Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2024-2025

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 26 and 27

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 201 (SI 2015/234)

  1. Date of announcement 2nd June 2025
  2. Each year the smaller authority’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd. The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review. Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. For the year ended 31 March 2025, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to:
    Jo O’Donoghue FSLCC (Responsible Finance Officer)
    rfo@disleyparishcouncil.org.uk
    Disley Parish Council, Disley Community Centre, off Buxton Old Rd, Disley, Stockport SK12 2BB
    Phone01663 762726
  3. commencing on Tuesday 3rd June 2025
    and ending on Monday 14th July 2025
  4. Local government electors and their representatives also have:
    • The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; and
    • The right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the smaller authority.
      The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.
  5. The smaller authority’s AGAR is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015. The appointed auditor is:
    PKF Littlejohn LLP (Ref: SBA Team)
    15 Westferry Circus
    Canary Wharf
    London E14 4HD
    (sba@pkf-littlejohn.com)
  6. This announcement is made by Jo O’Donoghue (RFO).

Annual Governance Statement 2024-25

Accounting Statements 2024-25

Internal Audit Report 2024-25

Bank reconciliation 31-03-2025

Explanation of Variances 2024-25

Local authority accounts: a summary of your rights

 

Disley and Newtown Parish Strategy

Disley Parish Council is currently developing its new Parish Strategy for the next four years.

The Strategy will set out the Parish Council’s vision for Disley and Newtown, the Council’s Mission Statement and its core values.  The Strategy also includes specific details of the Council’s goals and objectives and will be used to guide the Council over the next four years.


In order to operate as openly and transparently as possible, Disley Parish Council tries to make available all of its policies, accounting and activities online as part of its’ Freedom of Information Publication Scheme.

1. COUNCIL POLICY DOCUMENTS

Community Engagement Strategy

Community Resilience Plan 2023

Complaints Procedure (Re-adopted March 2022)

Cyber Security Policy (Re-adopted January 2024)

Debt Recovery Policy 2024

Disposal of Land Assets Policy (Adopted November 2022)

Equality Policy (Adopted October 2021)

Freedom of Information Publication Scheme (Re-adopted February 2024)

General Privacy Notice – January 2022

Gifts and Hospitality Policy (Adopted June 2023)

Members Code of Conduct (Adopted August 2023)

Retention of Documents Policy (Adopted February 2021)

Risk Assessment

Safeguarding Policy (Adopted October 2022)

Social Media and Electronic Communication Policy (Re-adopted October 2022)

Standing Orders and Financial Regulations (Re-adopted December 2023)

Training and Development Policy (Adopted October 2021)

Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities (Adopted February 2019)

 

2. FINANCIAL RECORDS

2025/26

Budget and Precept Report 2025-26

Finance Report April 2025

2024/25

2024-25 – Approved Budget

2023/24

2023/24 Notice of Conclusion of Audit

2023-24 Certified Annual Governance an Accountability Return

2023/24 – Internal Audit Report

2023/24 – Approved Budget

2022/23

2022/23 Notice of Conclusion of Audit

2022/23 Certified Annual Governance and Accountability Report

2022/23 Internal Audit Report

2021/22

2021/22 Notice of Conclusion of Audit

2021/22 Certified Annual Governance & Accountability Return

2021/22 – Internal Audit Report

2021/22 – Approved Budget

2020/21

2020/21 Notice of Conclusion of Audit

2020/21 Certified Annual Governance and Accountability Report

2020/21 Internal Auditors Report

2020/21 Explanation of “no” response in AGAR Section 1

2020/21 Approved Budget

2019/20

2019/20 Notice of Conclusion of Audit

2019/20 Certified Annual Governance & Accountability Return

2019/20 Internal Auditors Report

2019/20 Approved Budget

2018/19

Notice of Conclusion of Audit

Certified Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2018/19

Internal Auditors Report 2018/19

2017/18

Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2017/18

2016/17

Disley Parish Council Annual Return 2016/2017

2015/16

Accounting Statements 2015/2016

Annual Governance Statement 2015/2016

2013/14

Annual Return 2013-14 pdf

Balance Sheet 2013-2014

3. GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

Public Participation at Parish Council Meetings

4. PARISH COUNCIL STATEMENTS

Disley Parish Council Local Plan statement – October 2020

Disley Parish Council Local Plan statement – November 2019 – Superceded

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