HC Deb 28 March 1994 vol 240 cc588-9W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will draw the attention of agencies with auditor responsibilities inside the national health service to the new guidelines issued by the Auditing Practices Board regarding the duty to report fraud.

Mr. Sackville

No. External auditors of the national health service operate independently in accordance with their own code of practice or auditing standards.