Accounts and reports: transitional arrangements
7.—(1) The Ombudsman must make arrangements for statement of accounts to be prepared in relation to the existing offices for such period ending immediately before the transfer day as the Department may determine.
(2) The statement of accounts must—
(a)be in such form, and
(b)contain such information,
as the Department may determine.
(3) The Department must send a copy of the statement of accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland.
(4) The Comptroller and Auditor General must—
(a)examine and report on any statement of accounts received from the Department under sub-paragraph (3), and
(b)send a copy of any such report to the Department.
(5) The Department must lay a copy of the statement of accounts and the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report before the Assembly.
(6) The Ombudsman must make arrangements for a general report on the performance of the functions of the existing offices for such period ending immediately before the transfer day as the Ombudsman may determine.
(7) The Ombudsman must lay this general report before the Assembly.