Public Rights to inspect our accounts
The National Audit Office has published A guide to your rights booklet explaining your rights to inspect, question and challenge the council’s accounts. As part of this process, we publish public notices to explain when the accounts are available for inspection.
Notice of Public Rights
A notice of public rights to inspect the accounts and supporting documents is published once the responsible finance officer has signed and dated the unaudited draft Statement of Accounts. By doing so, they confirm that they are satisfied the accounts present a true and fair view of:
- our financial position at the end of the financial year
- ours income and expenditure for that year
The latest notice includes details of inspection rights and the 30-working-day inspection period.
Notice following audit completion
Once the statutory audit has been completed, a further public notice is issued confirming that the audited Statement of Accounts is available for inspection.
For more information about the council’s budgets, financial planning and the latest audited Statement of Accounts, visit our Council budgets and spending page.