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The Local Audit (Professional Qualifications and Major Local Audit) Regulations 2014

Consolidated Text Cited authorities 15 Cited in Amendments 4 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2014/1627
Year2014
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Audit (Professional Qualifications and Major Local Audit) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 31st July 2014.(2) In these Regulations—offered by a qualifying body; andthe subject of an order (“a recognition order”) made by the Secretary of State recognising that qualification.(2) A qualifying body may apply to the Secretary of State for a recognition order.made in such manner as the Secretary of State may direct; andaccompanied by such information as the Secretary of State may reasonably require for the purposes of determining the application.(4) At any time after receiving an application and before determining it the Secretary of State may require the applicant to supply additional information to assist with determining the application.(5) The directions given or requirements imposed under paragraphs (3) and (4) may differ as between different applications.(6) The Secretary of State may require any information to be supplied under this regulation to be in such form or verified in such manner as the Secretary of State may specify.(7) In the case of examination standards, the verification required may include independent moderation of the examinations over such period as the Secretary of State considers necessary.a copy of the applicant's rules; anda copy of any guidance issued by the applicant in writing.issued or made by it to all or any class of persons holding or seeking to hold a qualification, or approved or seeking to be approved by the body for the purposes of giving practical training;relevant for the purposes of Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006 as it has effect by virtue of Schedule 5 to the Act; andintended to have continuing effect,admission to or expulsion from a course of study leading to a qualification;the award or deprivation of a qualification; andthe approval of a person for the purposes of giving practical training or the withdrawal of such an approval,(1) The Secretary of State may, on an application made in accordance with regulation 2 and after being supplied with all such information as the Secretary of State may require under that regulation, make or refuse to make a recognition order in respect of the qualification in relation to which the application was made.(2) The Secretary of State may make a recognition order only if it appears to the Secretary of State, from the information supplied by the applicant and having regard to any other information in the Secretary of State's possession, that the requirements of Chapter 2 are satisfied in relation to the qualification.(3) Where the Secretary of State refuses an application for a recognition order, the Secretary of State must give the applicant a written notice to that effect specifying which requirements, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, are not satisfied.(4) A recognition order must state the date on which it takes effect.that any requirement of Chapter 2 is not satisfied in relation to the qualification to which the recognition order relates; orthat the qualifying body has failed to comply with any obligation imposed on it by or by virtue of these Regulations.(2) A revocation order must state the date on which it takes effect which must be after the period of three months beginning with the date on which the revocation order is made.give written notice of the intention to do so to the qualifying body;take such steps as the Secretary of State considers reasonably practicable for bringing the notice to the attention of persons holding the qualification affected or in the course of studying for it; andpublish the notice in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate for bringing the notice to the attention of any other persons who are in the opinion of the Secretary of State likely to be affected.state the reasons for which the Secretary of State proposes to act; andgive particulars of the rights conferred by paragraph (5) .(5) A person falling within paragraph (6) may, within the period of three months beginning with the date of the service or publication of the notice or such longer period as the Secretary of State may allow, make written representations to the Secretary of State and, if desired, oral representations to a person appointed for that purpose by the Secretary of State.the qualifying body on which a notice is served under paragraph (3) ;any person holding the qualification affected or in the course of studying for it; andany other person who appears to the Secretary of State to be affected by the revocation order.(7) The Secretary of State must have regard to any representations made in accordance with paragraph (5) in determining whether to make the revocation order.no notice has been given or published under paragraph (3) ; orthe period of time for making representations in pursuance of such a notice has not expired.(9) A revocation order may contain such transitional provision as the Secretary of State thinks necessary or expedient.the restrictions imposed by paragraphs (1) and (2) ; orthe requirements of paragraphs (3) to (5) and (7) .give written notice of the making of the order to the qualifying body;take such steps as the Secretary of State considers reasonably practicable for bringing the making of the order to the attention of persons holding the qualification affected or in the course of studying for it; andpublish a notice of the making of the order in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate for bringing the notice to the attention of any other persons who are in the Secretary of State's opinion likely to be affected by it.
  • To be the subject of a recognition order a qualification must comply with the requirements specified in this Chapter.
    • have attained university entrance level; orhave a sufficient period of professional experience.academic or professional qualifications obtained in the United Kingdom and recognised by the Secretary of State to be of an appropriate standard, oracademic or professional qualifications obtained outside the United Kingdom which the Secretary of State considers to be of an equivalent standard; orbeing assessed, on the basis of written tests of a kind appearing to the Secretary of State to be

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