Open Audit Notice

Published: 30 August 2020

Notice of date appointed for the exercise of electors’ rights under the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004

Financial year ended 31 March 2020 

1. Date of announcement: 30th August 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 ended 31 March 2020, these documents will be available on reasonable notice on application to:

The Council Office, Williams Memorial Hall, Main Road, Coychurch, CF35 5HB

between the hours of 10am and 2pm on Monday to Friday commencing on 14th September 2020 and ending on 9th October 2020

3. From 12th October 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 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. A copy of the written notice must also be given to the council.
• BDO can be contacted at: BDO LLP, Arcadia House, Maritime Walk, Ocean Village, Southampton, SO14 3TL