Annual Reports & Returns

A. ANNUAL REPORTS

1. Annual Report 2023/24

The Annual Report for 2023/24 was given at the Annual Parish Meeting held on 18th May 2024. The meeting was attended by around 20 members of the public plus 6 Parish Councillors, the Parish Clerk and WC Councillor Philip Whitehead The following agenda was followed:

Review of Parish Council activities over the last twelve months – Sarah Bamber UPC Vice Chair
Urchfont Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Sally Stephens
Highways Update including interaction with WC – Cllr Andy Stephens
Councillor Recruitment Initiative – Cllr John Rotherford
First Responders an update – Cllr John Rotherford
Youth Council Initiative – Cllr Pauline Kendall
Talk by Phillip Whitehead – Councillor for Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

Open Forum and Q&A session

Presentation slides usedd in items 1 to 6 will be added shortly.

B. ANNUAL RETURNS

Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) 2023/24

The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 26 and 27 and the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (Si 2015/234) require the AGAR to be completed annually for the prior accounting year, approved by the Council and submitted to the appointed external auditor (PKF Littlejohn LLP). This Return includes the Annual Accounting Statement and Annual Governance Statement (for 2023/24) which are both subject to internal and external audit scrutiny, along with supporting documents, in accord with the NAO's Code of Audit Practice 2015. This legislation also requires publication of the AGAR Sections 1 and 2.

The following documents can be seen by clicking on the titles below:

Click to see the Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2023/2024 - Section 1 Governance Statement and Section 2 Accounting Statement - Unaudited by External Audit Version

Click to see Notice of Public Rights - dates for inspection - Monday 1st July to to Friday 9th August 2024