Public Inspection of Accounts

TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS

AUDIT COMMISSION ACT 1998 (ss 14, 15, 16)

ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT REGULATIONS 2011

REGULATIONS 9, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

NOTICE IS GIVEN that from 24th June to 21st July 2011 between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm, any person interested may inspect, and make copies of the accounts of the above named Borough Council for the year ended 31st March 2011 and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating thereto. The accounts and other documents will be available for inspection at the offices at which they are normally kept or otherwise by arrangement; application should be made initially to the Corporate Director Resources, Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth; tel: 01827 709252.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that on or after 22nd July 2011 at 10.00 am until completion of the audit, the auditor, at the request of a local government elector for any area to which the accounts relate, will give the elector an opportunity, under Section 15 or 16 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 and Section 21 of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2011, to question him about the accounts, and any such elector may make objections as to any matter in respect of which the auditor could take action under the Act (namely an unlawful item of account, failure to bring a sum into account, or loss or deficiency caused by wilful misconduct) or could make a report in the public interest under Section 8 of the Act.

Questions may be received at Marmion House by arrangement with the auditor, James Cook, Audit Commission, 1st and 2nd Floors, No.1 Friarsgate, 1011 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4BN; tel: 0844 798 6689 to whom requests for this purpose should be addressed. An objection must be sent to the auditor in writing and at the same time, a copy of this notice must be sent to the Corporate Director Resources at the address below.

J. WHEATLEY, FCCA

CORPORATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES

 

Marmion House

Lichfield Street

TAMWORTH

Staffs

B79 7BZ