Accounts 2022/23

Budget

The 2022 / 23 Budget was agreed at the January 2022 Parish Council meeting and revised following the Year End at the 7 April 2022 meeting.

Anyone requiring the information in an alternative format should contact the Clerk.

The budget monitoring sheets will also be published as soon after the month end of June, September, December and March

Budget Monitoring Report to end June 2022

Budget Monitoring Report to end September 2022

Budget Monitoring Report to end December 2022

Budget Monitoring Report to end March 2023

While the Parish Council income is above the £25,000 threshold, the Council still tries to comply with the DCLG’s Transparency Code for Smaller Councils and will publish the following information after 31 March 2023 :

List of Councillors and Member responsibilities
Details of public land and building assets
Details of Reserves – see also the Reserves Policy for 2022 / 23
Approved Statement of Accounts
All items of expenditure above £100
Review of Effectiveness of Internal Audit (June 2023)

The Council also chooses to publish the following information which will be available in due course:

Councillor gifts and hospitality log
Training and CPD log
Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
Parish Remuneration Notice 22/23

Minutes and agenda

Risk Assessment 2022 / 23

In order to comply with the Accounts and Audit Regulations, it is stipulated that the Parish Council must provide a scanned version of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR).  Unfortunately, this is inaccessible to screen readers, so this Council has chosen to publish the full, but unsigned, AGAR in a slightly more accessible format.  The full document is available to see in person.

The documents required to be published as part of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) 2022/23 are:

Full AGAR – completed and audited (by External Auditor) and unsigned version
Annual Governance Statement– redacted version
Accounting Statements – redacted version
Internal Auditor Report – redacted version
Internal Auditor’s Letter and Report
Variance Analysis and Bank Reconciliation

The un-redacted copies of the above documents will be available to view in person under the Exercise of Public Rights.

The period for the exercise of public rights under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 will be Monday 5 June to Friday 14 July.  Electors’ Rights Notice and accompanying notes

Documents received from the External Auditor on 24 August:

Notice of Conclusion of Audit
External Auditor Report and Certificate
Issues Arising Report – none raised