Valid from 01/04/2010
Annual examination by Comptroller and Auditor GeneralE+W
13(1)For the purposes of paragraphs 11 and 12 the Comptroller and Auditor General must in each year—E+W
(a)carry out an examination into the economy, efficiency or effectiveness (or any combination thereof) with which the Commission has used its resources in discharging its functions (or, if the Comptroller and Auditor General so determines, any particular function),
(b)report to the Speaker's Committee the results of the examination, and
(c)include in the report such recommendations as the Comptroller and Auditor General considers appropriate in the light of the examination.
(2)Section 8 of the National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44) (right to obtain documents and information) applies in relation to any examination under this paragraph as it applies in relation to an examination under section 6 of that Act.