§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education which non-departmental public bodies are sponsored by his Department; which of these are audited by the National Audit Office; which firms of private accountants audits each of the others; by what method of tendering contracts to such firms are awarded; and for what duration.
§ Mr. FormanThe information is as follows:
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Non-departmental public body Audit arrangements Method of tendering contract Duration Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council NAO School Examinations and Assessment Council NAO Teaching as a Career Unit Private firm: Saffery Champness Not tendered 1 year University Funding Council NAO Advisory3 Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education Open University Visiting Committee4 Visiting Committee for Cranfield Institute of Technology4 Visiting Committee for the Royal College of Art4 1 CNAA will cease to function from March 1993. 2 NAO—National Audit Office. 3 Advisory Bodies are subject to the audit arrangements of the Department. 4 Bodies will cease to function following final report in July.