PART 1

LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPROVEMENT

Other functions of the Auditor General for Wales

Reports of special inspections
22
1
Where the Auditor General for Wales has carried out a special inspection the Auditor General must issue a report.
2
A report—
a
must mention any matter in respect of which the Auditor General believes as a result of the inspection that the authority is failing or may fail to comply with the requirements of this Part, and
b
may, if it mentions a matter under paragraph (a), recommend that the Welsh Ministers do either or both of the following—
i
provide assistance to the authority by exercising their power under section 28;
ii
give a direction under section 29.
3
The Auditor General—
a
must send a copy of a report to the authority concerned and the Welsh Ministers;
b
if a report makes a recommendation under subsection (2)(b), must as soon as reasonably practicable arrange for the recommendation to be published; and
c
may publish a report and any information in respect of a report.
4
If a report states that the Auditor General believes as a result of an inspection that a Welsh improvement authority is failing to comply with the requirements of this Part, the next improvement plan prepared by the authority must record—
a
that fact, and
b
any action taken, or to be taken, by the authority as a result of the report.
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S. 22 applied (with modifications) by 2004 c. 21, s. 24(4)(5) (as inserted (1.4.2010) by Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 2), s. 53(2), Sch. 1 para. 33; S.I. 2009/3272, art. 3(1), Sch. 2)
S. 22 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2009/3272, art. 3(1), Sch. 2
S. 22(5) omitted (1.4.2021) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), ss. 113(e), 175(7); S.I. 2021/297, reg. 2(b) (with regs. 4, 5, 7-9)