Local Audit and Accountability Act
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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Long title
A Bill to make provision for, and in connection with, the abolition of the Audit Commission for local authorities and the National Health Service in England; to make provision about the accounts of local and certain other public authorities and the auditing of those accounts; to make provision about the appointment, functions and regulation of local auditors; to make provision about data matching; to make provision about examinations by the Comptroller and Auditor-General relating to English local and other public authorities; to make provision about the publication of information by smaller authorities; to make provision for directions to comply with codes of practice on local authority publicity; to make provision about council tax referendums; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Lords
9 May 2013 – 9 May 2013
- 2nd reading· Lords
22 May 2013 – 22 May 2013
- Committee stage· Lords
17 June 2013 – 26 June 2013
- Report stage· Lords
15 July 2013 – 17 July 2013
- 3rd reading· Lords
24 July 2013 – 24 July 2013
- 1st reading· Commons
29 August 2013 – 29 August 2013
- 2nd reading· Commons
28 October 2013 – 28 October 2013
- Programme motion· Commons
28 October 2013 – 28 October 2013
- Money resolution· Commons
28 October 2013 – 28 October 2013
- Ways and Means resolution· Commons
28 October 2013 – 28 October 2013
- Instruction· Commons
28 October 2013 – 28 October 2013
- Committee stage· Commons
5 November 2013 – 21 November 2013
- Report stage· Commons
17 December 2013 – 17 December 2013
- 3rd reading· Commons
17 December 2013 – 17 December 2013
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords
21 January 2014 – 21 January 2014
- Royal Assent· Unassigned
30 January 2014 – 30 January 2014
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 1170.