29Miscellaneous functions of Commission
(1)The Commission shall, if so required by the body concerned, make arrangements—
(a)for certifying claims and returns in respect of grants or subsidies made or paid by any Minister of the Crown to any body whose accounts are required to be audited in accordance with this Part of this Act; or
(b)for certifying any account submitted by any such body to any such Minister with a view to obtaining payment under a contract between that body and the Minister.
(2)The Commission may, at the request of the body concerned, promote or undertake studies designed to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management or operations of any body whose accounts are required to be audited in accordance with this Part of this Act, but before making a request under this subsection a body shall consult such associations of employees as appear to the body to be appropriate.
(3)The Commission may, with the consent of the Secretary of State and by agreement with the body concerned, undertake the audit of the accounts of any body other than one whose accounts are required to be so audited, being a body which appears to the Secretary of State to be connected with local government.
(4)Without prejudice to any applicable statutory provision, any audit carried out pursuant to subsection (3) above shall be carried out in such a manner as the Commission and the body in question may agree; and references in the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act to an audit carried out thereunder accordingly do not include an audit carried out pursuant to that subsection.
(5)The Commission shall charge the body concerned such fees for services provided under this section as will cover the full cost of providing them.