Accounts Commission for Scotland

The Accounts Commission for Scotland is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government.[2] The Commission audits Scottish local government and associated public bodies.

Accounts Commission for Scotland
Logo of the Accounts Commission for Scotland
Agency overview
Formed1975
TypeExecutive non-departmental public body
JurisdictionScotland
Headquarters102 West Port, Edinburgh
Agency executives
  • William Moyes[1], Chair
  • Tim Mackay[1], Deputy Chair
Websitewww.audit-scotland.gov.uk/about-us/accounts-commission/

With the passing of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 the Commission's staff were transferred to Audit Scotland, and it has not been allowed to incur costs. The board of the Commission is serviced by Audit Scotland staff, with expenses being covered by charging audited bodies.

References
  1. "Accounts Commission Annual report 2021/22" (PDF). Audit Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. "National public bodies directory - Executive non-departmental public bodies". Scottish Government. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.