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Bill · started in the Lords

Local Audit and Accountability Act

A Bill to make provision for, and in connection with, the abolition of the Audit Commission for local authorities and the National Health Service in England; to make provision about the accounts of local and certain other public authorities and the auditing of those accounts; to make provision about the appointment, functions and regulation of local auditors; to make provision about data matching; to make provision about examinations by the Comptroller and Auditor-General relating to English local and other public authorities; to make provision about the publication of information by smaller authorities; to make provision for directions to comply with codes of practice on local authority publicity; to make provision about council tax referendums; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Local Audit and Accountability Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 9 May 2013 by Baroness Hanham (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Local Audit and Accountability Act, receiving Royal Assent on 30 January 2014.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 9 May 2013
  2. 2nd reading Lords 22 May 2013
  3. Committee stage Lords 17 Jun to 26 Jun 2013
  4. Report stage Lords 15 Jul to 17 Jul 2013
  5. 3rd reading Lords 24 Jul 2013
  6. 1st reading Commons 29 Aug 2013
  7. 2nd reading Commons 28 Oct 2013
  8. Programme motion Commons 28 Oct 2013
  9. Money resolution Commons 28 Oct 2013
  10. Ways and Means resolution Commons 28 Oct 2013
  11. Instruction Commons 28 Oct 2013
  12. Committee stage Commons 5 Nov to 21 Nov 2013
  13. Report stage Commons 17 Dec 2013
  14. 3rd reading Commons 17 Dec 2013
  15. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 21 Jan 2014
  16. Royal Assent Unassigned 30 Jan 2014

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 31 Jan 2014.