SCHEDULE 2SOCIAL CARE WALES

PART 6FINANCIAL MATTERS AND ANNUAL REPORTS ETC.

Accounts and audit

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1

SCW must for each financial year—

a

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

b

prepare a statement of accounts.

2

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

a

the information to be contained in it,

b

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

c

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

3

No later than 31 August after the end of each financial year SCW must submit its statement of accounts to—

a

the Welsh Ministers, and

b

the Auditor General for Wales.

4

The Auditor General for Wales must—

a

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

b

no later than 4 months after the statement was submitted, lay before the National Assembly for Wales a copy of the certified statement and report.