Exercise of Public Rights notice

Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Annual Governance and Accountability Return (Exempt Authority):
Accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2018

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (Statutory Instrument 2015/234)

Each year the Council prepares an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR). The AGAR has been published at the same time as this notice. It will not be reviewed by the appointed auditor, Moore Stephens, since the Council has certified itself as exempt from the appointed auditor’s review.

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the AGAR, the accounting records for the financial year to which it relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested.

These documents are to be made available on reasonable notice by application between the hours of 9am and 8pm on working days commencing on Monday 2nd July and ending on Friday 10th August 2018.

If you wish to view them please contact Geoffrey Ferres, Parish Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer, Nuneham Courtenay Parish Council, 20a Harley Road, OXFORD, OX2 0HR.

Telephone: 07419 991623.

Email: nunehamcourtenay.clerk@gmail.com

Local electors and their representatives also have:
• The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; and
• The right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the Council.

The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address below for this purpose between 2nd July and 10th August only.

The Council’s AGAR is only subject to review by the appointed auditor if questions or objections raised under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 lead to the involvement of the auditor.
The appointed auditor is: Moore Stephens, Rutland House, Minerva Business Park, Lynch Wood, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 6PZ.  Telephone: 1733 397300