SCHEDULES
C2SCHEDULE 6 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales
Accounting officer
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1
The accounting officer for the Office of the Chief Inspector shall be the Chief Inspector.
2
But where the Chief Inspector is incapable of discharging his responsibilities as accounting officer, or where the office of Chief Inspector is vacant, the Treasury may designate a member of the Chief Inspector’s staff to be the accounting officer for so long as the incapacity or vacancy continues.
3
The accounting officer for the Office of the Chief Inspector shall have, in relation to the accounts of the Chief Inspector and the finances of the Office of the Chief Inspector, the responsibilities which are from time to time specified by the Treasury.
4
In this paragraph references to responsibilities include in particular—
a
responsibilities in relation to the signing of accounts,
b
responsibilities for the propriety and regularity of the finances of the Office of the Chief Inspector, and
c
responsibilities for the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the resources of the Office of the Chief Inspector are used.
5
The responsibilities which may be specified under this paragraph include responsibilities owed to—
a
the Assembly or the Audit Committee, or
b
the House of Commons or its Committee of Public Accounts.
6
If requested to do so by the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts, the Audit Committee may—
a
on behalf of the Committee of Public Accounts take evidence from the accounting officer for the Office of the Chief Inspector, and
b
report to the Committee of Public Accounts and transmit to that Committee any evidence so taken.
C1SCHEDULE 6 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales
Sch. 6 restricted (16.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/253, arts. 1(2), 11
Interpretation
1
In this Schedule—
“the Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales, and
“the Office of the Chief Inspector” means the Chief Inspector and the persons who (in accordance with section 4(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, the M2School Inspections Act 1996) are members of his staff.
Status of the Office of the Chief Inspector
2
The Secretary of State may by order provide that the Office of the Chief Inspector is, for the purposes of the enactments specified in the order, to be treated as if it were a government department.
Examinations by the Comptroller and Auditor General
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1
For the purpose of enabling him to carry out examinations into, and report to Parliament on, the finances of the Office of the Chief Inspector, the Comptroller and Auditor General—
a
shall have a right of access at all reasonable times to all such documents in the custody or under the control of the Chief Inspector, or of the Auditor General for Wales, as he may reasonably require for that purpose, and
b
shall be entitled to require from any person holding or accountable for any of those documents any assistance, information or explanation which he reasonably thinks necessary for that purpose.
2
The Comptroller and Auditor General shall—
a
consult the Auditor General for Wales, and
b
take into account any relevant work done or being done by the Auditor General for Wales,
before he acts in reliance on sub-paragraph (1) or carries out an examination in respect of the Chief Inspector under section 7 of the M1National Audit Act 1983 (economy etc. examinations).
Sch. 6 restricted (16.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/253, arts. 1(2), 11