Annual Returns 2023-24

From the 1st July 2015 the Council is required to publish, on its website, its Annual Returns to include details of expenditure at or above £100, annual governance statement and auditors reports; together with councillor / member responsibilities and details of its public land and assets. As the financial information, statement and reports become available you will find them on this page.

You will find details for the councillor / member responsibilities on the Your Council page.

The Council is also required to publish its meeting papers on its website, which you will find on the Meetings page.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN (EXEMPT AUTHORITY)

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 25, 26 and 27

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

Each year the smaller authority’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd. unless the authority has certified itself as exempt.

The audit of accounts for Loppington Parish Council for the year ended 31 March 2024 was completed on 5th September 2024 and the accounts and external audit report are published below.

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the AGAR, the accounting records for the financial year to which it relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. For the year ended 31 March 2024, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to the Clerk (copies below)

clerk@loppingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk

commencing on Monday, 3 June 2024 and ending on Friday, 12 July 2024

A paper copy of the AGAR will be provided to any person on payment of £1.00 plus postage

Local government electors and their representatives also have:

The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; and

The right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the smaller authority.

The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address below for this purpose between the above dates only.

The smaller authority’s AGAR is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015.  The appointed auditor is:

PKF Littlejohn LLP (Ref: SBA Team) 1 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf London E14 4HD

(sba@pkf-littlejohn.com)

Mrs L McCormack Clerk to Loppington Parish Council 17 May 2024