Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48)

SCHEDULES

Valid from 01/04/2007

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. National Policing Improvement Agency

Part 4 E+W Financial provision

Payments by Secretary of State to the Agency E+W

33 E+W The Secretary of State may make payments to the Agency.

Charges by the Agency and other receipts E+W

34 (1) The Agency may make such charges as it considers appropriate in connection with the carrying out of any of its functions. E+W

(2) The Agency must pay to the Secretary of State all sums received by it in the course of, or in connection with, the carrying out of its functions.

(3) Sub-paragraph (2)—

(a) does not apply to sums received by the Agency under paragraph 33, and

(b) does not apply where the Secretary of State so directs.

Payments by Agency to police authorities E+W

35 E+W The Agency may, for purposes it considers are related to any of its objects, make payments to—

(a) the police authority for a police area in England and Wales;

(b) the police authority for a police area in Scotland;

(c) a joint police board constituted under an amalgamation scheme under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77);

(d) the Scottish Police Services Authority.

Accounts E+W

36 (1) The Agency must— E+W

(a) keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts, and

(b) prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year.

(2) The statement of accounts for a financial year must be in such form, and contain such information, as the Secretary of State may direct.

(3) The Agency must, within such period following the end of each financial year as the Secretary of State may direct, send copies of the statement of accounts for that year—

(a) to the Secretary of State, and

(b) to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

(4) The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

(a) examine, certify and report on each statement of accounts sent to him under sub-paragraph (3), and

(b) lay a copy of each such statement, and of his report on it, before each House of Parliament.