HC Deb 02 July 1996 vol 280 cc392-3W
22. Mr. Trickett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent discussions he has had with the Audit Commission about the issuing of public interest notices. [33956]

Mr. Curry

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State meets the chairman of the Audit Commission from time to time to discuss a range of issues affecting local authority audit. However, the conduct of auditors' work is a matter for auditors and the Audit Commission, which appoints them. Auditors are obliged to follow procedures laid down in statute and amplified in the Audit Commission's code of audit practice.