Territorial Extent and Devolution Studies Section 44: Studies at request of local government bodies in Wales
93.This section enables the Auditor General, at the request of a local government body in Wales, to undertake or promote studies designed to enable the Auditor General to make recommendations for improving the economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the discharge of the functions of that body. Before making a request to the Auditor General the body must consult appropriate associations of employees. The Auditor General must charge the body a fee that recovers the full cost to him of providing the services (by virtue of the new section 96A(4) of GOWA: see the note on section 7 above).
94.Similarly, in relation to health bodies, the Auditor General can carry out studies on request for improving economy, efficiency and effectiveness, under section 96(3)(b) of GOWA provided that the Assembly or a Minister of the Crown agrees.