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Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL]

 

Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL]

 
 

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.

 

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Contents

Part 1

Budget responsibility

1   

Charter for Budget Responsibility

2   

Annual Budget documents

3   

Office for Budget Responsibility

4   

Main duty of Office

5   

How main duty is to be performed

6   

Guidance as to how main duty is to be performed

7   

Efficiency etc

8   

Reports

9   

Right to information

10   

Superseded statutory provisions

Part 2

National audit

Comptroller and Auditor General

11   

Office of Comptroller and Auditor General

12   

Status etc

13   

Remuneration arrangements

14   

Resignation or removal

15   

Employment etc of former Comptroller and Auditor General

16   

Provision of services

17   

How functions are to be exercised

18   

Economy, efficiency and effectiveness examinations

19   

Auditing of companies

National Audit Office

20   

Incorporation of NAO

21   

Efficiency etc

22   

Relationship with Comptroller and Auditor General

23   

NAO’s expenditure

 

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Miscellaneous and supplementary

24   

Indemnification

25   

Interpretation

26   

Transitional provision and consequential amendments

Auditor General for Wales

27   

Powers of National Assembly for Wales

Part 3

Final provisions

28   

Power to make consequential provision

29   

Commencement

30   

Extent

31   

Short title

Schedule 1   —   

Office for Budget Responsibility

Schedule 2   —   

National Audit Office

Part 1   —   

Membership and status

Part 2   —   

Non-executive members

Part 3   —   

Chief executive

Part 4   —   

Employee members

Part 5   —   

Employees

Part 6   —   

Procedural rules

Part 7   —   

Other matters

Schedule 3   —   

Relationship between NAO and Comptroller and Auditor

General

Schedule 4   —   

Transitional provision relating to Part 2

Schedule 5   —   

Consequential amendments relating to Part 2

Part 1   —   

Meaning of “old NAO”

Part 2   —   

Amendments

Schedule 6   —   

Powers of National Assembly for Wales: Auditor General for

Wales

 

 

 
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