§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment to whom the District Audit Service is responsible.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettDistrict auditors are appointed by my right hon. Friend but once appointed they carry out statutory duties directly assigned to them by the Local Government Act 1972. My right hon. Friend has no power to influence a district auditor in the execution of his duties. The only right of appeal against a district auditor's decisions is through the courts.