Audits and investigations of regulators activities 2009-2019

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Dear House of Commons Commission,

Please can you give brief details (dates, scope, summary of findings) of audits (other than annual financial audits) and investigations by the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee into the activities of the Environment Agency, the Oil and Gas Authority and Public Health England, in the years 2009 to 2019 inclusive.

Yours faithfully,

Dennis May

FOI Commons, House of Commons Commission

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Freedom of Information request F20-235

 

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From: Dennis May <[FOI #666968 email]>
Sent: 23 May 2020 09:38
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Audits and investigations of
regulators activities 2009-2019

 

Dear House of Commons Commission,

Please can you give brief details (dates, scope, summary of findings) of
audits (other than annual financial audits) and investigations by the
National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee into the activities of
the Environment Agency, the Oil and Gas Authority and Public Health
England, in the years 2009 to 2019 inclusive.

Yours faithfully,

Dennis May

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Dear Mr May,

 

 

Freedom of Information Request F20-235

 

Thank you for your request for information as copied below. You have asked
for brief details of audits and investigations by the National Audit
Office and Public Accounts Committee into the activities of three
regulatory agencies, in the years 2009 to 2019 inclusive.

 

In the first instance, please note that the National Audit Office (NAO)
and the House of Commons (which includes the Public Accounts Committee)
are two separate public authorities for the purposes of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The response below only covers information
held by the House of Commons; if you require information that may be held
by the NAO, you may wish to search their website at
[1]https://www.nao.org.uk/ or contact them using the details provided
there.

                

Information on inquiries carried out by the Public Accounts Committee is
held by the House of Commons.

 

However, this information is already available from a public source. It is
therefore exempt from disclosure in accordance with section 21(1) and
(2)(a) FOIA, which removes a public authority from the obligation to
provide access to information which is already in the public domain. This
is an absolute exemption and the public interest test does not apply.

 

It may help you to know that this information relevant to your request can
be found on the parliament.uk website. Select Committees, including the
Public Accounts Committee, carry out inquiries into different topics,
which normally result in the publication of a report. Information about
inquiries and the reports are published and can be found on the following
pages. If the Committee has made an inquiry or published a report relating
to either the Environment Agency, the Oil and Gas Authority or Public
Health England, it will appear here:

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to the Public Accounts Committee can be found at
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Committee can be found at
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From: Dennis May <[FOI #666968 email]>
Sent: 23 May 2020 09:38
To: FOI Commons <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Audits and investigations of
regulators activities 2009-2019

 

Dear House of Commons Commission,

Please can you give brief details (dates, scope, summary of findings) of
audits (other than annual financial audits) and investigations by the
National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee into the activities of
the Environment Agency, the Oil and Gas Authority and Public Health
England, in the years 2009 to 2019 inclusive.

Yours faithfully,

Dennis May

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[10][FOI #666968 email]

Is [11][House of Commons Commission request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
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us using this form:
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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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latest advice from the ICO:
[14]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
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