Draft statement of Accounts 2021-2022
Public Inspection Notice
Notice of the Commencement of the Period for the Exercise of Public Rights The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
- The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015
- The Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
- The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The period for the exercise of public rights commences at 9am on the 21 July 2022 and will conclude at 4pm on the 1 September 2022.
The following reports are made available:
- The draft Statement of Accounts
- The Narrative Report
- The Annual Governance Statement
The Narrative Report and Annual Governance Statement are included within the draft Statement of Accounts document.
The Statement of Accounts is draft and is subject to an audit. Until the conclusion of the audit the Statement of Accounts may be subject to change.
The Council’s accounts are subject to external audit by Maria Grindley of Ernst and Young LLP, R+ Building, 2 Blagrave St, Reading, RG1 1AZ.
- From 9am on 21 July 2022 to 4pm on 1 September 2022 any person may inspect the accounting records of the Council for the financial year to 31 March 2022, and certain related documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts) by sending a request to the email address given below. They may also request copies of the accounts and documents.
- From 9am on 21 July 2022 to 4pm on 1 September 2022 at the request of a local government elector, the local auditor must give the elector, or any representative of the elector, an opportunity to question the auditor about the accounting records of the Council.
- From 9am on 21 July 2022 to 4pm on 1 September 2022 a local government elector for the area of the Council or his/her representative may object to the Council’s accounts asking that the auditor issue a report in the public interest or apply for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful under section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. Written notice of the proposed objection and the grounds on which it will be made must be sent to the auditor at the address given above and also copied to the Council at the address given below.
Michael Furness, Assistant Director of Finance Cherwell District Council, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, OX15 4AA
Requests to inspect the accounts and related documents should be sent via email to finance@cherwell-dc.gov.uk.