Comptroller and Auditor General (Accountability of Recipients of Public Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2017

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would let the Comptroller and Auditor General look more widely at the accounts, books and records of people and bodies that receive public money. At present, the power appears to be limited where public funding makes up at least half of an organisation’s income; the amendment would remove that 50% threshold. In plain terms, it would strengthen oversight of how public funds are used, even where those funds are only part of a recipient’s income. That matters because it could improve transparency and accountability for taxpayers’ money.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to extend the power of the Comptroller and Auditor General to inspect the accounts, books and records of persons in receipt of public funds, and to provide for connected matters

Last updated 14 November 2024