Statement of Accounts
Use the links below to download and view the relevant statement of accounts. These are published every year by the council.
The audited statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021, including the auditor’s report on those statements, can be downloaded using the link below.
Audited Statement of Accounts for 2020/21
In addition to issuing an audit report on the statement of accounts, the auditor is required to issue a report on the Authority’s arrangements for securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness in its use of resources.
A copy of the Auditors Annual Report to the Authority can be downloaded using the link below.
Auditors Annual Report 2020-21
A copy of the Auditor’s Report, including the auditor’s report on the Authority’s arrangements for securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness in its use of resources for the year ended 31 March 2021, can be downloaded using the link below.
Auditor’s Report VFM opinion with Financial Statements Opinion already issued 2020-21
As soon as reasonably practicable after the conclusion of an audit, regulation 16(1) of The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 requires the Authority to publish (which must include publication on its website) a statement:
- that the audit has been concluded
- that the statement of accounts has been published
- of the rights of inspection conferred in local government electors by section 25 of the Act and the address at which, and the hours during which, those rights may be exercised.
To support the audit of the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA), the Authority’s auditor is required to review and report on the WGA return prepared by the Authority. This work has not yet been completed and as a consequence, the Authority’s external auditor, Grant Thornton UK LLP, has not yet issued their certificate of completion of the audit.
