2022-23 Statement of accounts

Notice of Conclusion of Audit

Regulation 16, Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015.

Section 25, Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.

In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, notice is hereby given that the audit of the Statement of Accounts for Bury Council has been concluded for the year ended 31 March 2023.

In accordance with Section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Audited Statement of Accounts are now available for inspection by local electors free of charge at Knowsley Place, Knowsley St, Bury BL9 0ST, Monday to Friday between the hours of 10am and 4pm, by prior arrangement.

Please email Closedown@bury.gov.uk to make an appointment.

Neil Kissock

Director of Finance (S151 Officer)

Date: 13 December 2024

Notice of delayed publication 2022 to 2023 for external audit of accounts at the 31st March 2023 year end

Publication of our statement of accounts and audit opinion

The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 - Regulation 10, as amended by the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

The audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 for Bury Council has not yet been completed by the external auditors, Mazars LLP. The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022 require that the audited accounts and opinion are published by 30 September 2023.

The delay is caused by the on-going audit of the 2021 to 22 accounts, once the audit has been concluded, the audit of the 2022 to 23 accounts will re-commence.

In line with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, the Council has published a set of draft accounts. The Council will publish a final set of accounts as soon as the audit is concluded, and the Audit Report (ISA 260) issued.

This notice of delayed audit is being published in accordance with Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.

Clare Williams,
Interim Deputy Chief Finance Officer (Acting S151 Officer)
Date: 31 May 2024 (Updated)

Notice of Public Rights at Audit

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, Statement of Accounts for year end 31 March 2023.

Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015, Regulations 9 and 15,
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, Sections 25, 26 and 27, The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

Notice is given that the unaudited Statement of Accounts, including the Narrative Statement and Annual Governance Statement (AGS), for the year ended 31 March 2023 has been published on this website.

The Statement of Accounts is subject to audit by Auditor Ms Karen Murray at Mazars LLP, One St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 3DE (telephone 0161 238 9248) and may be subject to change.

The period for the exercise of Public Rights commences at 10am on Thursday, 1 June 2023 and will conclude at 4pm on Wednesday, 12 July 2023.

Members of the public and local government electors have certain rights in the audit process:

From Thursday, 1 June 2023 to Wednesday, 12 July 2023 between 10am and 4pm, any person may inspect the accounting records of the Council for the financial year to 31 March 2023 and certain related documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts) on request from Sam Evans, Executive Director of Finance and S151 Officer, Town Hall, Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0SP. Telephone 0161 253 7858, except as provided for in Section 26 (4) to 26 (6) of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 in relation to commercially confidential and personal information. They may also make copies of the accounts, narrative statement, AGS and documents.

From 10am on Thursday, 1 June 2023 to 4pm on Wednesday, 12 July 2023 at the request of a local government elector the local auditor must give the elector or any representative of the elector an opportunity to question the auditor about the accounting records of the Council.

From 10am on Thursday, 1 June 2023 to 4pm on Wednesday, 12 July 2023 a local government elector for the area of the Council or their representative may object to the Council's accounts as set out in sections 26 and 27 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. Written notice of the proposed objection and the grounds on which it will be made must be sent to the auditor at the address given above and also copied to the Council at the address also given above. Any objection must state the grounds on which the objection is being made and particulars of:

1. Section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 namely to apply to the court for a declaration that an item in the accounts is contrary to law and/or
2. Any matter in respect of which it is proposed that the auditor could make a public interest report under section 24 of and paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.

The audit of the Statement of Accounts for the year end 31 March 2022 has not yet been completed, therefore these Statement of Accounts for the year end 31 March 2023, may be subject to change upon conclusion of the audit.

Sam Evans

Executive Director of Finance and S151 Officer

Date: 31 May 2023