C1Part I Best Value
Best value inspections
I114 Inspections: housing benefit and council tax benefit.
1
The following shall be substituted for section 139A(1) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (reports on administration of housing benefit and council tax benefit)—
1
The Secretary of State may authorise persons to consider and report to him on the administration by authorities of housing benefit and council tax benefit.
2
The Secretary of State may ask persons authorised under subsection (1) to consider in particular—
a
authorities’ performance in the prevention and detection of fraud relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit;
b
authorities’ compliance with the requirements of Part I of the Local Government Act 1999 (best value).
2A
A person may be authorised under subsection (1)—
a
on such terms and for such period as the Secretary of State thinks fit;
b
to act generally or in relation to a specified authority or authorities;
c
to report on administration generally or on specified matters.
2
In section 139C(1) of that Act (reports) for the words from “in particular” to the end there shall be substituted
in particular—
a
in the prevention and detection of fraud relating to benefit, or
b
for the purposes of complying with the requirements of Part I of the Local Government Act 1999 (best value).
Pt. I modified (18.11.2003 so far as relating to E. and so far as relating to a best value authority in W. mentioned in s. 101(7), 27.11.2003 so far as relating to a best value authority in W., other than one mentioned in s. 101(7)) by Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), ss. 101, 128(3)(b), 128(4)(c), 128(5), 128(6); S.I. 2003/2938, art. 2(b) (with art. 8Sch.); S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I