Statement of accounts

North Northamptonshire Council Audit of accounts - Notice of conclusion

In accordance with Regulation 16(1) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, notice is given that the audit of the Statement of Accounts for North Northamptonshire Council for 2023/24 has been concluded. A disclaimer audit opinion was issued on 28^th February 2024.

The accounts are now available for inspection by local electors in accordance with Section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. 

• inspect and make copies of the statement of accounts
• inspect and make copies of any other report, other than an immediate report, made to the Authority from the auditor
• require copies of any such statement or report to be delivered on payment of a reasonable sum for each copy

The accounts are published on the Council’s website.

A local government elector for the area may inspect and make copies of the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts, the auditor’s opinion on the Statement of Accounts and any related recommendations. 

The documents referred to above will be available for inspection on weekdays, between 9am and 4pm at the Council address below, by prior arrangement. Please telephone 0300 126 3000 to make an appointment.

Dean Mitchell
Assistant Director of Finance & Accountancy
Municipal Offices
Bowling Green Road
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 7QX

North Northamptonshire Council Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Public Inspection and Audit of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024

Notice is given that the unaudited statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 has been published on the council’s website at www.northnorthants.gov.uk/finance/statement-accounts.

The statement of accounts is unaudited and may be subject to change.

Notice is given that any person interested may inspect and make copies of the council’s accounts and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, and receipts, relating to them, at the Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering on weekdays between the hours of 9am and 5pm from 15 November to 30 December 2024.

These rights are restricted to prevent access to documents containing information which is protected on the grounds of commercial confidentiality, or containing personal information, under Section 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.  

Applications should be made to Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director (Finance & Accountancy), North Northamptonshire Council, Bowling Green Road, Kettering NN15 7QX or e-mail [email protected].

Notice is also given that from 15 November to 30 December 2024, the auditor, at the request of a local government elector for any area to which the accounts relate, will give the elector or their representative an opportunity to question them about the accounts of the council.  

In addition, any such elector or their representative may make objections as to any matter in respect of which the auditor could take action under Section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (namely, application for declaration that an item of account is contrary to law), or in respect of which the auditor could make a report in the public interest under Section 27 of that Act.

These rights are restricted to prevent access to documents containing information, which is protected on the grounds of commercial confidentiality, or containing personal information, under Section 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.  

Any questions or objections may be sent for the attention of Mark Stocks, for and behalf of Grant Thornton, 17th Floor, 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AG.

No objections may be made unless the Auditor has previously received written notice of the proposed objection and its grounds. A copy of such notice must be sent for the attention of the Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director (Finance & Accountancy), North Northamptonshire Council, Bowling Green Road, Kettering NN15 7QX or e-mail [email protected].

Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director (Finance & Accountancy)
North Northamptonshire Council

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, Sections 25, 26 & 27

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (as amended by the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2024)

Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Act 2017, Section 1

Under the above legislation North Northamptonshire Council’s accounts for the 2023/24 financial year were due to be opened to the public for inspection for a period of thirty working days from Monday 3 June 2024.

However, the accounts have not yet been finalised for 2023/24 and hence the council is not in a position to open the accounts for public inspection.

Further information, including the dates for public inspection of the Statement of Accounts 2023/24 will be posted when available.

Claire Edwards 
Executive Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer) (Interim)
North Northamptonshire Council
Sheerness House, 
41 Meadow Road, 
Kettering, 
Northamptonshire 
NN16 8TL

North Northamptonshire Council Audit of Accounts - Notice of Conclusion

In accordance with Regulation 16(1) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, notice is given that the audit of the Statement of Accounts for North Northamptonshire Council for 2022/23 has been concluded. A disclaimer audit opinion was issued on 4 December 2024.

The accounts are now available for inspection by local electors in accordance with Section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014:

• Inspect and make copies of the statement of accounts
• Inspect and make copies of any other report, other than an immediate report, made to the Authority from the auditor
• Require copies of any such statement or report to be delivered on payment of a reasonable sum for each copy

The accounts are published on the council’s website.

A local government elector for the area may inspect and make copies of the 2022/23 Statement of Accounts, the auditor’s opinion on the Statement of Accounts and any related recommendations.

The documents referred to above will be available for inspection on weekdays, between 9am and 4pm at the council address below, by prior arrangement. Please telephone 0300 126 3000 to make an appointment.

Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director (Finance and Accountancy)
North Northamptonshire Council

North Northamptonshire CouncilAccounts and Audit Regulations 2015Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014Public Inspection and Audit of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 

Notice is given that the unaudited statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 has been published on the Council’s website at www.northnorthants.gov.uk/finance/statement-accounts.

The statement of accounts is unaudited and may be subject to change. 

Notice is given that any person interested may inspect and make copies of the Council’s accounts and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, and receipts, relating to them, at the Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering on weekdays between the hours of 9am and 5pm from 17 October to 27 November 2024. 

These rights are restricted to prevent access to documents containing information which is protected on the grounds of commercial confidentiality, or containing personal information, under Section 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. 

Applications should be made to Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director (Finance & Accountancy), North Northamptonshire Council, Bowling Green Road, Kettering NN15 7QX or e-mail [email protected].

Notice is also given that from 17 October to 27 November 2024, the auditor, at the request of a local government elector for any area to which the accounts relate, will give the elector or their representative an opportunity to question them about the accounts of the Council. 

In addition, any such elector or their representative may make objections as to any matter in respect of which the auditor could take action under Section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (namely, application for declaration that an item of account is contrary to law), or in respect of which the auditor could make a report in the public interest under Section 27 of that Act. 

These rights are restricted to prevent access to documents containing information, which is protected on the grounds of commercial confidentiality, or containing personal information, under Section 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. 

Any questions or objections may be sent for the attention of Mark Stocks, for and behalf of Grant Thornton, 17th Floor, 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AG. 

No objections may be made unless the Auditor has previously received written notice of the proposed objection and its grounds. A copy of such notice must be sent for the attention of the Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director (Finance & Accountancy), North Northamptonshire Council, Bowling Green Road, Kettering NN15 7QX or e-mail [email protected]. 

Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director (Finance and Accountancy)
North Northamptonshire Council 

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 as amended by the Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 require the publication of the council’s draft Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 by 31 May 2023 allowing the commencement period for the exercise of public rights to inspect the draft statements to include the first 10 working days of June, with inspection dates being between 1 June and 12 July 2023.

However, the council is not yet able to publish these accounts as the audits of the draft Statement of Accounts for all the legacy authorities and Northamptonshire County Council have not yet been concluded for the year ended 31 March 2021 which has subsequently impacted on publishing the authorities draft statements for year ended 31 March 2022. This must take place before the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 are published.

Further information, including the dates for public inspection of the Statement of Accounts 2022/23 will be posted when available.

Janice Gotts
Executive Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
31 May 2023

North Northamptonshire Council Audit of Accounts - Notice of Conclusion

In accordance with Regulation 16(1) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, notice is given that the audit of the Statement of Accounts for North Northamptonshire Council for 2021/22 has been concluded. A disclaimer audit opinion was issued on 4 December 2024.

The accounts are now available for inspection by local electors in accordance with
Section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014:

• Inspect and make copies of the statement of accounts
• Inspect and make copies of any other report, other than an immediate report, made to the Authority from the auditor
• Require copies of any such statement or report to be delivered on payment of a reasonable sum for each copy

The accounts are published on the Council’s website.

A local government elector for the area may inspect and make copies of the 2021/22 Statement of Accounts, the auditor’s opinion on the Statement of Accounts and any related recommendations.

The documents referred to above will be available for inspection on weekdays, between 9am and 4pm at the council address below, by prior arrangement. Please telephone 0300 126 3000 to make an appointment.

Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director of Finance & Accountancy (Interim)
North Northamptonshire Council

North Northamptonshire CouncilAccounts and Audit Regulations 2015 Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Public Inspection and Audit of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 

Notice is given that the unaudited statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 has been published on the Council’s website at www.northnorthants.gov.uk/finance/statement-accounts.

The statement of accounts is unaudited and may be subject to change. 

Notice is given that any person interested may inspect and make copies of the Council’s accounts and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, and receipts, relating to them, at the Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering on weekdays between the hours of 9am and 5pm from 17 October to 27 November 2024. 

These rights are restricted to prevent access to documents containing information which is protected on the grounds of commercial confidentiality, or containing personal information, under Section 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.

Applications should be made to Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director (Finance & Accountancy), North Northamptonshire Council, Bowling Green Road, Kettering NN15 7QX or e-mail [email protected].

Notice is also given that from 17 October to 27 November 2024, the auditor, at the request of a local government elector for any area to which the accounts relate, will give the elector or their representative an opportunity to question them about the accounts of the Council. 

In addition, any such elector or their representative may make objections as to any matter in respect of which the auditor could take action under Section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (namely, application for declaration that an item of account is contrary to law), or in respect of which the auditor could make a report in the public interest under Section 27 of that Act. 

These rights are restricted to prevent access to documents containing information, which is protected on the grounds of commercial confidentiality, or containing personal information, under Section 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. 

Any questions or objections may be sent for the attention of Mark Stocks, for and behalf of Grant Thornton, 17th Floor, 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AG. 

No objections may be made unless the Auditor has previously received written notice of the proposed objection and its grounds. A copy of such notice must be sent for the attention of the Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director (Finance & Accountancy), North Northamptonshire Council, Bowling Green Road, Kettering NN15 7QX or e-mail [email protected].

Dean Mitchell, Assistant Director (Finance and Accountancy) 
North Northamptonshire Council

Notice of the Publication of the Statement of Accounts, Annual Governance Statement and Narrative Statement Notice given in accordance with the Accounts and Audit (Amended) Regulations 2022: North Northamptonshire Council are not able to issue its final audited Statement of Accounts by the required deadline of 30 November 2022.

The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 has not yet been completed by our external auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP.
The delay has arisen due to awaiting the completion of the audits for legacy authorities for March 2021, together with Northamptonshire County Council Accounts which have not yet been concluded for the year ended March 2021 due to awaiting the issuing of a statutory instrument, by Government, setting out the required approach for accounting for infrastructure assets.

It is anticipated that the audit will continue in 2023, after which the Statement of Accounts and opinion will be published as soon as is reasonably practicable.
This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.

Therefore, this notification explains, as per Regulation 10 paragraph (2a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2021/22 final statement of accounts in line with publication date of 30th November 2022, as per paragraph (1). 

Janice Gotts
Executive Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 as amended by the Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 require the publication of the council’s draft Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 by 1 August 2022.

However, the council is not yet able to publish these accounts as the audits of the draft Statement of Accounts for all the legacy authorities and Northamptonshire County Council have not yet been concluded for the year ended 31 March 2021. This must take place before the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 are published.

Further information, including the dates for public inspection of the Statement of Accounts 2021/22 will be posted when available.

Janice Gotts
Executive Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
28 July 2022