# Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, Paragraph 3


(1) This paragraph applies to the accounts for a financial year of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
(2) The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis must not appoint a local auditor to audit the accounts.
(3) The accounts must be audited by the local auditor appointed by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime to audit the Office's accounts for the financial year.
(4) The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime must consult and take into account the advice of the Office's auditor panel on the selection and appointment of the auditor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/2/schedule/3/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-audit-and-accountability-act-2014/schedule-3/paragraph-3
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