§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. Charles WardleDetails of non-departmental public bodies, including audit information, are published annually by HMSO in "Public Bodies"—ISBN 0-11-430064-X. Audit arrangements in respect of those executive bodies listed whose accounts are neither audited by nor accessible to the National Audit Office are as follows:
Auditors Alcohol Education and Research Council Saffrey Champness Fire Service Examinations Board Touche Ross Fire Service Research and Training Trust Vale and West of Reading Horserace Betting Levy Board KPMG Peat Marwick Horserace Totalisator Board Stoy Hayward
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Refusals1 on grounds of maintenance and accommodation, of after-entry applications by husbands and wives Number of persons Refusals to grant probationary year on grounds of: Refusals of settlement after probationary yaer2 Accommodation Maintenance Maintenance and Accommodation 1990 Quarter 1 Husbands 1 — — 3 Wives — — 1 4 Quarter 2 Husbands 3 1 2 8 Wives — 1 — 8 Quarter 3 Husbands 3 1 1 8 Wives — 1 — 5 Quarter 4 Husbands 1 — — 7 Wives 1 1 — 1 1991 Quarter 1 Husbands — 3 — 7 Wives — — — 7 Quarter 2 Husbands — — — 11 Wives 3 — — 12 Quarter 3 Husbands — 1 3 6 Wives 3 1 1 8 Quarter 4 Husbands — — — 8 Wives 1 — — 5 1992 Quarter 1 Husbands 1 — — 8 Wives 1 1 1 12 1 Excluding dependants. 2 Refusal of settlement after probationary year on general considerations, including recourse to public funds. Methods of appointment vary, including annual tender and nomination by local authority associations, as does duration.