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Local Government Act 1992

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7Publication of information by the Audit Commission

(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Audit Commission shall have power to publish such information as it thinks fit with respect to any of the matters mentioned in subsection (2) below.

(2)The matters referred to in subsection (1) above are—

(a)a contravention by a body with which that Commission is concerned of any obligation imposed on that body by virtue of subsection (2) of section 1 above;

(b)the making by an auditor of a report under section 15(3) of the 1982 Act to any such body, the subject-matter of any such report and the decision made and other action taken by any such body in response to the receipt of any such report or to anything contained in it;

(c)a contravention by any such body of any regulations made under section 23 of the 1982 Act (regulations with respect to accounts).

(3)The information that may be published by virtue of subsection (2)(b) above shall not include—

(a)information with respect to a report made to a health service body, within the meaning of Part III of the 1982 Act, or to any decision or other action by such a body; or

(b)information excluded under subsection (3)(a) of section 6 above from any notice published for the purposes of subsection (2)(b) of that section.

(4)The information that may be published under this section shall include information with respect to a contravention which occurred, to a report which was made and to any decision or action which was made or taken before the coming into force of this section.

(5)Before publishing any information under this section relating to—

(a)the conduct or decisions of any body with which it is concerned; or

(b)a report made to any such body,

the Audit Commission shall notify that body of its proposal to publish the information.

(6)Information published under this section shall be published in such manner as the Audit Commission considers appropriate for bringing the information to the attention of those members of the public who may be interested.

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