Audit Commission Act 1998

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The Audit Commission Act 1998 is a UK statute that established the framework for auditing local government and certain public bodies, defining the powers and duties of the Audit Commission and auditors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ
affectedBy Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 ⓘ
amends Local Government Finance Act 1982 ⓘ
appliesTo certain National Health Service bodies ⓘ
fire and rescue authorities ⓘ
local authorities ⓘ
other specified local public bodies ⓘ
police authorities ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
definesDutiesOf Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales ⓘ
appointed auditors ⓘ
definesPowersOf Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales ⓘ
appointed auditors ⓘ
geographicalScope England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to make further provision with respect to the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales and the audit of accounts of local authorities and other bodies; and for connected purposes. ⓘ
providesFor appointment of auditors by the Audit Commission ⓘ
auditor’s power to apply for judicial review in certain cases ⓘ
auditor’s power to issue public interest reports ⓘ
certification of claims and returns relating to grants ⓘ
codes of audit practice ⓘ
duties of auditors to consider economy, efficiency and effectiveness ⓘ
duties of auditors to satisfy themselves that accounts are prepared properly ⓘ
fees for audit and related work ⓘ
public inspection of accounts ⓘ
rights of local electors to make objections to the auditor ⓘ
rights of local electors to question the auditor ⓘ
studies into economy, efficiency and effectiveness ⓘ
purpose to define the powers and duties of the Audit Commission and auditors ⓘ
to establish a statutory framework for the audit of local government and certain public bodies ⓘ
regulates Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales ⓘ
relatedTo Audit Commission ⓘ
Local Government Act 1999 ⓘ
repeals certain provisions of earlier audit legislation ⓘ
royalAssent 1998 ⓘ
shortTitle Audit Commission Act 1998 ⓘ
status partially repealed ⓘ
subjectMatter audit of public bodies ⓘ
local government finance ⓘ
public sector audit ⓘ
yearOfAct 1998 ⓘ

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Audit Commission Act 1998 → shortTitle → Audit Commission Act 1998 ⓘ
Audit Commission Act 1998 → regulates → Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales ⓘ
linked to: Audit Commission Act 1998
Audit Commission Act 1998 → definesPowersOf → Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales ⓘ
linked to: Audit Commission Act 1998
Audit Commission Act 1998 → definesDutiesOf → Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales ⓘ
linked to: Audit Commission Act 1998
Local Government Act 1999 → enforcedBy → Audit Commission (historically, for best value inspections) ⓘ
linked to: Audit Commission Act 1998