Clause 48 - Permitted methods of publishing information under section 47
Public Audit (Wales) Bill [Lords]
3:00 pm
Mr Bill Wiggin (Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Local and Devolved Government Affairs; Leominster, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 38, in page 32, line 5, at end insert—
'(2A) The relevant body may publish the information electronically in any way which is accessible by local government electors of the body.'.
Clause 48 is concerned with the methods of publishing information about standards and performance under clause 47. The amendment would insert a new subsection to allow local authorities to publish information electronically. I am aware that the drafting of the clause is based on the Audit Commission Act 1998, and it is surprising that although that Act is hardly more than five years old, it does not refer to electronic publishing. I do not see any danger in allowing electronic publishing, so I wait with excitement to see what the Minister will have against this constructive amendment.