Paragraph 2 Directions to secure complianceF1

(1)

If the Local Audit Office considers that an external registration body has failed to comply with a requirement under—

(a)

this Act, or

(b)

an agreement under section 6B(5),

the Office may give the body a direction under this paragraph.

(2)

A direction under this paragraph is one directing the body to take steps that the Office considers will—

(a)

secure that the requirement in question is complied with, or

(b)

mitigate the effect, or prevent the recurrence, of the failure of compliance.

(3)

Such a step—

(a)

must be one that the body has the power to take;

(b)

may consist of not doing something.

(4)

A direction under this paragraph must—

(a)

explain the Office’s reasons for giving the direction, and

(b)

specify the time by which the direction must be complied with.

Annotations

F1: Schs. 1B-1D inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(6), Sch. 35