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Written question asked by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Thursday, 19 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 October 2017. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Friday, 27 October 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Community Health Partnerships

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Community Health Partnerships on that organisation's decision not to use the National Audit Office as auditors.

Answer

The external auditors reports are included in Community Health Partnerships’ (CHP) annual accounts and these are a publicly available document held by Companies House and published on the CHP website at:

http://www.communityhealthpartnerships.co.uk/publication-scheme

The company followed a procurement process in line with its procurement policy by way of competitive tender in which the National Audit Office (NAO) participated but were unsuccessful. Although the NAO is responsible for auditing the financial statements of all central government departments, agencies and other public sector bodies, as a limited company CHP may appoint its own independent auditors.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
108738
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Community Health Partnerships
Link
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