Legislation – The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021
PART 10Police and Crime Commissioner functions
Extension of financial year of Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable for West Yorkshire41.
(1)
The requirement in section 3(3) of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 201498 for a relevant authority to prepare a statement of accounts for each financial year ending on 31st March is modified in the case of the police and crime commissioner and chief constable for the financial year which began on 1st April 2020 to require—
(a)
the police and crime commissioner, or after the transfer made by this Order, the Combined Authority in respect of the police and crime commissioner’s accounts; and
(b)
the chief constable;
to prepare a statement of accounts from that date for the period which ends on 9th May 2021.
(2)
The requirement in regulation 15(1)(a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 201599 (“the Regulations”) concerning the commencement of the period for the exercise of public rights under regulation 9(1)(b) of the Regulations, is modified in the case of the police and crime commissioner and the chief constable for the financial year which began on 1st April 2020 so as to require the relevant responsible financial officer to ensure that the commencement of the period for the exercise of public rights takes place on such a day that ensures that the period referred to in regulation 14(1) of the Regulations begins on 19th July 2021.
(3)
In this article—
“the chief constable” means the chief constable of the police force for West Yorkshire;
“the relevant responsible financial officer” means—
(a)
in relation to the police and crime commissioner, the responsible financial officer for the Combined Authority; and
(b)
in relation to the chief constable, the responsible financial officer for the police force for West Yorkshire;
“responsible financial officer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(2) of the Regulations.