This page contains our Statement of Accounts and Annual Governance Statement.
The statement of accounts is published on an annual basis and is intended to provide a true and fair view of the authority's financial performance during the financial year and its financial position at the year-end, in accordance with the Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the UK (published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy).
An unaudited draft statement of accounts is due to be published by 30 June each year. An audited final statement of accounts is published once the audit is complete and the accounts have been approved by the Audit and Governance Committee.
Local authorities are required to publish an annual governance statement alongside the statement of accounts. The annual governance statement explains how the authority managed its decision-making, risk management and internal control arrangements during the reporting period.
Together, these documents provide transparency and accountability for how the Authority manages public resources and provide assurance that both financial management and governance arrangements are operating effectively.
Any local resident or interested person has legal rights to inspect the accounts of local authorities. Your rights to inspect the accounts and related documents can only be exercised during a single 30 working-day period that is set by the authority (‘the inspection period’). For the Statement of Accounts 2025-26, this period is 1 July 2026 to 11 August 2026 inclusive. The notification of the inspection period and the National Audit Office publication 'Local authority accounts: A guide to your rights' can be found via the link below.
You can find the documents on our downloads page.
