Part 2Local government bodies in Wales
Chapter 1Accounts and audit
Auditors' reports and recommendations
27Additional publicity for immediate reports
1
This section applies where under section 22(5) F1the Auditor General for Wales has sent a report made under section 22(3) to a body.
2
From the time when the report is received by the body any member of the public may—
a
inspect the report at all reasonable times without payment;
b
make a copy of the report or any part of it at all reasonable times without payment;
c
require the body to supply him on payment of a reasonable sum with a copy of the report or any part of it.
3
On receiving a report sent to it under section 22(5) a body must immediately—
a
ensure that a notice is published in one or more newspapers circulating in the area of the body, and
b
supply a copy of the report to every member of the body.
4
The notice published under subsection (3) must—
a
identify the subject-matter of the report, and
b
state that any member of the public may inspect the report and make a copy of it or any part of it between such times and at such place or places as are specified in the notice.
5
F2The Auditor General for Wales may—
a
notify any person that he has made the report;
b
supply a copy of the report or of any part of it to any person.
6
A person who has custody of a report made under section 22(3) commits an offence if—
a
he obstructs a person in the exercise of a right conferred by subsection (2)(a) or (b), or
b
he refuses to comply with a requirement under subsection (2)(c).
7
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (6) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
8
A body commits an offence if it fails to comply with a requirement of subsection (3).
9
A body guilty of an offence under subsection (8) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
10
Nothing in this section affects the operation of section 24(4) to (7).