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Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004

Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004

2004 CHAPTER 23

Territorial Extent and Devolution

Part 2, Chapter 4: General

Section 51: Social security references and reports to Secretary of State

105.This section empowers the Auditor General to refer to the Secretary of State (in practice, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) matters arising from work undertaken under Part 2 of the Act if he considers it relevant to the Secretary of State’s functions in respect of social security. An auditor appointed by the Auditor General is given a similar power.

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