NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED
ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 26 and 27
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)
1. Date of announcement: 16 June 2025
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 2025, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to:
Joy Luxford – Responsible Finance Officer
Beacon Hall
French Close
Peasedown St John
Bath
BA2 8SN
Telephone: 01761 433686
Email: clerk@peasedownstjohnparishcouncil.gov.uk
By prior appointment only
Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm.
The Parish Office is currently staffed at differing dates and times so any meeting must be pre-arranged.
3. Copies will be provided to any person on payment of £1.00 for each copy of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return.
This announcement is made by Cllr Jonathan Rich - Chair of the Parish Council