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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Treasury, are published separately as

Bill 143—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer has made the following statement under section

19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL]

are compatible with the Convention rights.

Contents

  1. Part 1

    Budget responsibility

    1. 1. Charter for Budget Responsibility

    2. 2. Annual Budget documents

    3. 3. Office for Budget Responsibility

    4. 4. Main duty of Office

    5. 5. How main duty is to be performed

    6. 6. Guidance as to how main duty is to be performed

    7. 7. Efficiency etc

    8. 8. Reports

    9. 9. Right to information

    10. 10. Superseded statutory provisions

  2. Part 2

    National audit

    1. Comptroller and Auditor General

      1. 11. Office of Comptroller and Auditor General

      2. 12. Status etc

      3. 13. Remuneration arrangements

      4. 14. Resignation or removal

      5. 15. Employment etc of former Comptroller and Auditor General

      6. 16. Provision of services

      7. 17. How functions are to be exercised

      8. 18. Economy, efficiency and effectiveness examinations

      9. 19. Auditing of companies

    2. National Audit Office

      1. 20. Incorporation of NAO

      2. 21. Efficiency etc

      3. 22. Relationship with Comptroller and Auditor General

      4. 23. NAO’s expenditure

    3. Miscellaneous and supplementary

      1. 24. Indemnification

      2. 25. Interpretation

      3. 26. Transitional provision and consequential amendments

    4. Auditor General for Wales

      1. 27. Powers of National Assembly for Wales

  3. Part 3

    Final provisions

    1. 28. Power to make consequential provision

    2. 29. Commencement

    3. 30. Extent

    4. 31. Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Office for Budget Responsibility

    2. Schedule 2

      National Audit Office

      1. Part 1

        Membership and status

      2. Part 2

        Non-executive members

      3. Part 3

        Chief executive

      4. Part 4

        Employee members

      5. Part 5

        Employees

      6. Part 6

        Procedural rules

      7. Part 7

        Other matters

    3. Schedule 3

      Relationship between NAO and Comptroller and Auditor

      General

    4. Schedule 4

      Transitional provision relating to Part 2

    5. Schedule 5

      Consequential amendments relating to Part 2

      1. Part 1

        Meaning of “old NAO”

      2. Part 2

        Amendments

    6. Schedule 6

      Powers of National Assembly for Wales: Auditor General for

      Wales

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