HL Deb 10 April 2001 vol 624 cc164-5WA
Lord Dubs

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What steps (a) they have taken and (b) they plan to take to determine the accuracy of the annual returns made in each of the last six years by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation Ltd (Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 registration (No. 28488R). [HL1415]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

It is the auditors of an industrial and provident society that bear the statutory responsibility to state whether a society's accounts give a true and fair view and comply with the requirements of the 1965 and 1968 Acts. Should complaints arise which imply financial irregularities, it would be the Registry of Friendly Societies' recommendation that the allegations be drawn to the attention of the police.