partnerships) | 31st March 2005 |
| Home-Grown Cereals Authority | 30th June 2004 |
| Horticultural Development Council | 31st March 2004 |
| Housing Corporation | 31st March 2004 |
| Meat and Livestock Commission | 31st March 2004 |
| Milk Development Council | 31st March 2004 |
| Standards Board for England | 31st March 2005 |
| Urban Regeneration Agency (part of English Partnerships) | 31st March 2005 |
(6)In the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2005, omit article 2 (development corporations).
(7)In the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2008, omit article 3 (independent living fund (2006)).
(8)In the Schedule to the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies) Order 2009, omit the following entries—
| Company name | Date | Company number |
|---|---|---|
| British Educational Communications and Technology Agency | 1 April 2008 | 02090588 |
| Capacity Builders (UK) Limited | 1 April 2008 | 05708912 |
| Caversham Lakes Trust Limited | 1 April 2008 | 04290188 |
| Children’s Workforce Development Council | 1 April 2008 | 05409076 |
| The Commission for the Compact | 1 April 2008 | 05932855 |
| Independent Housing Ombudsman Limited | 1 April 2009 | 03290221 |
| Investors in People UK | 1 April 2008 | 02860079 |
| The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council | 1 April 2008 | 03888251 |
| The National College for School Leadership Limited | 1 April 2008 | 04014904 |
| Northwest Business Link | 1 April 2008 | 06060925 |
| SITPRO Limited | 1 April 2009 | 04188890 |
| Working Ventures UK | 1 April 2008 | 05770846 |
| The Yorkshire and Humber Sustainable Futures Company Limited | 1 April 2008 | 05383346 |
(9)In the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2012, omit—
(a)article 2(b) (audit of bodies by the Comptroller and Auditor General),
(b)article 4 (probation trusts), and
(c)the Schedule (probation trusts whose accounts are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General).
Schedule 2 · Bodies no longer subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General
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