The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire and The Office of the Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police
Notice of the Commencement of the Period for the Exercise of Public Rights
The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 Part 5 Sections 14 and 15
The period for the exercise of public rights commences at 9.00 am on Monday 3 August 2020 and will conclude at 5pm on Monday 14 September 2020. This is a period of thirty working days, and reflects the national bank holiday on Monday 31st August 2020.
The following documents will be made available:
- Statement of Accounts for the PCC, Chief Constable and Group
- The Annual Governance Statement
- The Narrative Report
The PCC, Chief Constable and Group Statements of Accounts are subject to audit and may therefore change during the public inspection period. The external auditors are Grant Thornton UK LLP, 2 Glass Wharf, Bristol. BS2 0EL. (Engagement Lead, Alex Walling Telephone 0117 305 7600).
- From 9.00am on Monday 3 August 2020 to 5pm on Monday 14 September 2020 inclusive any person may inspect the accounting records of the PCC, Chief Constable and Group for the financial year to 31 March 2020, and certain related documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts) at the address given below. They may also make copies of the accounts and documents.
- From 9.00am on Monday 3 August 2020 to 5pm on Monday 14 September 2020 inclusive 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 PCC, Chief Constable and Group.
- From 9.00am on Monday 3 August 2020 to 5pm on Monday 14 August 2020 inclusive a local government elector for the area of Warwickshire Police or his/her representative may object to the PCC, Chief Constable and/or Group accounts asking that the auditor issue a report in the public interest or apply for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful under section 28 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 PCC and Chief Constable at the address given below.
- A guide to your rights can be found at : https://www.nao.org.uk/code-auditpractice/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2015/12/Council-accounts-a-guide-to-yourrights.pdf.
Sara Ansell
Treasurer of the Office of
the Police and Crime Commissioner
3 Northgate Street Warwick CV34 4SP
Jeff Carruthers
Chief Finance Officer
Warwickshire Police
Leek Wootton, Warwick CV35 7QA
