The Act Schedule 1: The Serious Organised Crime Agency Section 20: Accounts
102.This section imposes duties on SOCA governing the keeping of proper accounts and records in relation to those accounts, the preparation of a statement of those accounts for each financial year, and the sending of copies of that statement to the Secretary of State and the Auditor General. The Comptroller and Auditor General is required to examine and certify the SOCA statement of accounts and issue a report to be laid before Parliament.