The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2018

Amendments to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014

2.  In the Schedule to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014(1)—

(a) at the appropriate place insert—

“Audit Scotland(2).

The proper conduct of public business; value for money, fraud and corruption in public bodies.”;

(b) in the entry relating to the Bank of England, in the second column, after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) the provision of services relating to payment systems;”;”;

(c) in the entry relating to The Financial Reporting Council Limited and its Conduct Committee, in the second column—

(i) in paragraph (a), after “accountancy”, omit “auditing”;

(ii) for paragraph (f), substitute—

“(f) the investigation of, and enforcement action in relation to, conduct of members of the accountancy and actuarial professions in matters which raise or appear to raise important issues affecting the public interest;””

(iii) in paragraph (g), omit “and the holding of disciplinary hearings concerning local auditors”;

(d) for the entry relating to the General Pharmaceutical Council, substitute—

“General Pharmaceutical Council.

Matters relating to— (a) the registration and fitness to practise of a member of a profession regulated by the Council; (b) regulated activities at or from pharmacy premises registered by the Council; and (c) any activities not covered by (a) or (b) in relation to which the Council has functions.”

(e) for the entry relating to the Secretary of State for Transport, substitute—

“Secretary of State for Transport.

Matters relating to— (a) compliance with the requirements of merchant shipping law, including maritime safety; (b) motoring services with respect to driver and vehicle standards, the testing and certification of vehicles, their systems and components; and (c) road, rail and maritime transport security.”

(1)

S.I. 2014/2418, amended by S.I. 2014/3294, 2015/1407, 2015/1682, 2015/1981, 2016/225, 2016/992, 2017/516, 2017/692, 2017/701, 2017/880, 2017/960, 2017/1064 and 2017/1127.

(2)

Audit Scotland was established by section 10 of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 1). Section 10 was amended by section 118(2) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8).