14U.K.Public Services Ombudsman for Wales. Audit, examination, regulation and inspection of auditable public authorities. Inquiries [F1in respect of matters in relation to which the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister or the Counsel General exercise functions]. Equal opportunities in relation to equal opportunity public authorities. Access to information held by open access public authorities. The following are “auditable public authorities” and “equal opportunity public authorities”—
(a)the Assembly,
(b)the Assembly Commission,
(c)the Welsh Assembly Government,
(d)persons who exercise functions of a public nature and in respect of whom the Welsh Ministers exercise functions,
(e)persons who exercise functions of a public nature and at least half of the cost of whose functions in relation to Wales are funded (directly or indirectly) by the Welsh Ministers, and
(f)persons established by enactment and having power to issue a precept or levy.
The following are “open access public authorities”—
(a)the Assembly,
(b)the Assembly Commission,
(c)the Welsh Assembly Government, and
(d)authorities which are Welsh public authorities, within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36).
Exception—
Regulation of the profession of auditor.
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