- Date of Announcement: 17 May 2021
- Each year the smaller authoritys 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 AGAR, the
accounting records for the financial year
to which it 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 2021, these
documents will be available on reasonable
notice by application to:
- Mr Richard P Parsons, the
Responsible Financial Officer of
Odstock Parish Council, at Heron
Cottage, 27 West Dean, SALISBURY.
SP5-1JQ. Tel: Lockerley (01794)
341405 - eMail: OPC[at]ODSTOCK.INFO
- Commencing on Monday, 14
June 2021
- and ending on Friday, 23
July 2021
- 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.
- The smaller authoritys 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 NAOs 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)
- This announcement is made by Mr Richard P Parsons,
Clerk to Odstock Parish Council and at www.Odstock.info/audit
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