Schedule 1The office of Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland

Part 5Accounts and accountability

I1I221Accounts and audit

1

The Commissioner must—

a

keep proper accounts and accounting records,

b

prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts, and

c

send a copy of the statement to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing.

2

The Commissioner must comply with any direction from the Scottish Ministers in relation to the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b).

3

The Commissioner must make the audited statement of accounts available, without charge, for inspection at all reasonable times.