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We have included invoice and grant payments to individuals but have replaced personal data with the words 'Redacted personal data'.
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS – NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS UNDER LOCAL AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 2014 and THE ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT REGULATIONS 2015
Notice is given that the unaudited statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019 has been published on the Authority’s website at https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/aboutus/publicationsandplans/finances. This includes a Narrative Statement and Annual Governance Statement. The statement of accounts is unaudited and may be subject to change.
Notice is given that from Monday 3 June 2019 up to and including Friday 12 July 2019 between 09.30 and 16.30 Monday to Friday, any person interested may on reasonable notice inspect and make copies of the accounts of the above named Authority for the year ended 31 March 2019 and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts, except as provided for in Section 26(4) to 26(6) of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (commercially confidential and personal information).
The accounts and other documents will be available for inspection at the offices at which they are normally kept, or otherwise by arrangement; application should be made at the address below.
Notice is given that from Monday 3 June 2019 up to and including Friday 12 July 2019 the auditor, at the request of a local government elector for the Authority’s area, will give the elector or his representative an opportunity to question him about the accounts.
Notice is given that from Monday 3 June 2019 up to and including Friday 12 July 2019, any such elector may make objections to the auditor, under section 27 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, relating to any matter where the auditor could take action under:
* Section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, namely, to apply to the court for a declaration that an item in the accounts is contrary to law, and/or
* Section 24 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, namely, to make a report in the public interest.
No objection may be made unless the auditor has previously received written notice of the proposed objection, specifying the facts on which the objector relies and the grounds on which the objection is being made. A copy of that written notice must also be sent to the Authority at the address below.
Notice is given that the auditor is Gareth Kelly, 110 Queen Street, Glasgow. G1 3BX (0141 223 0000), to whom any questions and notices of objection should be addressed.
Further information on elector rights can be obtained from the National Audit Office or via https://www.nao.org.uk/code-audit-practice/council-accounts-a-guide-to-your-rights/
31 May 2019
Publication of accounts
Under section 10 of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, the Authority is required to publish its annual Statement of Accounts by 31 July each year.
The Statement of Accounts includes the Authority’s Annual Governance Statement and Narrative Statement and any audit opinion given by the external auditors at this date.
If the audit has not concluded by 31 July the Authority is required to publish the reasons for this under Section 10.2a of the Regulations.
2018/19 Statement of Accounts
Due to circumstances beyond the control of both the Authority and external auditors, Grant Thornton, the audit of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019 has not concluded in time to meet the 31 July publication date.
The key reasons for this are as follows:
Summary The latest draft Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019 is now available on the Authority’s website, subject to conclusion of the audit. The Authority continues to work closely with the audit team as they complete their work. In line with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, the Authority has published a set of draft accounts. The Authority will publish a final set of accounts as soon as the audit is concluded and the Audit Report is issued.
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