Part 2National audit
National Audit Office
23NAO's expenditure
1
NAO's expenditure is to be paid out of money provided by Parliament.
(But see sections 13(5) and 24(1) and paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 2.)
2
For each financial year NAO and the Comptroller and Auditor General must jointly prepare an estimate of NAO's use of resources.
3
This must cover (in particular) the resources required for the purposes of paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 (which requires NAO to provide resources for the Comptroller and Auditor General's functions).
4
The person who chairs NAO and the Comptroller and Auditor General must jointly submit the estimate to the Public Accounts Commission.
5
The Commission must—
a
review the estimate, and
b
lay it before the House of Commons with such modifications (if any) as the Commission considers appropriate.
6
In doing this the Commission must have regard to any advice given by the Committee of Public Accounts or the Treasury.