Notice of Non Conclusion of the Audit of Accounts: Years ended 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023
Publication of statement of accounts, annual governance statement and narrative statement
The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 – Regulation 10
The year ended 31 March 2022
The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 has not yet been completed by our external auditor, EY LLP, due to the planned phased approach to delivering the 2021/22 audits in light of a variety of complex factors contributing to recent audit delays.
This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 which can be found on the government's Legislation website.
Therefore, this notification is to explain, as per paragraph (2a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2021/22 final statement of accounts in line with the deadline of 30 November 2022, as per paragraph (1). The final draft 2021/22 accounts can be found on a link below. The 2021/22 accounts have been subject of public inspection and it is expected that legislation will be passed to enable the accounts to be disclaimed by the Council’s external auditors following consideration and approval of the accounts by The Audit and Governance Committee after which we will publish the final accounts for that year. The Annual Governance Statement for 2021/22 has already been approved and published and can be found in the link to Annual Governance Statements for previous years.
See the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (PDF 1.56MB)
The year ended 31 March 2023
The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 has not yet been completed by our external auditor, EY LLP, due to the planned phased approach to delivering the 2022/23 audits in light of a variety of complex factors contributing to recent audit delays.
This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 which can be found on the government's Legislation website.
Therefore, this notification is to explain, as per paragraph (2a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2022/23 final statement of accounts in line with the deadline of 30 November 2023, as per paragraph (1). The draft 2022/23 accounts can be found on a link below and will be open for public inspection in line with the notice below. It is expected that legislation will be passed to enable the accounts to be disclaimed by the Council’s external auditors following consideration and approval of the accounts by The Audit and Governance Committee after which we will publish the final accounts for that year. The Annual Governance Statement for 2022/23 has already been approved and is can be found in the link below titled “Download the Annual Governance Statement 2022-23”.
Public Inspection of the Statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, sections 26, 27, 32, 43(2) and 46
Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 Regulations 9, 14 15 & 21
The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Council’s accounts are subject to external audit by Ernst & Young, the Appointed Auditor, the local address of which is Ernst & Young LLP, Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, Reading, RG1 1YE. Members of the public and local government electors have certain rights in the audit process:-
1. Any person may contact the Council with a request to inspect the accounts of the Council for the year ended 31st March 2023 and certain related documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records) by sending a request to the email addresses given at the end of this notice From Monday 3rd June 2024 to Friday 12th July 2024. They may also request copies of the accounts and documents.
This does not entitle a person to:
a) inspect or copy any part of any record or document containing information which is protected on the grounds of commercial confidentiality,
b) inspect or copy any part of any record or document containing personal information, or
c) require any such information to be disclosed in answer to any question
2. During the period stated above, a local government elector for the area of the Council, or her / his representative, may make a request to ask the auditor questions about the accounts. Please contact the address given above to make arrangements to ask any questions.
3. From 9.30am on Monday 3rd June 2024 to Friday 12th July 2024, a local government elector for the area of the Council, or her/his representative, may object to the Council’s accounts on an matter in respect of which the auditor could make a public interest report or which is contrary to law (under Section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014). Objections must be made in writing, giving details of the matter in question and the grounds on which it is being made, and sent to the auditor at the address given above and copied to the address given below.
The unaudited statement of accounts can also be found on the Council’s website from Monday 3 June 2024
https://www.oxford.gov.uk/finances/accounts
The statement of accounts as published may be subject to change.
Email addresses to use to make requests to inspect the accounts and related documents:
Nigel Kennedy
Head of Financial Services
Oxford City Council
Town Hall
St Aldate’s
Oxford
OX1 1BX
Email: nkennedy@oxford.gov.uk
Tel: 01865 252039
The Appointed Auditor:
Maria Grindley,
Ernst & Young LLP,
Apex Plaza,
Forbury Road,
Reading,
RG1 1YE
Notice of Non Publication of the Statement of Accounts for years ended 31 March 2024
Publication of statement of accounts, annual governance statement and narrative statement
The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015
The external audits of the draft statement of accounts for the years ended 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023 have not yet been completed by our external auditors, EY LLP, due to the complex set of factors contributing to audit delays across the sector. This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015).
The draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 has not been completed by the 31 May 2024 due to the knock-on effect of these delays and the work being undertaken to produce draft accounts for year ending 31 March 2023.
Nigel Kennedy
Head of Financial Services
Oxford City Council
Town Hall
St Aldate’s
Oxford
OX1 1BX
Email: nkennedy@oxford.gov.uk
Tel: 01865 252039
The Appointed Auditor:
Andrew Brittain,
Partner,
Ernst & Young LLP,
R+ 2 Blagrave Street,
Reading,
RG1 1AZ
Email: abrittain@uk.ey.com
Unaudited Accounts
See the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (PDF 1.56MB)
See the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (PDF 1.57MB)
Audited Accounts
Our most recent set of audited accounts cover the year ending 31 March 2021. You can download our accounts below:
Download the Audited Statement of Accounts 2020-21 (PDF 1.87MB)
Annual Governance Statement for the 2022-23 Financial Year
Our most recent Annual Governance Statement which is for 2022-23 can be downloaded using the link below:
Download the Annual Governance Statement 2022-23 (PDF 246kB)
Auditor's Annual Report for the 2020-21 Financial Year
Our most recent Auditor's Annual Report for 2020-21 can be downloaded using the link below:
Download the Auditor's Annual Report 2020-21 (PDF 1.54MB)
Documents from previous years
Contact the Finance Team
Address: Oxford City CouncilTown Hall
St Aldate's
Oxford
OX1 1BX
