Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

Section 2

SCHEDULE 2 Relevant authorities

1 A county council in England.

2 A district council.

3 A London borough council.

4 A parish council.

5 A joint authority established under Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985.

6 A Passenger Transport Executive.

7 The Greater London Authority.

8 A functional body.

9 The London Pensions Fund Authority.

10 The London Waste and Recycling Board.

11 The Common Council.

• NOTE: This Act applies to the Common Council only to the extent that it exercises functions in relation to—

  (a)

  the collection fund of the Common Council,

  (b)

  the City Fund, or

  (c)

  a pension fund maintained and administered by the Common Council under regulations under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.

12 A parish meeting.

13 The Council of the Isles of Scilly.

14 Charter trustees.

15 A port health authority for a port health district that is wholly in England.

16 The Broads Authority.

17 A National Park authority for a National Park in England.

18 A conservation board established by order of the Secretary of State under section 86 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

19 A police and crime commissioner for a police area in England.

20 A chief constable for an area in England.

21 The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

22 A fire and rescue authority in England constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies.

23 A clinical commissioning group.

24 Special trustees for a hospital.

25 An authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities).

26 An internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is wholly in England.

27 An economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

28 A combined authority.

29 Any person or body exercising functions in relation to an area wholly in England or partly in England and partly in Wales—

(a) which was originally subject to audit provisions contained in an enactment passed before the Audit Commission Act 1998, and

(b) to which the audit provisions of that Act applied by virtue of paragraph 4(1) or 7 of Schedule 4 to that Act immediately before the repeal of section 2(1) of that Act by this Act.