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Companies Act 2006

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1229Supervision of Auditors General by the Independent Supervisor
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(1)The Independent Supervisor must supervise the performance by each Auditor General of his functions as a statutory auditor.

(2)The Independent Supervisor must discharge that duty by—

(a)entering into supervision arrangements with one or more bodies, and

(b)overseeing the effective operation of any supervision arrangements entered into by it.

(3)For this purpose “supervision arrangements” are arrangements entered into by the Independent Supervisor with a body, for the purposes of this section, in accordance with which the body does one or more of the following—

(a)determines standards relating to professional integrity and independence which must be applied by an Auditor General in statutory audit work;

(b)determines technical standards which must be applied by an Auditor General in statutory audit work and the manner in which those standards are to be applied in practice;

(c)monitors the performance of statutory audits carried out by an Auditor General;

(d)investigates any matter arising from the performance by an Auditor General of a statutory audit;

(e)holds disciplinary hearings in respect of an Auditor General which appear to be desirable following the conclusion of such investigations;

(f)decides whether (and, if so, what) disciplinary action should be taken against an Auditor General to whom such a hearing related.

(4)The Independent Supervisor may enter into supervision arrangements with a body despite any relationship that may exist between the Independent Supervisor and that body.

(5)The Independent Supervisor must notify each Auditor General in writing of any supervision arrangements that it enters into under this section.

(6)Supervision arrangements within subsection (3)(f) may, in particular, provide for the payment by an Auditor General of a fine to any person.

(7)Any fine received by the Independent Supervisor under supervision arrangements is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

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