Part IV Miscellaneous and General

Miscellaneous provisions

C1C2C3220 Extension of functions of Audit Commission.

1

The Audit Commission for Local Authorities in England and Wales (the Commission) may, at the request of the appropriate body, promote or undertake studies designed to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management or operations of

F1(a) a higher education funding council or the governing body of an institution within the higher education sector] or

F2aa

a funding agency under Part I of the Education Act 1994 or the governing body of an institution receiving financial support under that Part, or

b

F3a further education funding council or the governing body of an institution within the further education sector, or

c

F4the Funding Agency for Schools, the Schools Funding Council for Wales orthe governing body

of a grant-maintained school.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1) above “the appropriate body" is—

F5(a) with respect to studies relating to a higher education funding council, the council;

F5b

with respect to studies relating to the governing body of an institution within the higher education sector, the higher education funding council or the governing body

F6(ba) with respect to studies relating to a further education funding council, the council;

bb

with respect to studies relating to the governing body of an institution within the further education sector, the appropriate further education funding council or the governing body

F7bc

with respect to studies relating to the Funding Agency for Schools, the agency;

bd

with respect to studies relating to the Schools Funding Council for Wales, the council. . .

c

with respect to studies relating to the governing body of a grant-maintained school, F8the funding authority or the governing body.

F9d

with respect to studies relating to a funding agency under Part I of the Education Act 1994, the agency; and

e

with respect to studies relating to the governing body of an institution receiving financial support under that Part, the appropriate funding agency or the governing body.

F103

The Commission may, at the request of a higher education funding council or a further education funding council, give the council advice in connection with the discharge of the council’s functions under section 124B(2)(b) or paragraph 18(2)(b) of Schedule 7 to this Act.

4

The Commission may, at the request of a higher education corporation F11a further education corporationor the governing body of a grant-maintained school—

a

advise them in connection with the appointment of persons to audit their accounts; and

b

arrange for their accounts for any financial year to be audited by such of the Commission’s officers as the corporation or governing body may appoint.

5

References in subsection (4) above to the accounts of a higher education corporation include references to any statement of accounts prepared by the corporation under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7 to this Act.

6

The Commission shall charge the body at whose request any services are provided under this section such fees as will cover the full cost of providing them.