Transparency code for smaller authorities 2014.
This transparency code affects parish councils with an annual turnover not exceeding £25,000. July 2015 was the date for publication of the first annual set of data.
It is the Government’s desire to place more power into citizens’ hands to increase democratic accountability and to hold local public bodies to account. Under the new framework smaller authorities, including parish councils with an annual turnover not exceeding £25,000, will be exempt from routine external audit from 2017/18. Turnover is defined as the higher of an authority’s gross income for the year and its gross expenditure for the year. In place of routine audit, these smaller authorities must comply with new transparency requirements as laid out in the Transparency Code. This will enable local electors and ratepayers to access relevant information about the authorities’ accounts and governance.
Parish Councils with a turnover below £250K may use ‘receipts and payments’ bookkeeping, as opposed to ‘income and expenditure’ accounting.
You may send any query about the accounts to Cllr Christine Huxtable who is the Responsible Financial Officer.
The appointed external auditor for Dorset from 2022-23 to 2026-2027 will be BDO LLP.
Financial Year 2023/24
NB: When each of these documents is ready, the link will be highlighted.
NOTICE of Period for the Exercise of Public Rights: 30 June 2024 — 09 August 2024, in accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.
Name and address of the External Auditor:
BDO LLP; Arcadia House; Maritime Walk; Ocean Village; Southampton SO14 3TL
Email: councilaudits@bdo.co.uk
Tel: 023 8088 1700
Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) 2023-24 unsigned
Bank Reconciliation
2023-24 Variances
Income/Expenditure & Explanation of YE Reserves