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(1)The Independent Supervisor must supervise the performance by each Auditor General of his functions as a statutory auditor.
[F1(2)The Independent Supervisor must discharge that duty by—
(a)establishing supervision arrangements itself, or
(b)entering into supervision arrangements with one or more bodies.
(2A)If the Independent Supervisor enters into supervision arrangements with one or more bodies, it must oversee the effective operation of those supervision arrangements.]
(3)For this purpose “supervision arrangements” are arrangements [F2established by the Independent Supervisor or] entered into by the Independent Supervisor with a body, for the purposes of this section, in accordance with which [F3the Independent Supervisor or] the body does F4. . . the following—
(a)determines standards relating to professional integrity and independence which must be applied by an Auditor General in statutory audit work;
(b)determines technical standards which must be applied by an Auditor General in statutory audit work and the manner in which those standards are to be applied in practice;
(c)monitors the performance of statutory audits carried out by an Auditor General;
(d)investigates any matter arising from the performance by an Auditor General of a statutory audit;
(e)holds disciplinary hearings in respect of an Auditor General which appear to be desirable following the conclusion of such investigations;
(f)decides whether (and, if so, what) disciplinary action should be taken against an Auditor General to whom such a hearing related.
[F5(3A)The requirements of paragraphs 9 to 10A and 12 to 15 of Schedule 10 (requirements for recognition of a supervisory body) apply in relation to supervision arrangements as they apply in relation to the rules, practices and arrangements of supervisory bodies.]
(4)The Independent Supervisor may enter into supervision arrangements with a body despite any relationship that may exist between the Independent Supervisor and that body.
(5)The Independent Supervisor must notify each Auditor General in writing of any supervision arrangements that it [F6establishes or] enters into under this section.
[F7(5A)The Independent Supervisor must, at least once in every calendar year, deliver to the Secretary of State a summary of the results of any inspections conducted for the purposes of subsection (3)(c).]
(6)Supervision arrangements within subsection (3)(f) may, in particular, provide for the payment by an Auditor General of a fine to any person.
(7)Any fine received by the Independent Supervisor under supervision arrangements is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 1229(2)(2A) substituted for s. 1229(2) (6.4.2008) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 9(2)
F2Words in s. 1229(3) inserted (6.4.2008) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 9(3)(a)
F3Words in s. 1229(3) inserted (6.4.2008) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 9(3)(b)
F4Words in s. 1229(3) omitted (6.4.2008) by virtue of The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 9(3)(c)
F5S. 1229(3A) inserted (6.4.2008) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 9(4)
F6Words in s. 1229(5) inserted (6.4.2008) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 9(5)
(1)Each Auditor General must—
(a)comply with any standards of the kind mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or (b) of section 1229 determined under the supervision arrangements,
(b)take such steps as may be reasonably required of that Auditor General to enable his performance of statutory audits to be monitored by means of inspections carried out under the supervision arrangements, and
(c)comply with any decision of the kind mentioned in subsection (3)(f) of that section made under the supervision arrangements.
[F8(2)Each Auditor General must—
(a)if the Independent Supervisor has established supervision arrangements, pay to the Independent Supervisor;
(b)if the Independent Supervisor has entered into supervision arrangements with a body, pay to that body,
such proportion of the costs incurred by the Independent Supervisor or body for the purposes of the arrangements as the Independent Supervisor may notify to him in writing.]
(3)Expenditure under subsection (2) is—
(a)in the case of expenditure of the Comptroller and Auditor General, to be regarded as expenditure of the National Audit Office for the purposes of section 4(1) of the National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44);
(b)in the case of expenditure of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland, to be regarded as expenditure of the Northern Ireland Audit Office for the purposes of Article 6(1) of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/460 (N.I. 5)).
(4)In this section “the supervision arrangements” means the arrangements [F9established or] entered into under section 1229.
Textual Amendments
F8S. 1230(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 10(2)
F9Words in s. 1230(4) inserted (6.4.2008) by The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494), reg. 10(3)
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