The unaudited 2022 to 2023 accounts of local authorities were to be approved and published no later than 31 May 2023, with the public inspection period having commenced on or before the first working day of June 2023. However, on 31 May 2023 we published a notice of delay in publishing our pre-audit Statement of Accounts 2022 to 2023. The recent resolution of a national accounting issue resulted in June 2023 adjustments being required to closing balances in our Statement of Accounts 2021 to 2022, which have yet to be approved by our external auditors. Adjustments to the draft pre-audit Statement of Accounts 2022 to 2023 were then required to reflect these revised opening balances.
We published our unaudited 2022 to 2023 accounts on 10 July 2023. The public inspection period will commence at 9am on 11 July 2023 and conclude at 4pm on 21 August 2023.
Our accounts are subject to external audit by:
Mark Surridge, Mazars LLP
2 Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
B3 3AX
Members of the public and local government electors have certain rights in the audit process:
- From 11 July 2022 to 21 August 2023, between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Friday, any person may inspect our accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 and certain related documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts). This is by appointment, made by contacting Eleanor Scriven, email eleanor.scriven@derbyshire.gov.uk, or by writing to Eleanor Scriven at the County Hall address on this page. Copies of the accounts and certain related documents may also be taken.
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From 11 July 2022 to 21 August 2023, between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Friday, a local government elector for our area, or his / her representative, may ask the auditor questions about the accounts. Please contact the auditor to make arrangements to ask any questions.
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From 11 July 2022 to 21 August 2023, between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Friday, a local government elector for our area, or his / her representative, may object to our accounts asking that the auditor issue a report in the public interest (under section 27 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014) and/or apply to the court for a declaration that an item in the accounts is contrary to law (under section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014). Written notice of a proposed objection and the grounds on which it is made must be sent to the auditor and copied to Helen Barrington, Director of Legal and Democratic Services, at the following address:
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG
For more information, please contact Eleanor Scriven, by email: eleanor.scriven@derbyshire.gov.uk or by writing to her at the county hall address.