37Audit of records

#### 37 Audit of records 37 Audit of records > > (1) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must arrange for the records kept under section 36— > > > > > (a) for each authority in respect of the agency that authorises the use of an assumed identity in a participating jurisdiction, to be audited— > > > > > > > (i) at least once every 6 months while the authority is in force, and > > > > > > > (ii) once in the 6 months after the cancellation or expiry of the authority, and > > > > > (b) for each other authority in respect of the agency, to be audited at least once every 12 months while the authority is in force. > > > (2) The audit is to be conducted by a person appointed by the chief officer. > > > (3) The person appointed to conduct the audit— > > > > > (a) may but need not be an officer of the law enforcement agency, and > > > > > (b) must not be a person— > > > > > > > (i) who granted, varied or cancelled any of the authorities to which the records under section 36 relate, or > > > > > > > (ii) who is or was an authorised person under any of the authorities to which those records relate. > > > > Note— > > > > The functions under this Act of the chief officer of a law enforcement agency (including that of granting authorities) may be delegated under section 39. > > > (4) The results of an audit are to be reported to the chief officer.