Statement of Accounts: Year Ended 31st March 2023

Published Wednesday, 31st May 2023

The Council’s draft 2022/23 Statement of Accounts will not be available for public inspection by the deadline of 31 May 2023 as required by the Regulation 10 paragraph (1) of the Accounts and Audit regulations 2015 as amended by the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

This is owing to a delay in confirming balance sheet valuations of pension fund liabilities. This relates to a valuation issue that arose during the 2021/22 audit of accounts affecting a number of Local Authorities both regionally and nationally. On this matter, the Council is in regular engagement with the Teesside Pension Fund, external auditors and other regulatory bodies.

A further notice will be published in due course setting out the public inspection period as soon as the draft 2022/23 Statement of Accounts have been finalised.

This notice is issued under Regulation 15, paragraph (1a) of the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

  • Audit of Accounts Year Ended 31 March 2023 – Notice of Public Rights
  • The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
  • The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (Revised)
  • Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Act 2017
  • The Accounts and Audit Amendments Regulations 2022

Denise McGuckin, Managing Director, Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool TS24 8AY.