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Act of Parliament Introduced 9 May 2013 Department for Communities and Local Government ↗ Parliament

Local Audit and Accountability Act

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.

Legislative progress

Lords 9 May 2013
1st reading
Lords 22 May 2013
2nd reading
Lords 17 Jun 2013
Committee stage
Lords 15 Jul 2013
Report stage
Lords 24 Jul 2013
3rd reading
Commons 29 Aug 2013
1st reading
Commons 28 Oct 2013
2nd reading
Commons 28 Oct 2013
Programme motion
Commons 28 Oct 2013
Money resolution
Commons 28 Oct 2013
Ways and Means resolution
Commons 28 Oct 2013
Instruction
Commons 5 Nov 2013
Committee stage
Commons 17 Dec 2013
Report stage
Commons 17 Dec 2013
3rd reading
Lords 21 Jan 2014
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Unassigned 30 Jan 2014
Royal Assent

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