ANNUAL GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN
Following the end of each financial year (March 31st), the Council has to make a return confirming its accounts and its compliance with governance procedures. During April it is prepared by the Clerk, checked by the Internal Auditor and then approved in stages by the Council at its meetings in April and May. Prior to 2017-18 the return was then sent to External Auditors for their approval but following a change in rules Councils, whose gross income or gross expenditure is £25000 or less, are now exempt from an external audit. Instead an exemption certificate is sent to them and the Return is published on this website, where it remains for future reference for 6 years. We have also published details of the figures included within the Return in order to provide further clarity. From 2021-22 the Parish Council's gross income has exceeded £25,000 so the returns were sent to the external auditor.