Part 8Local services: inspection and audit

Chapter 2Audit Commission and auditors: functions and procedure

Inspections and audit

152Inspections of best value authorities

(1)

Section 10 of the Local Government Act 1999 (inspections) is amended as follows.

(2)

Before subsection (1) insert—

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The Audit Commission may carry out an inspection of a best value authority's performance of its functions or of any particular function or functions.”

(3)

In subsection (1), after “may” insert “ , in particular, ”.