Common use of Audit Access Clause in Contracts

Audit Access. 37.1 The Contractor shall grant to the Purchaser, any auditors of the Purchaser (including internal auditors and Audit Scotland and any other organisation or body which may from time to time have cause to audit the accounts of the Purchaser) and any other person authorised by the Purchaser (together the “Auditors”) access to all of the Records and shall provide reasonable assistance at all times to the Purchaser or the Auditors (including the provision of such oral and written explanations as the Purchaser or the Auditors may require in relation to the Records, all for the purposes of enabling the Purchaser or the Auditors: 37.1.1 to carry out an audit of the Contractor’s compliance with the Contract; 37.1.2 to carry out an audit of all activities carried out and security precautions taken in connection with the performance of the Contract; 37.1.3 to prepare, audit, examine and certify the accounts of the Purchaser; or 37.1.4 to conduct any audit or investigation by Audit Scotland or any other auditor. 37.2 The Contractor shall be repaid any reasonable expenses properly and necessarily incurred in giving such reasonable assistance. 37.3 Without prejudice to Clause 37.1, in the event of an investigation into suspected fraudulent activity or other impropriety by any Contractor Party or Contract Worker: 37.3.1 the Purchaser and/or the Auditors may without notice enter any premises of any Contractor Party and take access to the Records, which shall be made available to them (whether they are held at such premises or otherwise) by the Contractor or Contractor Party; 37.3.2 the Contractor shall render all necessary assistance to the conduct of such investigation (including the provision of office accommodation and the provision of such oral and written explanations as the Purchaser or the Auditors may require in relation to the Records or any other subject of investigation or enquiry by the Purchaser or the Auditors); and 37.3.3 the Contractor shall be paid any reasonable expenses properly and necessarily incurred in giving such necessary assistance in the event that the result of such investigation is that no fraudulent activity or other impropriety by a Contractor Party or a Contract Worker is found (but not otherwise). 37.4 The Purchaser shall ensure that any representative of the Purchaser given access to any premises or Records by the Contractor in accordance with Clause 37.3.1 causes the minimum amount of disruption to the business of the Contractor.

Audit Access. 37.1 15.1 The Contractor shall grant to the Purchaser, any auditors of the Purchaser (including internal auditors and Audit Scotland and any other organisation or body which may from time to time have cause to audit the accounts of the Purchaser) and any other person authorised by the Purchaser (together the “"Auditors”") access to all of the Records and shall provide reasonable assistance at all times to the Purchaser or the Auditors (including the provision of such oral and written explanations as the Purchaser or the Auditors may require in relation to the Records, all for the purposes of enabling the Purchaser or the Auditors: 37.1.1 15.1.1 to carry out an audit of the Contractor’s 's compliance with the Contract; 37.1.2 15.1.2 to carry out an audit of all activities carried out and security precautions taken in connection with the performance of the Contract; 37.1.3 15.1.3 to prepare, audit, examine and certify the accounts of the Purchaser; or 37.1.4 15.1.4 to conduct any audit or investigation by Audit Scotland or any other auditor. 37.2 . The Contractor shall be repaid any reasonable expenses properly and necessarily incurred in giving such reasonable assistance. 37.3 15.2 Without prejudice to Clause 37.115.1 of this Section, in the event of an investigation into suspected fraudulent activity or other impropriety by any Contractor Party or Contract Worker: 37.3.1 15.2.1 the Purchaser and/or the Auditors may without notice enter any premises of any Contractor Party and take access to the Records, which shall be made available to them (whether they are held at such premises or otherwise) by the Contractor or Contractor Party; 37.3.2 15.2.2 the Contractor shall render all necessary assistance to the conduct of such investigation (including the provision of office accommodation and the provision of such oral and written explanations as the Purchaser or the Auditors may require in relation to the Records or any other subject of investigation or enquiry by the Purchaser or the Auditors); and 37.3.3 15.2.3 the Contractor shall be paid any reasonable expenses properly and necessarily incurred in giving such necessary assistance in the event that the result of such investigation is that no fraudulent activity or other impropriety by a Contractor Party or a Contract Worker is found (but not otherwise). 37.4 15.3 The Purchaser shall ensure that any representative of the Purchaser given access to any premises or Records by the Contractor in accordance with Clause 37.3.1 15.2.1 of this Section causes the minimum amount of disruption to the business of the Contractor.