Ridgewell Parish Council
Smaller authority name: _____Ridgewell Parish Council________
NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 25, 26 and 27
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)
The Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/404)
NOTICE
1. Date of announcement: 14th June 2021
2. Each year the smaller authority’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd. The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review. Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit 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. For the year ended 31 March 2021, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to:
Tracy Wigmore
Parish Clerk
Tel: 01787 237832
Email ridgewellpc@gmail.com
commencing on Tuesday 15th June 2021
and ending on Monday 26th July 2021
3. Local government 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 smaller authority.
The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.
4. The smaller authority’s AGAR is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015. The appointed auditor is:
PKF Littlejohn LLP (Ref: SBA Team)
15 Westferry Circus
Canary Wharf
London E14 4HD
5. This announcement is made by Tracy Wigmore, Parish Clerk/RFO
VACANCY: Handyperson
Ridgewell Parish Council is inviting interested parties to undertake a variety of ‘handywork’ in and around the village of Ridgewell. There will be a requirement for some work on an ad hoc basis, and some duties may be required on a regular basis.
Duties will be varied and may include repair work, cutting hedges, strimming overgrown weeds, sign cleaning and other tasks to keep the village clean and tidy.
The work would suit a local person with some time to spare. He/she will be self-employed, have the necessary skills, equipment, insurance and transport. They will be contracted on an hourly rate with expected hours to be between 8 and 32 hours a month, with some flexibility over summer/winter months. Candidates will be required to provide a CV and certificate of insurance.
For further information please contact the clerk at ridgewellpc@gmail.com . Closing date 18th June 2021.