Delay in publishing audited Statement of Accounts: Year Ended 31 March 2021
Publication of City of York Council’s Statement of Accounts and Audit Opinion.
The external audit of the draft Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 has not yet been completed by our external auditors, Mazars LLP, due to staff resource constraints.
This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234), as amended by the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/263).
This notification explains, as per Regulation 10 (2) (a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2020/21 Statement of Accounts in line with publication date of 30 September 2021, as per Regulation 10 (1).
The City of York Council is continuing to work closely with the external auditor to ensure the required work is completed as soon as possible. In line with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, City of York Council published a draft Statement of Accounts subject to audit on 11 June 2021 and the final audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 will be published as soon as the audit is concluded, and the Independent Auditor’s Report issued.
Debbie Mitchell, Chief Finance Officer (S151 officer).
City of York Council
West Offices
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York
YO1 6GA
30 September 2021
Our Statement of Accounts shows the income and expenditure for the financial year and our financial position at the end of the period. It is compiled and presented in accordance with the Accounting Code of Practice and satisfies all legislative requirements.
2019/20 Statement of Accounts
View the City of York Council Statement of Accounts for 2019/20 as approved by the Audit and Governance Committee on 31 March 2021.
The audit was formally concluded on 5 May 2021; view the 2019/20 Auditor’s certificate and the 2019/20 Annual Audit Letter.
Statements from previous financial years
View Statement of Accounts from previous financial years.
Annual audit letters
Each year we receive a letter from our external auditors summarising the key findings of the previous year's inspection and audit work; view previous annual audit letters.
Summary of accounts
As an alternative to full statements, a summary of accounts highlighting key information was prepared for financial years between 2004/05 and 2012/13 (summaries are no longer a requirement).