Guide to the Legislation

The rules governing the public's rights to view and copy local authority files are profiled in this section.

England The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 BRIEFING ORIGINAL The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (England) BRIEFING ORIGINAL The Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Act 2017 BRIEFING ORIGINAL Wales The Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2014 BRIEFING ORIGINAL Scotland The Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 BRIEFING ORIGINAL Northern Ireland The Local Government (Accounts and Audit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 BRIEFING ORIGINAL

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