2023-2024 ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN

[Originally published on www.northawcuffleypc.org.uk on 20th September 2024]

Notice of the audit and right to inspect the Annual Governance & Accountability Return

Annual Governance & Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2024
Sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
Section 16 of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

1 The audit of accounts for Northaw and Cuffley Parish Council for the year ended 31 March 2024 has been carried out but cannot be completed for the reasons stated in the external auditor report. * The accounts have been published.

2 The Annual Governance & Accountability Return is available for inspection by any local government elector of the area of Northaw & Cuffley Parish Council on application to:

Mrs L Peters
Parish Clerk and RFO
7 Maynard Place, Cuffley, EN6 4JA

Telephone: 01727 875825 or 07375 962772

By email: parish.clerk@northawcuffleypc.org.uk

Or by visiting the Parish Office Monday, Wednesday or Friday 1pm – 5pm or Tuesday 10am-2pm

3 Copies will be provided to any person on payment of £1.50 for each copy of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return.

Announcement made by: L Peters , Parish Clerk & RFO
Date of announcement: Friday 20th September 2024

Please use the links in the table below below to view a PDF copy of the External Auditors Report (Section 3 – External Auditors report and Certificate 23/24) and the  Annual Governance and Accounting Statements (AGAR S1 and 2 Annual Governance and Accounting Statements 23/24 (Redacted)) in a separate window.

*I’m afraid at present we have no more information regarding this matter than is contained in the attached report.

[Originally published on www.northawcuffleypc.org.uk on 27th June 2024]

2023-2024 AGAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS

NORTHAW & CUFFLEY PARISH COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 26 and 27

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

NOTICE

1. Date of announcement: Wednesday 26th June 2024 (a)

2. 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. The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review.

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit 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:
(b) Lisa Peters, Clerk to the Council & RFO
Tel: 07375 962772 or 01707 875825
or email parish.clerk@northawcuffleypc.org.uk

commencing on (c) Thursday 27 June 2024
and ending on (d) Wednesday 7 August 2024

3. 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 in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.

4. 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)
15 Westferry Circus
Canary Wharf
London E14 4HD
(sba@pkf-l.com)

5. This announcement is made by (e) Ms L Peters (Clerk/RFO)

NOTES:

(a) Insert date of placing of the notice which must be not less than 1 day before the date in (c) below.

(b) Insert name, position and address/telephone number/ email address, as appropriate, of the Clerk or other person to which any person may apply to inspect the accounts.

(c) Insert date, which must be at least 1 day after the date of announcement in (a) above and at least 30 working days before the date appointed in (d) below

(d) The inspection period between (c) and (d) must be 30 working days inclusive and must include the first 10 working days of July.

(e) Insert name and position of person placing the notice – this person must be the responsible financial officer for the smaller authority

Please use the link in the table below to download a PDF of this notice.