EXTERNAL AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS: YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Publication of Wirral Council Statement of Accounts and Audit Opinion
The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 – Regulation 10 (para 1, 2, 6A, para (2)(b) as amended by The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2022 require that the audited accounts and opinion is published by 30 September. As at 29th September 2023, the Council’s external auditor, Grant Thornton UK LLP, has not yet concluded the audit.
The audit commenced 3rd July 2023 and work is still ongoing.
The Council is continuing to work closely with the audit team as they complete their work. In line with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, the Council has published a set of draft accounts. The Council will publish a final set of accounts as soon as the audit is concluded, and the Audit Report issued.
This notice of delayed audit is being published in accordance with Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.
Matthew Bennett
Director of Finance (section 151 officer)
29 September 2023