# Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025, Paragraph 15: Accounting officer

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) The chief executive of the Learning Welsh Institute is its accounting officer.
(2) If the chief executive is unable to discharge the responsibilities as accounting officer, the Learning Welsh Institute must nominate a member of its staff to be the accounting officer for as long as the chief executive is unable to discharge the responsibilities.
(3) If the office of chief executive is vacant, the Learning Welsh Institute must nominate a member of its staff to be the accounting officer for as long as the office of chief executive remains vacant.
(4) The accounting officer has, in relation to the accounts and finances of the Learning Welsh Institute, the responsibilities specified for the time being by the Welsh Ministers.
(5) The responsibilities that may be specified under this paragraph include (among other things)—
(a) responsibilities in relation to the signing of the accounts;
(b) responsibilities for the appropriateness and regularity of the finances of the Learning Welsh Institute;
(c) responsibilities for the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the use of the Learning Welsh Institute’s resources;
(d) responsibilities owed to the Welsh Ministers, Senedd Cymru or its Public Accounts Committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/2/schedule/2/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-and-education-wales-act-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-15
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