Historical Accounts

NOTICE OF DATE APPOINTED FOR THE EXERCISE OF ELECTORS RIGHTS UNDER THE PUBLIC AUDIT (WALES) ACT 2004

GOWERTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL

FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2020

1. Date of announcement: 10 June 2020

2. Each year the annual accounts are audited by the Auditor General for Wales.Prior to this date, any interested person has the opportunity to inspect and make copies of the accounts and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts, etc. relating to them for 20 working days on reasonable notice. For the year ending 31 March 2020 these documents will be available on reasonable notice on application to;

            Allison James

            Clerk to the Council

            31 Clos Bevan

            Gowerton

            Swansea

            SA4 3GY

            Email Gowertoncommunitycouncil4@gmail.com

Between the hours of 9am and 5pm on Monday to Friday.

Commencing on 1July 2020 and ending on 29 July 2020.

3.  From 29 July 2020 until the Audit has been completed, local government electors and their representatives also have;

• The right to question the Auditor General about the accounts.The Auditor General can be contacted via BDO LLP, Arcadia House, Maritime Walk, Ocean Village, Southampton, SO14 3TL; and

• The right to attend before the Auditor General and make objections to the accounts or any item in them.Written notice of an objection must first be given to the Auditor General via BDO LLP, Arcadia House, Maritime Walk, Ocean Village, Southampton, SO14 3TL.A copy of the written notice must also be given to the council.

4. The audit is being conducted under the provisions of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004, the Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2014 and the Auditor General for Wales’ Code of Audit Practice.