SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Office for Budget Responsibility

Accounts and audit

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1

The Office must—

a

keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to its accounts, and

b

prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts.

2

Each statement of accounts must comply with any directions given by the Treasury as to—

a

the information to be contained in it and the manner in which it is to be presented,

b

the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared, and

c

the additional information (if any) which is to be provided for the information of Parliament.

3

The Office must send a copy of each statement of accounts to—

a

the Treasury, and

b

the Comptroller and Auditor General,

before the end of the month of June next following the financial year to which the statement relates.

4

The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

a

examine, certify and report on each statement of accounts, and

b

send a copy of each report and certified statement to the Treasury.

5

The Treasury must lay before Parliament a copy of each such report and certified statement.

6

Financial year” has the same meaning as in paragraph 15.

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The Office must keep under review whether its internal financial controls secure the proper conduct of its financial affairs.