Independent Chair

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Stuart Hardwicke CARRUTHERS

Dear Sir or Madam,

The Commission for Local Administration England 'CLAE' has identified that its audit committee has a membership of four. These are an independent Chair, a second independent member, the Parliamentary, and the Commission Chairman. It further states that 'The Commission Chairman is also Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the Commission'.

Please identify who are the Independent Chair of the Audit Committee and the second independent member. Further, please identify their date of appointment and the renumeration that they receive.

The legislation appears to identify that the Chair of the CLAE should also be the Chair of the Audit Committee - this is stated in s13.1 of the CLAEs financial regulations. Please forward additionally any documentation prepared by the Chair of the CLAE that the CLAE's financial regulations should be breached and that an Independent Chair should actually be responsible for the Audit Committee.

Please could you also ensure that the minutes and AGENDAs of the Audit Committee are also made available in the developing section of your WWW site - or provide copies within the next 20 days.

Yours faithfully,

Stuart HARDWICKE CARRUTHERS

Hilary Pook, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

Dear Mr Hardwicke Carruthers

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email request, received on
Tuesday 5 August.

I will respond to this as soon as possible. I will aim to reply within
the 20-working day target (which would be by 3 September). If I am
unable to do so, I will write to you again explaining why.

Yours sincerely

Hilary Pook
Communications & Records Manager
Local Government Ombudsman's Office
Tel: 020 7217 4734
www.lgo.org.uk

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Hilary Pook, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

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Dear Mr Hardwicke Carruthers

Please find a letter attached in response to the request below, along
with Audit Committee agenda and minutes since July 2005.

Yours sincerely

Hilary Pook
Communications & Records Manager
Local Government Ombudsman's Office
Tel: 020 7217 4734
www.lgo.org.uk

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