Account and audit statements

Audit of Accounts for years ending 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023

Notice of public rights

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Regulation 16 of the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022 that:

The Statement of Accounts and auditors' reports are open to inspection of any local government elector for the area, who may make a copy of them or an extract from them, per Section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. 

Phil Watts
Chief Operating Officer
Medway Council
Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham
Kent ME4 4TR.

Dated: 18 December 2024.

Audit of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024

The council is required pursuant to Regulation 16 (1) of the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2015 to publish a statement on its website:

  • that the audit has been concluded
  • that the statement of accounts has been published
  • of the rights of inspection conferred in local government electors by section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the address at which, and the hours during which, those rights may be exercised.

However, our Auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP, have not been able to formally conclude the audit and issue an audit certificate for Medway Council for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with the requirements of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the Code of Audit Practice until the National Audit Office has concluded their work in respect of WGA for the year ended 31 March 2024.

They have advised the council that the audit of the council’s financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2024 has been completed and therefore we have been able to publish The Statement of Accounts 2023/24 and auditors’ report.

The Statement of Accounts and auditors’ report are open to the inspection of any local government elector for the area, who may make a copy of them or of an extract from them, per Section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.

Phil Watts

Chief Operating Officer

28 February 2025

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