Housing Act 1988

AuditE+W

11(1)The trust’s accounts and statements of accounts shall be audited by an auditor to be appointed annually by the Secretary of State in relation to the trust.E+W

[F1(2)A person shall not be appointed under sub-paragraph (1) above unless he is eligible for appointment as a [F2statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006].]

(3)A person shall not be qualified for appointment under sub-paragraph (1) above if the person is—

(a)a member, officer or servant of the trust,

(b)a partner of, or employed by, a member, officer or servant of the trust, F3 . . .

F3(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .