ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS 2022/23
PUBLIC INSPECTION NOTICE
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, sections 26 and 27
Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015, Regulations 14 and 15
The Council’s accounts are subject to external audit by Debbie Hanson,
Partner, Ernst & Young LLP of 400, Capability Green, Luton, Bedfordshire
LU1 3LU. Members of the public and local government electors have certain
rights in the audit process:
- From Thursday 10 October 2024 to Friday 22 November 2024 during
week-days between 9am and 4.30pm, any person may inspect the accounts
of the Council for the year ended 31 March 2023 and certain related
documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts).
They may also make copies of the accounts and documents. If you wish to do
this, please email carrie.cox@rochford.gov.uk to arrange to make an
appointment. - From Thursday 10 October 2024 to Friday 22 November 2024 during
week-days, a local government elector for the area of the Council, or their
representative, may ask the auditor questions about the accounts. Please
contact the auditor at the address given above to make arrangements to ask
any questions. - From Thursday 10 October 2024 to Friday 22 November 2024 a local
government elector for the area of the Council, or their representative, may
object to the Council’s accounts (under section 27 of the Local Audit and
Accountability Act 2014) asking that the auditor issue a report in the public
interest and/or apply to the court for a declaration that an item in the accounts
is contrary to law (under section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act
2014). Written notice of a proposed objection and the grounds on which it is
made must be sent to the auditor at the address given above and copied to
me at the address given below.
10 October 2024
Tim.Willis@brentwood.rochford.gov.uk
Mr Tim Willis
Section 151 Officer
Council Offices
South Street
Rochford
Essex
SS4 1BW