The budget

Statement of accounts

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Statement of accounts

Draft Statement of Accounts 2022 to 2023

Notice of Appointment of date for Exercise of Public Rights

Draft Statement of Accounts 2021 to 2022

Statement of accounts for previous years

Audit of Statement of Accounts 2022/23 and Auditor's Annual Report (AAR) 2022/23

The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 has not yet been completed by our external auditors, EY LLP, due to the complex set of factors contributing to audit delays across the sector.

This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015. Therefore, this notification explains, as per paragraph (2a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2022/23 final statement of accounts in line with deadline of 30th September 2023, as per paragraph (1). The audit committee will consider the results of the 2022/23 audit, after which we will publish the final audited accounts. Under the 2020 Code of Audit Practice, for Local Government bodies, the Council's external auditors Ernst & Young LLP are required to issue the Auditor’s Annual Report (AAR) by 30 September or, where this is not possible, issue an audit letter setting out the reasons for delay.

See the audit letter from Ernst & Young LLP.

Audit of Statement of Accounts 2021/22

The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 has not yet been completed by our external auditors, EY LLP, due to the rescheduling of the audit.

This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015. Therefore, this notification explains, as per paragraph (2a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2021/22 final statement of accounts in line with the deadline of 30 September 2022, as per paragraph (1). The audit committee will consider the results of the 2021/22 audit, after which we will publish the final audited accounts.

Auditor’s Annual Report (AAR) 2021/22

Under the 2020 Code of Audit Practice, for Local Government bodies, the Council’s external auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, are required to issue the Auditor’s Annual Report (AAR) by 30 September or, where this is not possible, issue an audit letter setting out the reasons for delay.

See the audit letter from Ernst & Young LLP.

Auditor's issue of audit opinion on the financial statements 2020/21

See the issue of audit opinion on the financial statements.

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