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As a Parish Council, we have a statutory duty through the Local Audit & Accountability Act 2014 and the Accounts & Audit Regulations 2015 to inform our residents and tax payers how we spend public money in respect of our accounting and auditing procedures. We do this in a number of ways.
- At every Parish Council meeting (excluding extradordinary meetings), the Parish Councillors review and approve all of the invoices that are scheduled for payment or which have been paid after prior authorisation by the Council. These invoices are also summarised in the draft payment list document. Councillors also have the opportunity to review latest bank statements and to reconcil the amount against the draft financial statement that is also presented.
- Each year, an internal auditor is appointed by the Council to review the accounts and all aspects of internal financial control. The internal auditor, who is strictly independent from the Council, then reports findings back to the Council and signs the auditors annual report on the Annual Governance and Accountability Review (AGAR) to highlight issues or to confirm that the council’s system of control is competent and operating transparently.
- If you are a registered local government elector (i.e. you appear on the electoral register for the area covered by the Council) you have legal rights to inspect, ask questions about and challenge items in your council's accounts.
For more information, the National Audit Office has published a guide - Council Accounts - a guide to your rights
Audit Documents - 2022 - 2023
In this section you will find all the unaudited accounts which the Council is required to publish for financial year ending 2022 - 2023.
| File Name | Last Modified | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting Statements.pdf | 09 June 2023 | 89kB |
| Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2022 23.pdf | 09 June 2023 | 738kB |
| Annual Governance Statement.pdf | 09 June 2023 | 88kB |
| Bank Reconciliation AGAR 22 23.xlsx | 13 June 2023 | 11kB |
| Explanation of High Reserves.pdf | 09 June 2023 | 34kB |
| Explanation of Variances.pdf | 09 June 2023 | 99kB |
| External Auditors Report.pdf | 30 September 2023 | 493kB |
| Internal Audit Report 22 23.pdf | 09 June 2023 | 374kB |
| LRALC Stanton Under Bardon Parish Council IAS Report 2022 20.pdf | 09 June 2023 | 226kB |
| Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2023.pdf | 04 October 2023 | 50kB |
Audit 2021-22
Audit 2020-21
Audit 2019-20
