The Whole of Government Accounts (Specified Dates) Order 2010

• Citation: S.I. 2010/570
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as The Whole of Government Accounts (Specified Dates) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 31st March 2010.

(2) In this Order—

“accounts” means the set of accounts prepared under section 9 of the Act ; and

“the Act” means the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.

Section 2 Specified dates for scrutiny

For each financial year—

(a) the Treasury shall send accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General by the 28th February of the financial year following that to which the accounts relate;

(b) the Comptroller and Auditor General shall send the certified accounts and the report required by section 11(3)(a) of the Act to the Treasury by the 31st October of the second financial year following that to which the accounts relate; and

(c) the Treasury shall lay the accounts and report before the House of Commons by the 31st December of the second financial year following that to which the accounts relate.