Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2)

SCHEDULES

Valid from 10/02/2015

SCHEDULE 12 E+W Related amendments

Valid from 01/04/2015

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28) E+W

80 E+W The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 is amended as follows.

81 E+W Omit section 148 (Benefit Fraud Inspectorate: transfers to the Audit Commission).

82 E+W In section 212(7) (entities controlled by local authorities: definitions)—

(a) in the definition of “English local authority” after “England” insert “ , and includes a local authority which exercises functions in relation to an area which is partly in England and partly in Wales ”,

(b) for the definition of “financial year” substitute—

““financial year” means a period for which—

(a) a statement of accounts of the local authority must be prepared by reason of section 3 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, or

(b) accounts of the local authority must be prepared by reason of section 13 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004;”, and

(c) in the definition of “local authority” for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) in the case of a body in Wales, is required to prepare statements of accounts by regulations made under section 39 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004;”.

83 (1) Section 214 (further provision about orders under section 212) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) after “section 212” insert “ made by the Welsh Ministers ”,

(b) before “local authority” insert “ Welsh ”, and

(c) for “the appropriate person” substitute “ the Auditor General for Wales ”.

(3) Omit subsection (2).

(4) In subsection (9) after “qualifying person” insert— “ Welsh local authority; ”.

(5) Omit subsection (10).

84 E+W Omit Schedule 10 (Benefit Fraud Inspectorate: transfer schemes).

85 (1) The repeals of section 148 of and Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 by paragraphs 81 and 84 do not affect— E+W

(a) the transfers of property, rights and liabilities of the Secretary of State or a person authorised under section 139A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 to the Audit Commission by a scheme under that section and that Schedule, or

(b) the operation of that section and that Schedule or of such a scheme in relation to those transfers.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the provisions of a transfer scheme under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (transfer of property, rights and liabilities to Audit Commission).

(3) In this paragraph “the Audit Commission” means the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England.