Parish Council
Finances
Financial Information and Audit
According to the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities, Parish Councils must publish information about how they handle public money. This includes the following:
2021
Audit:
Annual Internal Audit Report 2021
Annual Governance Statement 2021
Annual Accounting Statements 2021
Notice of the period for the exercise of electors' rights 2021
Budget 2021-22
Items of Expenditure over £100
2020
Audit:
Annual Return including Certificate of Exemption, Annual Internal Audit Report, Annual Governance Statement, Accounting Statements
Bank reconciliation and explanation of variances
Notice of date for the exercise of public rights
Other:
Items of expenditure over £100
The Parish Council's Budget
2019
Audit :
Certificate of Exemption from Audit
Bank reconciliation and Analysis of variances
Notice of period for exercise of public rights
Other:
files/Finances/Risk_Assessment_2019.pdf
2018
The following information is required to be published under the Accounts and Audit Regulations:
Notice of period for exercise of public rights
Certificate of Exemption from limited assurance review
The Parish Council's budget for this financial year
Financial Risk Assessment
Items of expenditure over £100
Financial Regulations files/Finances/Financial_Regulations_-_2018.pdf
2017
The 2017 Audit has now been concluded with no issues of concern: see below
files/Transparency Code and Audit info/Notice_of_Conclusion_of_Audit_2017.pdf
files/Transparency Code and Audit info/Audited_Annual_Return.pdf
A copy of the Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statements can be found here
files/Transparency Code and Audit info/Approved_Annual_Return.pdf
Schedules of bank reconciliation and explanation of variances can be found here files/Transparency Code and Audit info/Schedules_and_explanation_of_variances.pdf
2016
A copy of the unaudited accounts and supporting paperwork can be found here - files/Annual_Return_Elford_2016.pdf and files/Bank_Reconciliation__variances_2016.docx
The Annual Return 2016 audited. See files/Annual_Return_Audited_2016.pdf
files/Notice_of_Conclusion_of_Audit_2016.pdf
Parish Council Information
The Transparency Code also requires us to publish a list of Councillor Responsibilities
Elford Parish Council owns no public land or building assets, although it leases the Sportsfield and Playground in Brickhouse Lane from Birmingham City Council and manages these.