EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (Commencement No. 7, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2015 (“the 2015 Order”).

Article 2 amends the date until which the functions of the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England under the provisions listed in article 6(2) of the 2015 Order may be exercised by a Minister of the Crown. This amendment also changes the date until which the Minister may delegate the exercise of any such function to other persons or bodies.