13After section 13 insert—
“13AReports of inspections under section 10A
(1)Where the Auditor General for Wales has carried out an inspection of an authority under section 10A he shall issue a report.
(2)A report—
(a)shall mention any matter in respect of which the Auditor General for Wales believes as a result of an inspection that the authority is failing to comply with the requirements of this Part, and
(b)may, if it mentions a matter under paragraph (a), recommend that the Secretary of State give a direction under section 15.
(3)The Auditor General for Wales—
(a)shall send a copy of a report to the authority concerned, and
(b)may publish a report and any information in respect of a report.
(4)If a report recommends that the Secretary of State give a direction under section 15, the Auditor General for Wales shall as soon as reasonably practicable—
(a)arrange for the recommendation to be published, and
(b)send a copy of the report to the Secretary of State.
(5)If a report states that the Auditor General for Wales believes as a result of an inspection that an authority is failing to comply with the requirements of this Part, the next performance plan prepared by the authority under section 6 must record—
(a)that fact, and
(b)any action taken by the authority as a result of the report.”