Notice of audit and deposit of accounts

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

NOTICE OF AUDIT AND DEPOSIT OF ACCOUNTS

AUDIT COMMISSION ACT 1998

ACCOUNTS & AUDIT REGULATIONS 2011

 

NOTICE is hereby given that from Monday, 4th July 2011 to 29th July 2011 (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) between the hours of 9.00 a.m. and 12 noon and 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m., any person interested may inspect and make copies of the accounts of the Borough Council for the year ended 31 March 2011 and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating thereto.  These accounts and other documents will be available for inspection at the Town Hall, Nuneaton. 

Members of the public have 20 days to inspect the accounts as per the 2011 Regulations.

NOTICE is also given that on or after Monday, 1st August 2011 at 10.00 a.m. until the completion of the audit, the Auditor, at the request of a local government elector for any area to which the accounts relate, will give the elector or his representative an opportunity to question him about the accounts, and that any such elector or his representative may attend before the Auditor and make objections as to any matter in respect of which the Auditor could take action under sections 17 or 18 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 (namely, an unlawful item of account, failure to bring a sum into account, or a loss or deficiency caused by wilful  misconduct) or could make a report in the public interest under section 8 of the Act.

Questions and objections may be received at the Town Hall, Nuneaton by arrangement with Mr. J Gregory, District Auditor, Audit Commission, 2nd Floor, 1 Friarsgate. 1011 Stratford Road, Solihull, B90 4BN to who requests for this purpose should be addressed.  No objection may be made unless the Auditor has previously received written notice of the proposed objection and its grounds and a copy of that notice must be sent to the Executive Director at the address given below.

 

GARETH OWENS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

TOWN HALL

COTON ROAD

NUNEATON

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