Regulation 15 Right to request to become an opted in authority during a compulsory appointing period
During a compulsory appointing period, any authority which rejected an invitation made by a relevant specified person under regulation 12 may make a request to the relevant specified person to become an opted in authority, in accordance with this regulation.
The authority must give notice to the relevant specified person of its request to become an opted in authority.
The relevant specified person must—
consider the authority’s request to opt in,
agree to the request unless the specified person has reasonable grounds for refusing it,
give notice to the authority of the decision in relation to the request as soon as practicable, and
provide reasons if the request is refused.
The authority becomes an opted in authority on the date on which the relevant specified person gives notice to the authority agreeing to its request to become an opted in authority.
The authority is an opted in authority for the remainder of the compulsory appointing period which is in existence on the date mentioned in paragraph (4).
A relevant specified person may recover its reasonable costs for making arrangements to appoint a local auditor to an authority which becomes an opted in authority under this regulation, from that authority.