Public Inspection and Audit of Accounts

Surrey Heath Borough Council - Public Inspection and Audit of Accounts

Audit Commission Act 1998, Sections 14, 15 and 16

Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003
Regulations 13, 14 and 16

Image of PDF Logo Finance - Inspection of Accounts - Completion of Audit 2007-2008 Opens in a new window

Image of PDF Logo Download the Public Inspection and Audit of Accounts Notice Opens in a new window

Notice is Given that from 28 July 2008 to 22 August 2008 any person interested may, during normal office hours Monday to Friday, inspect and make copies of the accounts of Surrey Heath Borough Council for the year ended 31 March 2008 and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating thereto. The accounts and other documents will be available for inspection at Surrey Heath House, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3HD, at which they are normally kept or otherwise by arrangement. Application should be made initially to the Head of Financial Services at Surrey Heath House, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey, GUI5 3HD (tel. 01276 707257) or email Kelvin.Menon@surreyheath.gov.uk

Notice is also Given that on 29 August 2008 from 10.00am until the conclusion 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/her representative an opportunity to question him about the accounts. Any such elector or his/her representative may attend before the auditor and make objections as to any matter in respect of which the auditor could take action under Section 17 or 18 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 (namely, an unlawful item of account, failure to bring the sum into account, or loss or deficiency caused by wilful misconduct), or could make a report in the public interest under Section 8 of that Act.

Questions may be received by prior arrangement with the External Auditor, Mr Neil Thomas, KPMG LLP, Canary Wharf (38th Floor), 1 Canada Square, London E14 5AG (tel. no. 020 7311 1379) to whom requests for this purpose should be addressed.

No objection may be made unless the auditor has previously received written notice of the proposed objection giving details as far as possible of (1) particulars of any item within the accounts to which the objection relates and the grounds of objection (2) any person from whom it is alleged that the auditor should certify that a sum or amount of loss or deficiency is due and the amount of that sum and (3) any matter in respect of which it is proposed that the auditor could make a report in the public interest.

A copy of this notice must be sent to the Head of Financial Services at Surrey Heath House, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3HD (tel. 01276 707257).