The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Provisions Its main provisions:
abolish the Audit Commission and repeal the Audit Commission Act 1998 (section 1) establish new arrangements for the audit and accountability of local public bodies ensure increases set by levying bodies are taken into account when local authorities determine whether they have set an excessive amount of council tax ensure local authorities comply with the Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity (section 39), stopping councils from publishing free sheets which were competing with local newspapers allow local residents to film, tweet and blog council meetings allow the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to alter the number of electors needed to trigger a parish poll
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Act 2017 The Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Act 2017 amended the 2014 act to allow for public access to certain local audit documents.
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