Financial Information
FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
The most recently adopted version of these rules and guidelines governing the Council's finances may be viewed HERE.
MINUTES OF THE FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE
10/01/2012 DRAFT
12/04/2011
18/01/2011
The following documents form part of these minutes:-
Draft accounts to 31st March 2011 may be viewed HERE and the notes to the accounts HERE.
Provisional allocation of estimated unallocated reserves may be viewed HERE.
AUDIT PROCESS
The Internal Auditors visit twice a year, usually May and November, to audit the Council's financial processes and internal procedures and check a sample of entries.
All Councils complete an "Annual Return" with the complexity and detail required increasing if the income or expenditure exceeds £200k during the financial year. The return is completed by the Clerk, audited by the Internal Auditors and put before a Council meeting for final approval and signature on behalf of the Council. It is then sent to an external auditor nominated by the Audit Commission for certification and comment. The process is usually completed by the Autumn.
Formal notice regarding the Electors Rights to inspect the return will be displayed on the Parish noticeboard and website, when complete the Return itself will also appear on this site.
2011 ANNUAL RETURN
This has been inspected and signed by the Internal Auditors and adopted and signed by the Council at the May Council Meeting. It will be sent to our designated external auditors, Mazar's, and once their response is received it will be posted here. Based on previous experience this is usually received late Summer/Autumn.
The return has now been "signed off" by Mazar's and may be viewed HERE.