SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice

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1

The Chief Inspector must—

a

keep proper accounts and proper financial records, and

b

prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts.

2

The statement of accounts must—

a

contain such information, and

b

be in such form,

as the Secretary of State directs.

3

The Chief Inspector must send copies of the statement of accounts relating to a financial year to—

a

the Secretary of State, and

b

the Comptroller and Auditor General,

within such period after the end of the financial year as the Secretary of State directs.

4

The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

a

examine, certify and report on the statement of accounts, and

b

lay a copy of the statement of accounts and of his report on it before each House of Parliament.

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In this paragraph “financial year” has the same meaning as in paragraph 4.