# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 29

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) Schedule 7 (reports and recommendations) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1, for sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) substitute—
“(5) A local auditor may recover under section 32A the reasonable costs of—
(a) determining whether to make a public interest report (regardless of whether it is in fact made), and
(b) making a public interest report.”
(3) In paragraph 2—
(a) in sub-paragraph (3), after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa) to the Local Audit Office,”;
(b) for sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) substitute—
“(4) A local auditor may recover under section 32A the reasonable costs of—
(a) determining whether to make a recommendation (regardless of whether it is in fact made), and
(b) making a recommendation.”
(4) In paragraph 3(2), after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa) to the Local Audit Office,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/36/paragraph/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-36/paragraph-29
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