Statement of Accounts

The Statement of Accounts give electors, local taxpayers, members of the Council, employees and other interested parties comprehensive information about the Council's finances. The unaudited accounts are usually required to be published by the 31 May each year, they are then audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP and the audited accounts, together with the Auditor's report, are published by 31 July.

However, due to the current Coronavirus crisis the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 have been amended to extend the publication dates for the unaudited Statement of Accounts and the ensuing public inspection and audit periods. The new deadline for the publication of unaudited Statement of Accounts was 31 August 2020 and the external audit should be completed by 30 November 2020. The audited Accounts were authorised for issue by the Director of Finance and published on 27 November 2020.

The 2019/20 Statement of Accounts presents the overall financial position of the Council for the year ended 31 March 2020. 

The audit has been completed and the audited Accounts were considered by the Audit and Assurance Committee on 27 November 2020 and were approved on that date. Grant Thornton have now issued the audit closure certificate


Annual Governance Statement

The Annual Governance Statement sets out the main features of the Council's corporate governance arrangements and its effectiveness. The Annual Governance Statement for 2019/20 has been signed by the Leader and Chief Executive and approved by the Audit and Assurance Committee on 27 November and is set out below.