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This section amends the governance arrangements for the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (“
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enables the LGBCE to appoint up to two independent members to its audit committee. At present, members of any committees must be Commissioners.
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<Text>Currently, there is a requirement for the LGBCE to produce a five-year plan annually and the Comptroller and Auditor General (the National Audit Office) to carry out an annual audit of the Commission’s activities, which is reported to the Speaker’s Committee.</Text>
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Subsections (
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amend this requirement so that the LGBCE is required to produce a five-year plan in respect of the first year of a new Parliament and subsequently as required by the Speaker’s Committee.
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requires the National Audit Office to carry out an audit and to provide a report to accompany any five-year plan, rather than annually.
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