Statement of accounts

These provide information on our income and expenditure over recent years and balances at the year-end points.

Our accounts are prepared in accordance with the accounting conventions which apply to all local authorities.

We have statutory responsibility to prepare accounts that present accurately and fairly our operations during the year. This must be done in accordance with The Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom: Statement of Recommended Practice (the code) (CIPFA/LASAAC). In accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, the draft accounts must be issued by the end of May and the audited version published before the end of September each year.

Audit of accounts

Notice of Delay in Publication of Statement of Accounts and in the Commencement of the Public Inspection Period - Year Ended 31 March 2024 

In accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, this is notification that there will be a delay in the publication of the Council’s Unaudited Statement of Accounts and that the 31 May 2024 deadline will not be met. The commencement of the public inspection period has therefore also been delayed. 

The reason for the delay in publishing the unaudited Statement of Accounts are principally due to resourcing issues and the late receipt of key financial information. Publication will take place as soon as the draft Accounts are approved. Further notifications will be placed on the website once the 2023/24 Unaudited Statement of Accounts are available for public inspection.

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