Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (Version in vigour from 2023-02-07 to )

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Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004
Part 1: Auditor General for Wales

New functions of the Auditor General for Wales

1: Transfer of functions of Assembly
2: Additional functions of Auditor General

Accountability of certain public bodies in Wales

3: Studies for improving economy etc in services
4: Studies at request of educational bodies
5: Studies relating to registered social landlords

Funding of Auditor General

6: Expenses and accounts
7: Fees

Administrative matters

8: Auditor General’s seal
9: Staff etc of the Auditor General
10: Accounting officer
11: Access to information, etc by Auditor General

Part 2: Local government bodies in Wales

Local government bodies in Wales

12: Local government bodies in Wales

Audit of accounts

13: Audit of accounts of local government bodies in Wales
14: Appointment of auditors
15: Persons to assist auditors
16: Code of audit practice
17: General duties on audit of accounts
18: Auditors' rights to documents and information
19: Auditors' rights to documents and information: offences
20: Fees in respect of functions exercised by the Auditor General for Wales
21: Fees prescribed by Assembly

Auditors' reports and recommendations

22: Immediate and other reports in public interest
23: General report
24: Consideration of reports in public interest
25: Procedure for consideration of reports and recommendations
26: Publicity for meetings under section 25
27: Additional publicity for immediate reports
28: Additional publicity for non-immediate reports

Public inspection etc and action by the Auditor General for Wales

29: Inspection of statements of accounts and Auditor General for Wales' reports
30: Inspection of documents and questions at audit
31: Right to make objections at audit
32: Declaration that item of account is unlawful

Prevention of unlawful expenditure etc

33: Advisory notices
34: Effect of an advisory notice
35: Advisory notices: legal actions
36: Power of auditor to make a claim for judicial review

Miscellaneous

37: Extraordinary audit
38: Audit of accounts of officers
39: Accounts and audit regulations
40: Documents relating to police and crime commissioners and chief constables

Studies

41: Studies for improving economy etc in services
42: Studies on impact of statutory provisions etc
43: Co-operation with Audit Commission
44: Studies at request of local government bodies in Wales
45: Benefit administration studies for Secretary of State

Performance standards

46: Performance standards: relevant bodies
47: Publication of information as to standards of performance
48: Permitted methods of publishing information under section 47
49: Directions under section 47

50: Best value audit and inspections
51: Social security references and reports to Secretary of State

52: Rights of Auditor General for Wales to documents and information

53: Rights of Auditor General for Wales to documents and information: offences

54: Restriction on disclosure of information

54ZA: Consent under section 54(2ZC)

54A: Disclosure of information by or on behalf of public authorities
55: Supply of benefit information to Auditor General for Wales: The Secretary of State may supply to the Auditor General for Wales any information held by the Secretary of State which—

56: Publication of information by Auditor General for Wales

57: Provision of information to Audit Commission
58: Orders and regulations

59: Interpretation of Part 2

Part 3: Welsh NHS bodies

60: Meaning of “Welsh NHS body”: In this Part “Welsh NHS body” means—

61: Audit of Welsh NHS bodies

62: Co-operation with Welsh Ministers, ... or Care Quality Commission: The Auditor General for Wales must co-operate with—

63: Audit of accounts of officers of Welsh NHS bodies

64: Provision of information by CHAI

Part 3A: Data matching

64A: Power to conduct data matching exercises

64B: Mandatory provision of data

64C: Voluntary provision of data

64D: Disclosure of results of data matching etc

64E: Publication

64F: Fees for data matching

64G: Code of data matching practice

64H: Powers of Secretary of State

Part 4: Miscellaneous and general

Miscellaneous

65: Public bodies subject to audit etc
66: Minor and consequential amendments
67: Functions transferred to Assembly
67A: Assistance by Auditor General to inspectorates
67B: Protection from defamation claims

Transitional provision

68: Transfer of property etc to Wales Audit Office
69: Local government bodies in Wales
70: Welsh NHS bodies

General

71: Interpretation
72: Repeals
73: Commencement
74: Extent
75: Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 50
Best value audit and inspections

SCHEDULE 2 Section 66
Minor and consequential amendments

Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
Further Education Act 1985 (c. 47)
Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)
Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10)
Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)
Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40)
Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)
Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
Education Act 1997 (c. 44)
Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (c. 65)
Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)

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