2021-2022

2021-2022

In producing its accounts, the parish council has a duty to publish information to comply with the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities 2014 and the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and is expected to publish a number of documents on a public website.  At its meeting of 11 May 2022, the Parish Council declared itself eligible as an exempt authority and signed the Certificate of Exemption thereby exempting it from having a limited assurance review review of its accounts as conducted by an (appointed) external auditor. There is no change to the requirement for all smaller authorities to complete and approve the the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR), and to provide for public rights and the Parish Council as an exempt authority must meet a number of specified criteria to enable it to only submit a copy of its exemption certificate to the appointed external auditor.

In accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, the Local Audit (Smaller Authorities) Regulations 2015 and the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities there is a requirement to publish a number of documents on a public website - all of which are available to download direct from this website:

Exemption Certificate from AGAR  CIL Reporting Report - 31 March 2022
Annual Governance Statements from AGAR Accounting Statements from AGAR
Annual Internal Audit Report from AGAR Internal Audit Report for year ending 31 March 2022
Asset Register for year ending 31 March 2022 CIL Report for year ending 31 March 2022
Analysis of variance for year ending 31 March 2022 Bank Reconciliation for year ending 31 March 2022
Budget to Actual for year ending 31 March 2022 Risk Management Strategy for year ending 31 March 2022
Financial Risk Assessment for year ending 31 March 2022 Annual Review of Internal Controls for year ending 31 March 2022
Annual Review of Internal Audit for year ending 31 March 2022  Transparency Code Payments over £100

In accordance with The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 the accounting records for the financial year ending 31 March 2022 were available to view during the period set by the Responsible Financial Officer for Lindsey for inspection for the year ending 31 March 2022 and is now advertised via this website. For a copy of the dates set please use this link.

For a copy of the detailed guide produced by the National Audit Office 'Local authority accounts: a guide to your rights' please click here to download the guide.