Explanatory Notes

Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

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20 January 2021

Commentary on Sections

Part 6: Performance and Governance Of Principal Councils

Chapter 1: Performance, Performance Assessments and Intervention
Section 101 – Auditor General’s Fees

490.This section requires the Wales Audit Office to set a scale of fees to carry out special inspections. The Wales Audit Office will have discretion to charge a fee which departs from the set scale if the work involved in a special inspection is substantially more or less than envisaged by the set scale. Before setting a scale of fees, the Wales Audit Office must consult the Welsh Ministers and such representatives of principal councils as the Wales Audit Office considers appropriate.