Statement of Accounts 2023/24

Audit of accounts year ended 31^st March 2024

Pursuant to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (as amended), notice is hereby given that:

The Rother District Council’s accounts are subject to external audit by Grant Thornton UK LLP, 110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY. Members of the public and local government electors have certain rights in the audit process:

From Monday 02^nd December 2024 until Wednesday 15^th January 2025 between 10 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday, any person may inspect the unaudited accounts of Rother District Council for the year ended 31^st March 2024 and certain related documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts) by contacting the finance team through the following email address: finance-accountancy@rother.gov.uk. Documents will be made available electronically for inspection. Should a person not be able to access documents electronically, provision will be made for inspection at the Town Hall, Bexhill-on-Sea by prior arrangement. They may also receive copies of the accounts and documents, although multiple copies will be charged for and an appointment may be required. The unaudited statement of accounts for 2023/24 is available to view at Budgets and accounts – Rother District Council. The accounts are subject to change pending the outcome of the review by the appointed auditor.
From 10 am on Monday 02^nd December 2024 until Wednesday 15^thJanuary 2025, a local government elector for the area of Rother District Council, or his/her representative, may ask the auditor questions about the accounts. Please contact the auditor at the address given above to make arrangements to ask any questions.
From 10 am on Monday 02^nd December 2024 until Wednesday 15^thJanuary 2025, a local government elector for the area of Rother District Council, or his/her representative, may object to Rother District Council’s accounts asking that the auditor issue a report in the public interest or apply for a declaration that an item in the accounts is contrary to law. Written notice of a proposed objection and the grounds on which it is made must be sent to the auditor at the address given above and copied to me at the address given below.