The unaudited 2023 to 2024 accounts of local authorities were to be approved and published no later than 31 May 2024, with the public inspection period having commenced on or before the first working day of June 2024. However, on 31 May 2024 we published a notice of delay in publishing our pre-audit Statement of Accounts 2023 to 2024.
We published our unaudited 2023 to 2024 accounts on 4 October 2024. The public inspection period will commence at 9am on 7 October 2024 and conclude at 4pm on 15 November 2024.
Our accounts are subject to external audit by:
Daniel Watson, Forvis Mazars
Partner - Public and Social Sector Audit
One St Peter’s Square
Manchester
M2 3DE
Members of the public and local government electors have certain rights in the audit process:
1. From 7 October 2024 to 15 November 2024, between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Friday, any person may inspect our accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 and certain related documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts). This is by appointment, made by contacting by email Eleanor Scriven, email eleanor.scriven@derbyshire.gov.uk or David Catlow, email david.catlow@derbyshire.gov.uk, or by writing to them at the County Hall address on this page. Copies of the accounts and certain related documents may also be taken.
2. From 7 October 2024 to 15 November 2024, 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.
3. From 7 October 2024 to 15 November 2024, 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, by email helen.barrington@derbyshire.gov.uk, or by writing to her at the following address:
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG
For more information, please contact by email: Eleanor Scriven eleanor.scriven@derbyshire.gov.uk or David Catlow david.catlow@derbyshire.gov.uk, or by writing to them at the county hall address.