DELAY IN PUBLISHING AUDIT CERTIFICATE: YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Published Friday, 24th December 2021

Notice is hereby given that the external audit of the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 has been completed by Mazars LLP.

The Independent Auditors report was issued on 14 December 2021. An unqualified opinion has been issued.

Our external auditor’s Mazars have not yet completed their work in respect of value for money arrangements and whole of government accounts. Until this work is complete Mazars are unable to issue the audit certificate.

Under Regulation 10, of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234), as amended by the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/263) the Statement of Accounts which includes the items listed below is available by clicking here

• the statement of accounts together with any certificate or opinion entered by the local auditor in accordance with section 20(2) of the Act;

• the annual governance statement approved in accordance with regulation 6(3); and

• the narrative statement prepared in accordance with regulation 8.