The Public Accounts Commission
The Public Accounts Commission is defined by the
National Audit Act 1983 and the Budget Responsibility and National
Audit Act 2011. The Commission's
principal duties under the Acts are to review the National Audit
Office Estimate and lay it before the House of Commons, to
appoint the accounting officer for the NAO,
to appoint
an auditor for the NAO,
to appoint non-executive members of the NAO board (other than
the chairman), and to report from time to time.
Current membership
Sir Edward Leigh MP (Conservative,
Gainsborough)
(Chairman)
Richard Bacon MP (Conservative,
South Norfolk)
Deidre Brock MP (Scottish
National Party, Edinburgh North and Leith)
Rt Hon Nicholas
Brown MP (Labour,
Newcastle upon Tyne East)
James Cartlidge MP (Conservative, South Suffolk)
Rt Hon Chris Grayling
MP (Conservative,
Epsom and Ewell)
(ex-officio
as Leader of
the House of Commons)
Meg Hillier MP (Labour
(Co-op),
Hackney South and Shoreditch)
(ex-officio
as Chair of
the Public Accounts Committee)
Ian Murray MP (Labour,
Edinburgh South)
Mr Andrew Tyrie MP (Conservative,
Chichester)
Publications
The Reports and evidence of the Commission are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee are on the internet at
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/other-committees/public-accounts-commission/publications/
Committee staff
The current staff of the Commission are Helen Wood
(Secretary to the Commission)
and Ronnie Jefferson (Assistant Secretary).
Contacts
All correspondence should
be addressed to Helen Wood, Secretary to the Commission, House
of Commons, London SW1A 0AA; woodhe@parliament.uk. The telephone
number for general enquiries is 020 7219 3275.
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