Section 17 Governance and audit committeeF7
The Commission must establish a committee F1(a “governance and audit committee”) to—
review and scrutinise the Commission's financial affairs,
review and assess the Commission's risk management, internal control and corporate governance arrangements,
review, assess and manage the Commission’s internal and external audit arrangements,
review and assess the Commission’s handling of complaints,
review—
statements of accounts and reports prepared by the Commission under sections 19(1) and 20,
reports prepared by the Auditor General for Wales under section 19(4),
review and assess the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which resources have been used in discharging the Commission's functions, and
make reports and recommendations to the Commission in relation to reviews conducted under paragraphs (a), (b) F3, (ba), (bb), (bc) or (c).
The F4governance and audit committee must send copies of its reports and recommendations to the Welsh Ministers.
The Commission may confer on the governance and audit committee the functions the Commission considers suitable to be exercised by the committee.
It is for the F6governance and audit committee to determine how to exercise its functions under this section.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 17(1) substituted (1.1.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), ss. 67(3)(b)(i), 72(4); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 2(o)
- F2
S. 17(1)(ba)-(bc) inserted (1.1.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), ss. 67(3)(b)(ii), 72(4); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 2(o)
- F3
Words in s. 17(1)(d) inserted (1.1.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), ss. 67(3)(b)(iii), 72(4); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 2(o)
- F4
Words in s. 17(2) substituted (1.1.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), ss. 67(3)(c), 72(4); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 2(o)
- F5
S. 17(2A) inserted (1.1.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), ss. 67(3)(e), 72(4); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 2(o)
- F6
Words in s. 17(3) substituted (1.1.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), ss. 67(3)(d), 72(4); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 2(o)
- F7
S. 17 heading substituted (1.1.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), ss. 67(3)(a), 72(4); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 2(o)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Short Title substituted (25.6.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 11(1), 25(1)(a)
Notes on Part 2
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 2 heading substituted (25.6.2024) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), s. 25(1)(a), Sch. 1 para. 44(3)
Notes on Financial matters and governance
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 15 cross-heading inserted (1.1.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), ss. 67(2), 72(4); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 2(o)