Commentary on Sections Part 6: Performance and Governance Of Principal Councils Chapter 1: Performance, Performance Assessments and Intervention Section 101 – Auditor General’s Fees
490.This section requires the Wales Audit Office to set a scale of fees to carry out special inspections. The Wales Audit Office will have discretion to charge a fee which departs from the set scale if the work involved in a special inspection is substantially more or less than envisaged by the set scale. Before setting a scale of fees, the Wales Audit Office must consult the Welsh Ministers and such representatives of principal councils as the Wales Audit Office considers appropriate.