Government of Wales Act 2006

National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44)

16 (1) Section 8 (right to obtain documents and information) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), after “below” insert “and except in relation to an examination under section 6 above in respect of the Welsh Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales Commission”.

(3) After subsection (2) insert—

“(3) For the purpose of enabling an examination under section 6 above to be carried out in respect of the Welsh Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales Commission the Comptroller and Auditor General—

(a) shall have a right of access at all reasonable times to all such documents in the custody or under the control of any of the persons mentioned in subsection (4) below as may be reasonably required for that purpose, and

(b) shall be entitled to require from any person holding or accountable for any of those documents such information and explanation as are reasonably necessary for that purpose.

(4) The persons referred to in subsection (3)(a) above are—

(a) the Welsh Ministers,

(b) the National Assembly for Wales Commission,

(c) any other person audited by the Auditor General for Wales other than a Welsh NHS body (within the meaning given in section 60 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23)), and

(d) the Auditor General for Wales.

(5) Before acting in reliance on subsection (3) above the Comptroller and Auditor General shall—

(a) consult the Auditor General for Wales, and

(b) take into account any relevant work done or being done by the Auditor General for Wales.”