Transparency Code

TRANSPARENCY CODE FOR SMALLER COUNCILS

The Parish Council�s Financial year is from 1st April to 31st March. Each year the Council�s accounts are subject to an Internal and an External Audit. The Internal Auditor, appointed annually by the Council, goes through the day to day income and expenditure, bank statements, etc. The External Auditor is appointed on a four/five year basis by the Audit Commission and there are specific forms signed by the Chairman, Clerk and Internal Auditor which are sent to the External Auditor to be signed off. The Government has now advised Councils with a turnover of less than �25,000 that in future they will not have to send the accounts for External Audit but instead must publish them on the website. Tillington is one such council.

The following information has to be provided.

Annual Return Form which includes

Signed Statement of Accounts

The Annual Governance Statement

External Auditor Certificate

Internal Audit Report

Explanation of Variances

Income and Expenditure

Bank Reconciliation

Cheque payments over �100 for 2014-2015

Location of public land and building assets

Draft Budget 2016-2017

List of Councillors' responsibilities THESE ARE SHOWN ON THE MAIN PARISH COUNCIL PAGE

Draft agendas and draft minutes SEE MAIN PARISH COUNCIL PAGE