# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 4: Staff transfer schemes

Extent: E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may make one or more schemes under which individuals employed by—
(a) the National Audit Office,
(b) The Financial Reporting Council Limited (a company limited by guarantee with the registered number 02486368), or
(c) Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (a company limited by guarantee with the registered number 09178094),
become employees of the Local Audit Office.
(2) A scheme under sub-paragraph (1) is referred to in this paragraph as a “staff transfer scheme”.
(3) A staff transfer scheme may make—
(a) provision applying or modifying, or dealing with the same subject-matter as, any provision of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246);
(b) supplementary, incidental or consequential provision.
(4) A staff transfer scheme must allow each individual to whom it applies to choose not to become an employee of the Local Audit Office.
(5) A scheme under sub-paragraph (1) may provide—
(a) for the scheme to be modified by agreement after it comes into effect;
(b) for any such modifications to have effect from the date when the original scheme comes into effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/34/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-34/paragraph-4
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