HEREFORD & WORCESTER FIRE AUTHORITY
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
Notice is hereby given under Regulation 15(2)(b) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 that from 15 April to 20 May 2024 inclusive, between 9.00am and 5.00pm Mondays to Thursdays (4.00pm Fridays) on weekdays any person may inspect, and make copies of the accounts and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other related documents of the Fire Authority for the year ended 31 March 2023, as stipulated in Section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. The accounts and other documents will be available for inspection at Hereford & Worcester Fire Authority, Hindlip Park, Worcester, WR3 8SPby prior arrangement. Please telephone 01905 368301 to make an appointment. The accounts will also be available at http://www.hwfire.org.uk
During this period, a local government elector for any area to which the accounts relate, or their representative, may question the auditor about the accounts, or make an objection to the accounts as set out in sections 26 and 27 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. Any objection, and the grounds on which it is made, must be sent to the auditor in writing, with a copy to the Clerk to the Authority, Nigel Snape, Hereford & Worcester Fire Authority, Hindlip Park, Worcester, WR3 8SP. Any objection must state the grounds on which the objection is being made and particulars of:
- any item of account which is alleged to be contrary to law; and
- any matter in respect of which it is proposed that the auditor could make a public interest report under section 24 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to, the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.
Objections should be addressed to the auditor, Grant Thornton UK LLP at Colmore Plaza, 20 Colmore Circus, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6AT.
A guide to your rights can be found at https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Council-accounts-a-guide-to-your-rights.pdf
Date: 12th April 2024
Nigel Snape
Clerk to the Authority
Hereford & Worcester Fire Authority
Hindlip Park
Worcester
WR3 8SP