SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Minor and consequential amendments

35Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)

1

Section 37 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 is amended as follows.

2

In the heading, for “CHAI and CSCI” there is substituted “other bodies and persons”.

3

After subsection (1) there is inserted—

1A

The Audit Commission may provide assistance to—

a

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons,

b

Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary,

c

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service,

d

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of the National Probation Service for England and Wales, and

e

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Court Administration,

in the discharge of any of their functions.

4

For subsection (2) there is substituted—

2

Assistance under subsection (1) or (1A) may be provided on such terms, including terms as to payment, as the Audit Commission and the body or person in question may agree.