ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS 2024/25
PUBLIC INSPECTION NOTICE
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, sections 26 and 27 Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015, Regulations 14 and 15
The Council’s accounts are subject to external audit by Elizabeth Jackson, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP of 400, Capability Green, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 3LU. Members of the public and local government electors have certain rights in the audit process:
- From Tuesday 1 July to Monday 11 August 2025 during week-days between 9am and 4.30pm, any person may inspect the accounts of the Council for the year ended 31 March 2025 and certain related documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts). They may also make copies of the accounts and documents. If you wish to do this, please email steve.maskell@rochford.gov.uk to arrange to make an
appointment. - From Tuesday 1 July to Monday 11 August 2025 during week-days, a local government elector for the area of the Council, or their representative, may ask the auditor questions about the accounts. Please contact the auditor at the address given above to make arrangements to ask any questions.
- From Tuesday 1 July to Monday 11 August 2025 a local government elector for the area of the Council, or their representative, may object to the Council’s accounts (under section 27 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014) asking that the auditor issue a report in the public interest and/or apply to the court for a declaration that an item in the accounts is contrary to law (under section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014).
Written notice of a proposed objection and the grounds on which it is made must be sent to the auditor at the address given above and copied to me at the address given below.
30 June 2025
David.dickinson@brentwood.rochford.gov.uk
Mr David Dickinson
Section 151 Officer
Council Offices
South Street
Rochford
Essex SS4 1BW
2023/24 Financial Statements
The 2023/24 Financial Statements are available to view within the Annual Financial Report 2023/24 in the Related Content section. These replace the Draft Accounts previously published.
These have now been signed off by the Councils External Auditor, EY LLP. This is with a disclaimed audit opinion as explained in the Auditors Audit Results Report, but is driven by the opening balances relating to previously disclaimed accounts, and is a national issue impacting the majority of local authorities.
The Annual Financial Report 2023/24 also includes the Narrative Report, Statement of Responsibilities, 2023/24 Annual Governance Statement and the Independent Auditors report.
David Dickinson
Strategic Director (Finance)
Statement of Accounts for Year ending 31 March 2023
The 2022-23 Financial Statements are available to view within the Annual Financial Report 2022-23 in the Related Content section. These replace the Draft Accounts previously published.
These have now been signed off by the Councils External Auditor, EY LLP. This is with a disclaimed audit opinion as explained in the Auditors Audit Completion Report, but is driven by the Governments backstop date for audits, and is a national issue impacting the majority of local authorities.
The Annual Financial Report 2022-23 also includes the Narrative Report, Statement of Responsibilities, 2022-23 Annual Governance Statement and the Independent Auditors report.
David Dickinson
Strategic Director (Finance)
2021/22 Financial Statements
The 2021/22 Financial Statements are available to view within the Annual Financial Report 2021/22 in the Related Content section. These replace the Draft Accounts previously published.
These have now been signed off by the Councils External Auditor, EY LLP. This is with a disclaimed audit opinion as explained in the Auditors Audit Completion Report, but is driven by the Governments backstop date for audits, and is a national issue impacting the majority of local authorities.
The Annual Financial Report 2021-22 also includes the Narrative Report, Statement of Responsibilities, 2021-22 Annual Governance Statement and the Independent Auditors report.