Financial Accounts, Documents & Policies

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Accounting statements show the cash balance, precept, staff costs and other income and expenditure for the last accounting year.

The Annual Governance & Accountability Return (AGAR) is the document that is submitted by local councils presenting a summary of their audit and financial information.

Bank Reconciliations show whether the council's bank account statements match the accounting cashbook at the end of the financial year.

Councils are obliged to set a budget each year.

Certificates of Exemptions are created if a local council is below the £25,000 threshold for expenditure. This forms part of the AGAR.

This is a document confirming that the accounts for the last accounting year have been published.

This is a certificate signed by an external auditor after a review of the AGAR.

The Annual Governance Statement is a document signed by the council confirming whether it conforms to certain financial, accounting and auditing measures.

The Annual Internal Audit is a signed checklist showing whether certain aspects of the council running has been internally reviewed, and whether the council conforms.

Details of the council's owned assets.

Adopted November 2023 (next review November 2025)

Adopted November 2023 (next review November 2024)

January 2026 (next review April 2027)

Adopted November 2023 (next review November 2025)

Adopted January 2024 (next review January 2026)

Adopted November 2025 (next review November 2026)

Adopted March 2025 (next review March 2027)

Adopted November 2023 (next review November 2025)

Adopted January 2025 (next review January 2027)

These documents outline risk assessments carried out by the local council.

Adopted September 2023 (next review October 2027)

A web accessibility statement is an information page on your website that clearly states the level of web accessibility to which the website aims to conform.

Cookie policy displaying all information collected whilst on the website

Policy detailing the council's responsibilities for retaining certain documents, and how long they should be retained.

Adopted January 2024 (next review January 2027)

A privacy policy is a statement or legal document that discloses some or all of the ways a party gathers, uses, discloses, and manages a customer or client's data.

Adopted October 2024 (next review October 2025)

This details whether the council has signed the Civility and Respect pledge. This is a project between NALC, SLCC and OVW to help councils show their zero tolerance for bullying, harassment and intimidation in local councils.