Commentary on Sections Information about local authority expenditure Section 253: Information about expenditure: consequential amendments
856.Subsection (2) amends section 52 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 in order to restrict its application to local education authorities in Wales.
857.Subsection (3) repeals section 53 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (certification of expenditure statements by the Audit Commission). The Secretary of State no longer requires local education authorities to make arrangements for the Audit Commission to examine their expenditure statements. This power has not been used during the past three years.